About Barry C.
Barry C. Shabbick earned his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1980 after completing a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Lafayette College in 1971. He moved from undergraduate study into law school at a time when many college students nevertheless saw court practice as the most direct route to public service. The educational path he followed provided him each the analytical equipment of psychology and the realistic training of a law program curriculum.
He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He also holds admissions within the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Those federal admissions permit him to handle things that cross state and federal lines, and to seem in a selection of trial and appellate settings.
In 1987 he became a founding member of Shabbick & Associates, PC. He based the firm after several years practicing law following his graduation. The company has served clients in court proceedings and pretrial matters. As a founding member, he has overseen case preparation, client counseling, and the logistics of maintaining a trial-prepared practice.
His professional affiliations extend to organizations that focus on litigators and trial attorneys. He holds memberships in the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He has been part of the Carbon County Bar Association since 1987, participating in local bar things to do and continuing legal education packages. These memberships put him in regular contact with different trial attorneys and nearby judges, and they offer a continuous flow of professional development opportunities.
Colleagues describe his court approach as methodical. He prepares proof and witnesses carefully and expects opposing counsel to do the identical. He has seemed in each state and federal courtrooms, and he has litigated things that required awareness to procedural element in addition to substantive law. He balances trial work with the routine demands of running a small company, which includes client intake and case management.
Outside court, he follows developments in trial practice and federal procedure that have an effect on legal proceedings approach. He remains lively in expert circles and within the legal network the place his company operates. His recent practice facilities on civil legal proceedings in Pennsylvania and in the federal courts where he is admitted.
