James A. Tinnyo
Partner
305 North Front Street
P.O. Box 999
717.237.7121 (phone)
717.237.7105 (fax)
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Jim was born in Rangoon, Burma. In 1969, Jim came to the United States, where he earned his undergraduate and law degrees. Jim has practiced worker’s compensation law in Pennsylvania since 1987 and has successfully litigated worker’s compensation cases before numerous worker’s compensation judges, the Worker’s Compensation Appeal Board, Commonwealth Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Jim is a frequent lecturer on worker’s compensation law and is author of “Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law: A New Requirement For Establishing Causation In Off-Premises Injuries,” April 2004, Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly.
Education
George Washington University National Law Center
J.D.
The Pennsylvania State University
B.A., Political Science
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania, 1985
Maryland, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1986
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1986
Professional Associations and Memberships Pennsylvania Bar Association
Dauphin County Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Pennsylvania Research Institute
Professional Presentations
Vocational Law Issues
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Worker's Compensation Committee Fall Section Meeting, 2004
- Professional Publications
Workers' Compensation, Pennsylvania Law Encyclopedia
Content Review Editor, 2006 Edition
PA Workers Compensation Law: A New Requirement for Establishing
Causation in Off-Premises Injuries
Pa. Bar Assn Quarterly at 75 Pa Bar. Assn Quarterly 80, April 2004
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