Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder and Chair, Litigation DepartmentHiring Shareholder, 1996 - 2000

Lawyer Overview

Litigation Department. Experienced litigator with over 20 years experience handling diverse matters. Practice areas include business litigation, employment litigation, tort claims and civil rights defense, construction litigation, insurance coverage, OPRA, tort defense, and general litigation. Have developed extensive experience in handling noncompete agreements and trade secret law by counseling clients in these issues as well as litigating numerous noncompete and trade secret cases.

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Bad Faith
• Business Organizations
• Complex Litigation
• Employment Contracts -- Employer
• Insurance Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Motor Vehicle
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Transportation Law

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bad Faith Insurance, Business Organizations, Shareholders' Rights, Sexual Harassment, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Insurance Law, Motor Vehicle, Trade Secrets, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Transportation Law

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1982
• Pennsylvania, 1985

Certification/Specialties

• Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member)
• Burlington County Attorney Ethics Committee (Appointed), 2001 - 2004
• Burlington County Bar Association (Member)
• Burlington County YMCA (Member, Risk Management Committee)
• Camden County Bar Association (Member)
• Former Volunteer and Board Member of Contact
• New Jersey State Bar Association (Member)
• Northern Burlington Regional Chamber of Commerce (Member, Board of Directors (President, 1997-2000))
• Temple B'Nai Abraham, 2005 (President)

Honors and Awards

• Named a Super Lawyer as voted by her peers and facilitated by Law & Politics and New Jersey Monthly, 2008 - 2009
• Named a Super Lawyer as voted by her peers and facilitated by Law & Politics and New Jersey Monthly, 2005
• Recognized as one of South Jersey's Top Attorneys as published by SJ Magazine, 2005

Classes and Seminars

• "Preventing Challenges to Your Will or Gift", PHS Senior Living Foundation, 2009
• "Using Agreements to Prevent Disputes Among Business Owners", presented to clients and friends, 2009
• "Sidewalk Liability", Burlington County Joint Insurance Fund, 2008
• "Protection of Employer's Trade Secrets and Breach of Duty of Loyalty", New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2008
• "Resolving Bidding Issues Arising in School Construction", New Jersey Association of School Business Officials Conference, 2007
• "Municipal Torts", in-house presentation to client, QualCare, 2007
• "Using Agreements to Prevent Disputes With Your Employees and Partners", Northern Burlington Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2007
• "Construction Law Issues for School Boards: How To Get The Job Done On Time, Within Budget, And Avoid Litigation", for Firm clients and friends, Hammonton, NJ, 2006
• "Effective Estate Planning -- It's About More Than Taxes: How to Ensure Your Wishes Are Honored Upon Death", Homestead at Mansfield, 2005
• "Trade Secrecy and Non-Competition Covenants in Pennsylvania: Effective Drafting and Enforcement", National Business Institute, Inc., 2005
• "Intentional Acts by Employers: How Recent Decisions Will Affect New Jersey Companies", Council on Education in Management, 2004
• "Mold Control: How to Identify, Prevent, Remediate and Defend Against Mold Problems", Burlington County College, 2004
• "Mold Control: How to Identify, Prevent, Remediate, and Defend Against Mold Problems", Builders League of South Jersey, 2003
• "Mold Control: How to Identify, Cost Effectively Remediate & Prevent Mold Problems", co-sponsored with client, TTI Environmental, Inc., 2003
• "Liability for Dangerous Conditions on Public Property", Joint Insurance Fund (BCMJIF and PMMJIF), 2002
• "Civil Trial Preparation", Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2001
• "Noncompete Agreements and Protection of Trade Secrets", New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2001

Education

• Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 1982
  
  Law Review: Associate Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review
• The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1979
  B.S. Degree
  Major: Management

Published Works

• "Electronic Discovery Obligations and the Need to Preserve Evidence", SNJ Business People, February, 2009
• "Using Noncompete Agreements to Protect Your Business", SNJ Business People, July, 2008
• "Liability Insurance: Do You Know The Extent Of Your Coverage", SNJ Business People, May, 2008
• "Undue Influence: Different Analysis Depending on Type of Claim", New Jersey State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sec, 2001
• "Breaking Shareholder Deadlocks", Family Business, Winter, 1999
• "Courts Clarify Residential v Commercial Sidewalk Liability", New Jersey Lawyer, September, 1995
• "Enforceable Noncompete Agreement Should Meet Three Tests", New Jersey Lawyer, May, 1995
• "They Can't Take It With Them", Focus Magazine, August, 1992
• Co-author of "Back Pay in Employment Discrimination", Special Issue, Vanderbilt Law Review

Address

8000 Midlantic Dr., Ste 300 S
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054-1518

Phones

(856) 914-2052

Faxes

(856) 235-2786

Emails

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Websites

http://www.capehart.com