Current Employment Position(s)

Member of the Firm's Executive Committee and Shareholder

Lawyer Overview

Workers' Compensation Department. Practice involves representation of employers, self-insured companies, third party administrators, and insurance carriers in workers' compensation, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Family and Medical Leave Act. He also conducts training sessions on workers' compensation, ADA , and FMLA issues.

Consultant Services:  City of Newark, City of Paterson and Garden State JIF (Workers' Compensation Litigation Coordinator)

Areas of Practice

• Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer
• Workers' Compensation Defense
• Workers' Compensation Law

West Practice Categories

Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Workers' Compensation Law, Workers' Compensation Defense

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1982

Certification/Specialties

• Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, as a Workers' Compensation Law Attorney

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Fellow of the College of Workers' Compensation Attorneys)
• Burlington County Bar Association (Chair, Workers' Compensation Section (2005-2007))
• Friends of MEND, Inc. (Board of Directors (Trustee, 2004))
• National Council for Self-Insurers
• National Workers' Compensation Defense Network (New Jersey designee)
• New Jersey Bar Association (Board of Directors of the Certified Trial Attorney Section)
• New Jersey Bar Association (Labor & Employment Law and Workers' Compensation Sections)
• New Jersey Self Insurers Association (Membership and Program Committees)
• Camden County ADA Advisory Committee, 1993 (Member)
• Camden County Library, 1983 - 1987 (Commissioner)
• Cinnaminson Township, 1986 (Township Prosecutor)
• Lions Club, Gibbsboro - Voorhees, 1985 - 1986 (President)
• Voorhees Township, 1984 - 1991 (Committeeman)

Honors and Awards

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

Classes and Seminars

• "The 2008 Amendments to the ADA and FMLA and Their Impact on Workers' Compensation", National Workers' Compensation Defense Network, 2009
• "Cracking Down on Fraudulent Claims," "The Onslaught of Workers' Comp Claims in the Downturn Economy," and "Update on Noteworthy 2009 New Jersey Workers' Comp Decisions and Recent Reform Legislation and Their Impact on Employers and Other Stakeholders", Council on Education in Management, 2009
• "New Jersey Comp Fundamentals: Statutes and Strategies You Must Know," "Deciphering the Mystery of the New Jersey Rate Chart" and "Case Law Update", in-house seminar to Transguard Insurance Company, 2009
• "Occupational Disease Claims," "Basic Compensability Issues" and "Post-Offer Medical Exams and Fitness for Duty Exams", in-house presentation to Somerset County JIF, 2009
• "Update on Recent Decisions and Legislation," "Point/Counterpoint," and "Top Ten Workers' Compensation Cases to Know", New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2009
• "Top Ten Workers' Compensation Cases To Know; Update on Recent Decisions And Legislation; and The 2008 Workers' Comp Reform Legislation: How Will It Affect Your Company", in-house presentation to Meadowbrook Insurance Group, 2009
• "New Jersey Comp Fundamentals: Statutes and Strategies You Must Know; Case Law Update; and Deciphering The Mystery Of The New Jersey Rate Chart", in-house seminar to Matrix, 2009
• "The New Land: Life After The ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA)", presentation to SEAK at their 29th Annual National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference, 2009
• "New Jersey Comp Fundamentals: Statutes and Strategies You Must Know; Case Law Update; and Deciphering The Mystery Of The New Jersey Rate Chart", in-house presentation to FARA Insurance Services, 2009
• "Mastering Workers' Comp in New Jersey", Millennium Seminars, 2009
• "Statutes and Strategies You Must Know", in-house presentation to Jersey Rehab, 2009
• "Case Law Update", in-house presentation to PIP Pool, 2009
• "New Jersey Comp Fundamentals: Statutes and Strategies You Must Know", in-house presentation to Costco, 2009
• "The New Land: Life After The ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA)" and "Summary of 2008 FMLA Regulations", in-house presentation to Gloucester County Bar Association, 2009
• "Point/Counter Point", New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2009
• "Case Law Update", in-house presentation to client, NESBIG, 2009
• "Case Law Update", in-house presentation to client, PMA, 2009
• "Post-Offer Medical and Fitness-for-Duty Examinations", in-house presentation to client Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, 2009
• "Statutes and Strategies You Need To Know", in-house presentation to client Bergen Regional Medical Center, 2009
• "Workers' Comp 101," "Summary of 2008 FMLA Regulations," and "New Jersey's Paid Leave Law, and ADA Amendments Act", in-house presentation to Gerresheimer Glass, Inc., 2009
• "Summary of 2008 FMLA Regulations," "New Jersey's Paid Leave Law," and "ADA Amendments Act", Camden County Mayor' Association, 2009
• "The New 2008 Changes To The New Jersey Comp Statute", in-house presentation to client, National Freight, 2008
• "The New 2008 Changes To The New Jersey Comp Statute", in-house presentation to client, Inservco Insurance Services, Inc., 2008
• "The New 2008 Changes To The New Jersey Comp Statute", in-house presentation to client, NESBIG, 2008
• "The New 2008 Changes To The New Jersey Comp Statute and Addressing The Top Challenges In New Jersey Workers' Compensation", NovaCare, 2008
• "Everything You Never Understood About Workers' Compensation Liens: Subrogation Made Simple", in-house presentation to client, PMA MC, 2008
• "Controlling Workers' Compensation Costs", Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc., 2008
• "Moderator of Panel Discussions on New Changes In Workers' Compensation Laws and Strategies For Effective Claims Management", New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2008
• "Successfully Defending Workers' Compensation Claims", in-house presentation to client, Griffin Pipe Products Company, 2008
• "Coordinating the ADA, FMLA and Workers' Comp: It Can Be Done!", State Board of Social Services, 2008
• "Point-Counterpoint Panel Discussion", New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2008
• "Post-Offer Medical Exams and Fitness For Duty Issues", Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, 2008
• "New Jersey Workers' Comp Conference", Council on Education in Management, 2008
• "Mastering Workers' Compensation in New Jersey", Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2008
• "Comp Fundamentals: Statutes and Strategies You Must Know", First Managed Care Option, 2008
• "How to Manage Workers' Compensation Claims Without Generating Employment Litigation Issues Under the ADA & FMLA", Camden/Gloucester Employer Council, 2008
• "How to Manage Workers' Compensation Claims Without Generating Employment Litigation Issues Under the ADA & FMLA", American Bar Association Workers' Compensation Committee, 2008
• "Workers' Compensation Update", in-house presentation to client, ACE USA, 2008
• "Workers' Compensation Overview, Medical Issues, and Key Statutes and Defenses You Need To Know", IMX Medical Management Services, 2008
• "Case Scenarios", NESBIG, 2008
• "Workers' Compensation Overview, Medical Issues, and Key Statutes and Defenses You Need To Know", EMC Insurance Company, 2008
• "Workers' Compensation Overview, Medical Issues, and Key Statutes and Defenses You Need To Know", Procura, 2008
• "How to Manage Workers' Compensation Claims Without Generating Employment Litigation Issues Under the ADA, FMLA, and Retaliatory Discharge", Michigan Self-Insurers' Association, 2007
• "Medical Concepts for Workers' Compensation Attorneys", New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2007
• "Mastering Workers' Comp in New Jersey", Millennium Seminars, Inc., 2007
• "2007 ADA, FMLA, and NJFLA Update -- Including Overview of New NJFLA/NJLAD Regulations", Millennium Seminars, Inc., 2007
• "Workers' Compensation Update", in-house presentation to client, Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2007
• "Post-Offer Medical Exams and Cases Employers Should Deny", New Jersey Food Council, 2007
• "Workers' Compensation Update", in-house presentation to client, Inservco Insurance Services, 2007
• "Case Scenarios", Burlington County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, 2007
• "New Jersey Workers' Comp Conference", Council on Education in Management, 2007
• "'Claims Anatomy" -- Effectively Managing Your Workers' Compensation Claim", New Jersey Self Insurers Association, 2007
• "Mastering Workers' Comp in New Jersey", Millennium Seminars, Inc., 2007
• "How to Manage Workers' Compensation Claims Without Generating Employment Litigation Issues under ADA, FMLA & Retaliatory Discharge", Arkansas Self Insurers Association, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2007
• "Workers' Compensation, ADA, and FMLA Update", in-house presentation to client, Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, 2007
• "How Compliance With The ADA and FMLA Can Actually Promote Cost Containment in Workers' Comp", Pooled Insurance Program, 2007
• "Offsets for Accidental and Ordinary Disability Pensions", Garden State Municipal Joint Insuarnce Fund, 2007
• "Benefits of Post-Offer Examination", NESBIG, 2007
• "Comp Fundamentals -- Statutes and Strategies for Success", City of Newark, 2007
• "Comp Fundamentals", Paterson Public Schools, 2007
• "Deciphering the Mystery of the New Jersey Rate Chart", CCMSI, 2007
• "Mastering Workers' Comp in New Jersey", Millennium Seminars, Inc., 2006
• "How Compliance With The ADA and FMLA Can Actually Promote Cost Containment in Workers' Comp", Monmouth County Association of School Business Officials, 2006
• "Offsets for Accidental and Ordinary Disability Pensions", Public Risk Management Association, 2006
• "Mastering Workers' Comp in New Jersey", Millennium Seminars, Inc., 2006
• "Overview of the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act", County of Gloucester, 2006
• "How to Manage Workers' Compensation Claims Without Generating Employment Litigation Issues under ADA, FMLA & Retaliatory Discharge", Ryan Associates, 2006
• "How to Manage Workers' Compensation Claims Without Generating Employment Litigation Issues under ADA, FMLA & Retaliatory Discharge", Missouri Self Insurers Association, Jefferson City, Missouri, 2006
• "Workers' Compensation in New Jersey", Lorman Education Services, 2006
• "Workers' Compensation Issues", in-service for client, Atlantic Health Systems, 2006
• "Integrating Policies on FMLA and ADA with Workers' Compensation", National Council on Self-Insurers, 2006
• "Defending Cutting Edge Occupational Disease Claims", New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2006
• "Workers' Compensation Issues", in-house presenation to client, Medco, 2006
• "Workers' Compensation Issues", in-house presentation to client, ACE USA, 2006
• "Workers' Compensation Issues", in-house presentation to client, Meadowbrook Insurance Group, 2006
• "The Basics of the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act", West Orange Township, 2006
• "Apples, Oranges and Lemons: The ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation", Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, 2006
• "The ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Compensation Laws", NESBIG, 2006
• "Apples, Oranges and Lemons: The ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation", Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, 2006
• "Effectively Dealing with Liens in Workers' Compensation", Burlington County Bar Association, 2006
• "New Jersey Workers' Compensation Update", Council on Education in Management, 2006
• "Family and Medical Leave Act in New Jersey", Lorman Education Services, 2006
• "Workers' Compensation Issues", South Jersey Claims, 2006
• "New Jersey Workers' Compensation Update 2005", Council on Education in Management, 2005
• "Case Law Updates", in-service to client, PMA Management Corp., 2005
• "Essentials of Workers' Compensation in New Jersey", Lorman Education Services, 2005
• "The Intersection of the ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Compensation Laws", in-service to client, Meridian Health, 2005
• "Complex Issues in Workers' Compensation", New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2005
• "The Workers' Comp Provisions You Need To Know in New Jersey", Cumberland and Salem County Employer Council, 2005
• "Overview of the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act", in-service to client, Meadowbrook Insurance Group, 2005
• "Key Issues & Cost Reduction in Workers' Compensation", Gloucester County Employer Council, 2005
• "The Workers' Comp Provisions You Need To Know", in-service to client, ACE, 2005
• "Basic Workers' Compensation in New Jersey", Lorman Education Services, 2005
• "Case Law Update", New Jersey Hospital Employee Health Nurses Association, 2005
• "Workers' Compensation, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Family and Medical Leave Act", Extensis, 2005
• "New Jersey Workers' Compensation Update", Council on Education in Management, 2005

Past Employment Positions

• Voorhees Township, NJ, Mayor, 1991

Education

• Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1982
  Honors: Semi Finalist, Wendel F. Grimes Moot Court Competition
• Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1979
  B.A. Degree, summa cum laude, English
• University of Durham, Durham, England
  1977 - 1978

Published Works

• Geaney's New Jersey Workers' Compensation Manual for Practitioners, Adjusters, and Employers, co-distributed with the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2008 Editions
• Medical Expense Landmines: Clearing the Workers-Comp Benefit Highway, InRe: TRIAL LAW insert in New Jersey Lawyer, April, 2007
• Five Absence Management Protocols for Workers' Compensation Injuries in New Jersey, Government Finance Officers' Association of New Jersey Report, April, 2007
• Guide to Employment Issues under the ADA and FMLA for Practitioners and Employers, co-distributed with the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2004 and 2006 Editions
• Top Three In WC, New Jersey Lawyer, Volume 13, Number 51, 2004
• The Relationship of Workers' Compensation to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Family and Medical Leave Act, Clinics in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, May, 2004
• Summaries of three court cases and FMLA advice on each, Across The Table, March/April, 2002
• Drafting Return To Work/Fitness For Duty Policies, The Bottom Line, Volume 18, No. 1, 2000
• The Decline of the Independent Contract Benefit Defense in New Jersey, The Bottom Line, November, 1999
• How to Design a Modified Duty Program, New Jersey Municipalities, October, 1999
• The Benefits of Modified Duty Policies, The Bottom Line, September, 1998
• Workers' Compensation Away from the Worksite, New Jersey Municipalities, June, 1998
• Managing Employees With Psychiatric Disabilities, New Jersey Municipalities, November, 1997
• Seven Steps To Reducing Workers' Compensation Costs, New Jersey Municipalities, April, 1997
• Fitness-For-Duty Examination, New Jersey Municipalities, October, 1996
• Strategies for Defending Respiratory Claims, New Jersey Municipalities, March, 1996

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