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Labor & Employment Group and School Law Groups.  Concentrates on labor and employment law, civil rights, school law, including special education, and construction law.

Areas of Practice

• Affirmative Action
• Age Discrimination
• Civil Rights
• Colleges & Universities
• Constitutional Law
• Disability & Illness Discrimination
• Discrimination
• Education Law
• Employee Rights -- Employer
• Gay & Lesbian Rights

West Practice Categories

Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, Gay & Lesbian Rights, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Education Law, Colleges & Universities, Special Education, Student Rights, Tenure, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Eminent Domain

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1983
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Burlington County Bar Association (Member)
• National School Boards Association (Member)
• New Jersey Bar Association (Member, Law and Employment Section)
• New Jersey League of Municipalities (Associate Counsel)
• New Jersey School Boards Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

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

Classes and Seminars

• "School Leader Professional Development", Salem County ETTC and Bay Counties Administrators of Special Education, 2009
• "First Amendment Rights of Students", Strauss Esmay Associates, LLP, 2009
• "New Jersey Issues in School Law", Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2009
• "Legal Issues in Public Schools", Burlington County College, 2009
• "Reporting/Investigating/Preventing Student on Student Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying", in-service for client, Pitman School District, 2009
• "Reporting/Investigating/Preventing Student on Student Harassment", in-service for client, Pemberton Township School District, 2008
• "New Jersey Issues in School Law", Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2008
• "Times They Are A Changing -- Current State of the Law in Public Schools", in-service presentation for client, Haddonfield Board of Education, 2008
• "Understanding and Preventing Workplace Harassment Claims", in-service presentation for client, Metrologic, Inc., 2007
• "An Overview of the FMLA and New Jersey FLA", Tri-County Community Action Partnership, 2007
• Education law issues program entitled "Teachers Across America", Rutgers University - Camden, 2006
• "New Developments in Special Education in New Jersey", Lorman Education Services, 2006
• "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
• "Mold Control: How to Identify, Prevent, Remediate, and Defend Against Mold Problems", Surety Title Corporation, 2005
• New Developments in Special Education in New Jersey, Lorman Education Services, 2005
• "Mold Control: How to Identify, Prevent, Remediate, and Defend Against Mold Problems", New Jersey Shore Builders Association, Inc., 2005
• "Legal Issues in Public Schools", in-house presentation to client, Haddonfield Board of Education, 2005
• "Mold Control: How to Identify, Prevent, Remediate, and Defend Against Mold Problems", Builders League of South Jersey, 2005
• "New Developments In Special Education In New Jersey", Lorman Education Services, 2004
• "First Amendment Issues in Public Schools", in-service for client, Washington Township Board of Education, 2004
• "Section 504 - A Legal Prospective", in-service to client, Morris School District, 2004
• "Surviving School Construction: Legal Issues Facing School Boards Involved In Building Projects--The Roles Of The Board And Construction Attorney", New Jersey School Board Association Convention, 2003
• "Understanding and Preventing Sexual Harassment Claims In the Public Schools", Washington Township School District, New Employee Orientation, 2003
• "Bringing New Jersey Special Education Law into Focus", Professional Development Network, 2003
• "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in New Jersey", Lorman Educational Services, 2003

Education

• Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1983
• Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1980
  B.A. Degree, With Highest Honors
  Honors: Bentley College Athletic Hall of Fame, 1992

Address

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

Phones

(856) 914-2075

Faxes

(856) 235-2786

Emails

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Websites

http://www.capehart.com