Betley, Joseph F.

Current Employment Position(s)

Co-Chair, School Law Group and Shareholder, Labor & Employment Group

Lawyer Overview

School Law and Labor & Employment 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
• Recognized as one of South Jersey's "Top Attorneys" as published by SJ Magazine
• Recognized as one of South Jersey's "Awesome Attorneys" as published by South Jersey Magazine

Classes and Seminars

• School Leader Training - Special Education, Southern Regional Institute & ETTC, 2011
• 24/7 Student Code of Conduct Policies - The Haddonfield and Ramapo Experiences, Strauss Esmay Associates, LLP - 26th Annual Educational Policy and School Law Seminar, 2011
• Writing an Effective Evaluation for Support Staff - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, New Jersey Association of School Business Officials Annual Conference, 2011
• Current Trends and Issues for the School Business Administrators, Ocean County Association of School Business Officials, 2010
• Reporting/Investigating/Preventing Student on Student Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying, Salem County Professional Development Day, 2010
• School Leader Training - Special Education, in-house presentation to client, Galloway Township School District, 2010
• School Leader Training - Special Education, in-house presentation to client, Hamilton Township School District, 2010
• Collective Bargaining From Today Forward, Strauss Esmay Associates, LLP - 25th Annual Educational Policy and School Law Seminar, 2010
• 24/7 Student Code of Conduct Policies - How Far Can School Districts Go To Regulate Off-Campus Misconduct, Strauss Esmay Associates, LLP - 25th Annual Educational Policy and School Law Seminar, 2010
• School Leader Training - Special Education, Oakcrest High School, 2010
• Current Trends and Issues in Collective Negotiations, New Jersey Association of School Business Officials Annual Conference, 2010
• School Leader Training - Special Education, Egg Harbor Township School District, 2010
• Legal Issues in Public Schools, Burlington County College, 2010
• School Leader Training - Special Education, Southern Regional Institute and ETTC of the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 2010
• 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

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

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

8000 Midlantic Dr.
Suite 300 S
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054-1526

Phones

856-914-2075

Faxes

856-235-2786

Emails

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Websites

http://www.capehart.com