Current Employment Position(s)

Co-Chair and Shareholder, Workers' Compensation Department

Lawyer Overview

Workers' Compensation Department. Focuses practice in the representation of employers, self-insureds and carriers in workers' compensation defense matters.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation & Appeals
• Workers' Compensation Defense
• Workers' Compensation Law

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals, Workers' Compensation Law, Workers' Compensation Defense

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1987
• Pennsylvania, 1987
• U.S. Supreme Court

Certification/Specialties

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

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member)
• Camden County Bar Association (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Workers' Compensation Committee)
• National Workers' Compensation Defense Network (Member)
• New Jersey State Bar Association (Member of the Executive Committee, Workers' Compensation Section)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member)

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 - 2006

Classes and Seminars

• "Best Practices: What do employers, TPAs, and carriers expect from defense counsel", National Workers' Compensation Defense Network, 2009
• "Mastering Workers' Comp in New Jersey", Millennium Seminars, 2009
• "Workers' Comp 101" and "The Payment of Settlements", in-house presentation to client, Claims Management,Inc. and Walmart Stores, Inc., 2009
• "Point-Counterpoint Panel Discussion", BURLCO, 2008
• "Workers' Compensation Update", in-house presentation to client, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Claims Management, Inc., 2007
• "Workers' Compensation Update", in-house presentation to client, Providence Property & Casualty Insurance Company, 2007
• "Workers' Compensation Issues", in-service for client, Atlantic Health Systems, 2006
• "The Complete Survival Guide to New Jersey Workers' Comp", Council on Education in Management, 2006
• "Workers' Compensation Issues", in-service for client, AIG Claim Services, Inc., 2006
• "New Jersey Workers' Compensation Update", Council on Education in Management, 2006
• "Overview of the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act", in-service for client, ADP, 2005
• "Overview of the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act", in-services for client, AFG Industries, Inc., 2005
• "Overview of Key New Jersey Provisions and Defenses", NovaCare Rehabilitation, 2005
• "New Jersey Workers' Compensation Update", Council on Education in Management, 2005
• "Overview of the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act", Institute for Professional Development, 2004
• "The Fundamentals of Workers' Comp in New Jersey", Council on Education in Management, 2004
• "Bridge The Gap", New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2004
• "Return to Work Issues and Beyond: Issues and Updates Under the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act, ADA, FMLA, and New Jersey Law Against Discrimination", Lorman Education Services, 2003
• "Second Injury Fund", in-service for client, AIG Claim Services, Inc., 2003
• "Fraud Busters", in-house presentation to client, Harleysville Insurance Company, 2002
• "Challenging the Horizons of Workers' Compensation and Personal Injury Protection Services", Horizon Casualty Services and UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, 2000

Education

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey, 1987
• State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, 1976
  B.A. Degree in Education

Published Works

• Periodic Legal Alerts to Advise of New Cases Affecting the Handling of Workers' Compensation Claims, 1990 - Present
• Capehart & Scatchard Workers' Compensation Newsletter, 1990 - Present

Address

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

Phones

(856) 914-2070

Faxes

(856) 235-2786

Emails

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Websites

http://www.capehart.com