The Ever Expanding Definition of What Constitutes A Will

One of the most important legal documents an individual can ever execute is his or her Will. Until recent years, it was a formal writing prepared by a lawyer to insure that one’s assets were passed to his or her heirs. Yet over the past few decades, alternative planning methods have a...

When Is A Commute To A Job Site Covered For Workers’ Comp Purposes?

Don Drysdale, a skilled carpenter, works for Craftsmen Trades and seldom goes to the company office in Mt. Laurel, N.J.  He generally spends weeks or even months working at major job sites.  On May 1, 2017 he drives his personal vehicle from his home in Cherry Hill, N.J. to a job site...

The FMLA and the “Honest Belief” Defense

Federal courts have upheld a defense to a Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) retaliation claim called the “honest belief” defense. The “honest belief” defense means that “where an employer provides evidence that the reason for the adverse employment action taken by the employer was...

Appellate Division Upholds Findings of School Ethics Violations

On May 22, 2017, the New Jersey Appellate Division in Lowell v. Smallwood affirmed the Commissioner of Education’s decision that a board of education member violated various provisions of the School Ethics Act (“Act”) for her dealings with a potential candidate for superintendent. Spe...

Capehart Scatchard Shareholders Present At Special Education Law Symposium

Capehart Scatchard Shareholders Sanu Dev, Esq. and Cameron R. Morgan, Esq. recently spoke at the 45th Annual Special Education Law Conference held at Lehigh University’s Mountaintop Campus. Ms. Dev was a co-presenter at a seminar titled, “Mental Health, Including Therapeutic Placem...

Rutgers Student Receives Scholarly Award From Capehart Scatchard Law Firm

Photo:  L to R:  Michael T. Cahill, Co-Dean and Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School; Mary Ellen Rose, Esq., Managing Shareholder; award recipient, Brooke Lewis; Ellen Goodman, Professor of Law; Vincent T. Cieslik, Esq., Business and Banking Department Shareholder Brooke Lewis was th...
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