Betsy G. Ramos
Member of the Firm's Executive Committee
Shareholder, Litigation and Trust & Estate Groups
Hiring Shareholder, 1996 - 2000
Litigation and Trust & Estate Groups.
Experienced litigator with over 25 years experience handling diverse matters. Practice areas include business litigation, estate litigation, employment litigation, tort claims and civil rights defense, construction litigation, insurance coverage, tort defense, shareholder disputes, and general litigation. Have developed extensive experience in handling noncompete agreements and trade secret law by counseling clients in these issues as well as litigating numerous noncompete and trade secret cases.
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Business Organizations
- Complex Litigation
- Employment Contracts -- Employer
- Insurance Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Motor Vehicle
- Transportation Law
Certified Legal Specialties
- Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1982
- Pennsylvania, 1985
Education
- Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee - 1982
- Law Review: Associate Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review
- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- B.S. - 1979
- Major: Management
Published Works
- Read the “Fine Print” in your Contracts, SNJ Business People, Vol. 5, Issue 11, 2011
- Beware of an Out-of-Date Buyout Provision, SNJ Business People, Vol. 5, Issue 10, 2011
- When Does a Shareholder Have the Right to Inspect the Corporate Books and Records?, SNJ Business People, Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2011
- Seeking Attorneys Fees in State Court Actions, New Jersey State Bar Association, Business Law Section, 2011
- Liability Cases - Legal Update, Litigation Quarterly, September, 2011
- When Should My Employees Sign A Noncompete Agreement To Make It Enforceable And Can I Require My Existing Employees To Sign Such An Agreement?, Intelligent Business, May, 2011
- Obtaining Attorney Fees in Frivolous State Court Claims, New Jersey Law Journal, April, 2011
- Recent Federal Court Case Rules That Physician Assistants Paid On Hourly Basis Are Not Exempt Employees, Legal Alerts, March, 2011
- Recent Cases Demonstrate the Need to Formalize Your Estate Plan to Ensure Your Wishes are Followed Upon Your Death, Tax and Estate Plannin Newsletter, February, 2011
- Award of Attorneys Fees to County Upheld by Appellate Division for Filing of Frivolous Lawsuit, Litigation Quarterly, January, 2011
- Preventing Challenges to Your Will or Lifetime Gift, SNJ Business People, August, 2010
- Noncompete Agreements for Professionals, Business Law Section Newsletter, a publication of the New Jersey State Bar Association, June, 2010
- Preventing Challenges to Your Will or Lifetime Gift, Tax and Estate Planning Newsletter, March, 2010
- Real Estate Professionals Beware of Violating the NJ Consumer Fraud Act, New Jersey Defense, a publication of the New Jersey Defense Association, Spring, 2010
- Electronic Discovery Obligations and the Need to Preserve Evidence, SNJ Business People, February, 2009
- Attorney-Client Privilege: Does It Protect Communications With Experts?, Litigation Quarterly, February, 2009
- Using Agreements to Prevent Disputes With Your Fellow Shareholders, Members and Employees, SNJ Business People, November, 2008
- Real Estate Developers, Agents, And Brokers Need To Be Wary Of Violating The New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, SNJ Business People, October, 2008
- Using Noncompete Agreements to Protect Your Business, SNJ Business People, July, 2008
- Are Noncompete Agreements Enforceable for Physicians?, SNJ Business People, June, 2008
- Liability Insurance: Do You Know The Extent Of Your Coverage, SNJ Business People, May, 2008
- Undue Influence: Different Analysis Depending on Type of Claim, New Jersey State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sec, 2001
- Breaking Shareholder Deadlocks, Family Business, Winter, 1999
- Courts Clarify Residential v Commercial Sidewalk Liability, New Jersey Lawyer, September, 1995
- Enforceable Noncompete Agreement Should Meet Three Tests, New Jersey Lawyer, May, 1995
- They Can't Take It With Them, Focus Magazine, August, 1992
- Co-author of "Back Pay in Employment Discrimination", Special Issue, Vanderbilt Law Review
Classes/Seminars
- Avoiding Waiver of Attorney Client Privilege in Business Litigation, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2013
- Liability Case - Legal Update, South Jersey Claims Association , 2013
- Law of Torts, Central Jersey Claims, 2013
- Liability Case - Legal Update, Central Jersey Claims, 2013
- Liability Case - Legal Update, South Jersey Claims Association, 2013
- Liability Cases - Legal Update, South Jersey Claims Association, 2012
- Liability Case - Legal Update, South Jersey Claims Association, 2012
- Liability Cases - Legal Update, Central Jersey Claims Association, 2012
- NJ Workers Comp Overview For Professionals, Claims Management, Inc. (Wal-Mart), 2012
- Properly Calculating Awards Under the New Jersey Statute, Claims Management, Inc. (Wal-Mart), 2012
- Title 59 Sidewalk Claims, Somerset County JIF, 2012
- Title 59 Sidewalk Claims, Burlington County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, 2012
- Title 59 Sidewalk Claims, Inservco Insurance Services, Inc., 2011
- Title 59 Claims, Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund’s Police Professional Summit Conference, 2011
- Sidewalk Liability, Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, 2011
- Noncompete Agreements for Professionals, Business Law Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2010
- Preventing Challenges to Your Will or Gift, PHS Senior Living Foundation, 2009
- Using Agreements to Prevent Disputes Among Business Owners, 2009
- Sidewalk Liability, Burlington County Joint Insurance Fund, 2008
- Protection of Employer's Trade Secrets and Breach of Duty of Loyalty, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2008
- Resolving Bidding Issues Arising in School Construction, New Jersey Association of School Business Officials Conference, 2007
- Municipal Torts, in-house presentation to client, QualCare, 2007
- Using Agreements to Prevent Disputes With Your Employees and Partners, Northern Burlington Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2007
- 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
Honors and Awards
- Named to the list of "Super Lawyers" as voted by her peers and facilitated by Law & Politics and New Jersey Monthly
- Recognized as one of South Jersey's "Top Attorneys" as published by SJ Magazine
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Member
- Burlington County Attorney Ethics Committee (Appointed), 2001 - Present
- Burlington County Bar Association, Member
- Burlington County YMCA, Member, Risk Management Committee
- Camden County Bar Association, Member
- Former Volunteer and Board Member of Contact
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Co-Chair of the Business Litigation Committee
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member, Business Law Section
- Northern Burlington Regional Chamber of Commerce, Member, Board of Directors (President, 1997-2000)
- Temple B'Nai Abraham, Past President, 2005 - 2009
- New Jersey Defense Association, Member
