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Lora V. Northen

Lora V. Northen

Co-Chair and Shareholder, Workers' Compensation Department
Location:
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
Phone:
(856) 914-2070
Fax:
(856) 439-3168
E-mail:

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

Certified Legal Specialties

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

Bar Admissions

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

Education

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

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

Classes/Seminars

  • New Jersey Workers' Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, Properly Calculating Awards Under The New Jersey Statute, & Understanding The Second Injury Fund, In-House CCMSI, 2012
  • Mock Trial, Central Jersey Claims Association, 2012
  • Wages, Rates, and Wage Reconstruction - Case and Statutory Law, 22nd Annual Workers' Compensation Bench-Bar Conference, 2011
  • Five Proven Strategies For Winning and Saving Money in New Jersey Comp, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2011
  • Fighting Fraud and Mock Trial, New Jersey Association of School Business Officials, 2011
  • Around the Horn, New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2011
  • Nuts and Bolts of New Jersey Workers' Compensation,, in-house Amerisure Insurance, 2011
  • Understanding Permanency Awards in New Jersey and Ways to Settle Cases, Fraud, Important Court Decisions in 2010 Which You Need To Know, New Jersey Subrogation Rules Section 40 Liens, and Fraud,, in-house Meadowbrook Insurers Association, 2010
  • Mock Trial,, New Jersey Self Insurers Association, 2010
  • Fraud, Cases to Know in Workers' Comp, and How Employers Can Save Money on Claims, in-house presentation to client, Claims Management, Inc., 2010
  • Everyone's a Winner - Best Practices Around The Horn, New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2010
  • 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

Honors and Awards

  • Named a Super Lawyer as voted by her peers and facilitated by Law & Politics and New Jersey Monthly

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Camden County Bar Association, Member
  • Defense Research Institute, Workers' Compensation Committee
  • Fellow of the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers
  • National Workers' Compensation Defense Network, Board Member
  • New Jersey State Bar Association, Member of the Executive Committee, Workers' Compensation Section
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
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Office Locations

Mt. Laurel, NJ
Suite 300 S
8000 Midlantic Drive
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
P: 856.234.6800
F: 856.235.2786
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Trenton, NJ
142 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
P: 609.394.2400
F: 609.394.3470
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Holmdel, NJ
31 West Main Street
Holmdel, NJ 07733
P:  732-526-1128
F:  732-526-1129
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New York, NY
13th Floor
225 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
P: 646.600.7154
F: 646.600.7155
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Elmira, NY
1 West Church Street
Elmira, NY 14901
P: 607.428.8877
F: 607.428.8876
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Wilmington, DE
Suite 200
831 N. Tatnall Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
P: 320.351.4037
F: 302.351.3553
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Philadelphia, PA
Suite 2600
1601 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
P: 215.825.8329
F: 215.825.2512
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Capehart & Scatchard, P.A. has offices in Mt. Laurel, NJ, Trenton, NJ, New York, NY, Elmira, NY, Wilmington, DE, and Philadelphia, PA.

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