Who We Are
Located in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Statistical Area, Capehart Scatchard is one of the oldest law firms in New Jersey founded in 1876. The Firm is a full-service, diversified law firm of more than 70 attorneys practicing in seven offices throughout NJ, PA, NY, and DE, in more than a dozen major areas of law. We serve large and small businesses and, often, those who own or manage them; public entities, non-profit organizations and academic institutions, governments and individuals.
Our Firm's commitment of providing clients with superior legal services in a prompt manner and at a reasonable cost is based on a three-tier approach: first, a sound technical knowledge of the law; second, a practical understanding of how to work efficiently and with a "can do" attitude and not create obstacles; and third, the interpersonal skills needed to communicate well and frequently with clients. That commitment is still firmly in place today.
In an era when clients must justify every expense, we pursue cost-efficiency without sacrificing positive legal results. Capehart Scatchard has a long-standing commitment to staffing client matters according to the task at hand, utilizing shareholders and associates where appropriate to deliver the best work product and service in an effective and cost-efficient manner. We avoid needless paperwork and procedures, and concentrate instead on charting smart courses of action, either to avoid lawsuits or lay a solid case foundation.
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Every matter is assigned and supervised by a skillful attorney. Legal teams including attorneys, paralegals, and support staff are formed in order to properly handle complex and unique legal challenges, as well as repetitive matters.
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Our People. Capehart Scatchard recognizes one of its greatest assets: its people. We have created the right mix of professionals at every level to make this philosophy work. Our lawyers bring impressive credentials from other firms or positions in government or business to join with Capehart lawyers who have established outstanding track records during their long careers with us. Our attorneys are supported by trained paralegals, secretaries, and administrative personnel working in a modern facility with state-of-the-art technology.
Our professionals understand clients' needs for effective and efficient service, and we strive to exceed their expectations. The relationship between client and attorney must be based upon respect, trust, and mutual confidence. We value clear, open communication in order to help our clients understand their legal matters and the services we are providing. Capehart Scatchard endeavors to understand a client's needs, and to then tailor our level of service to achieve the client's objectives.
Technology. Lead by our seasoned staff of information technology specialists, Capehart Scatchard delivers the best of breed technology to provide superior quality of service to our clients.
With our Internet-based application server, we provide attorneys and staff the ability to remotely access all Firm software creating a virtual office. Currently, Capehart Scatchard maintains Microsoft Windows 7 Professional and Server 2008 R2 with the latest firewalls, security filters, and user authentication to provide a highly-secure network that ensures the best possible protection/reliability for our clients. Our primary productivity suite is Microsoft Office Professional which includes Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Access.
We utilize ProLaw, a full featured case management system, for matter and document management which assists in the organization of all case-related information and seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Office, allowing us to provide immediate feedback to our clients. Juris is the software product the Firm employs as our Time and Billing system. Juris has the capability to handle various billing formats including electronic invoicing. The Firm uses high speed scanners for digital imaging providing a complete electronic version of every matter. In order to maintain the highest level of client satisfaction, we deploy a wide selection of communication tools including e-mail, desktop faxing, real time video conferencing, on-line collaboration, wireless remote access, and electronic filing.
We bring the power of information technology to bear on every aspect of the legal services we deliver to our clients. Our primary goal is to respond to our clients' needs with the highest quality work product, created in the most efficient way, as quickly as possible
Library Capabilities. With more than 4,000 volumes, Capehart Scatchard boasts one of the largest private law libraries collections in Southern New Jersey. Through the use of electronic technology, our attorneys have access to thousands of legal and non-legal databases, CD-ROM publications and the myriad of information available on the Internet. Our full-time professional librarian uses the many resources and formats available to provide the attorneys and some clients with accurate, timely and cost-effective information. The services provided by our library enable us to effectively and efficiently respond to our clients' needs.
Our Clients. Capehart Scatchard is proud of the long-standing relationships we share with many of our clients, some for over 50 years. Ranging from small family-owned businesses to very large national and international franchises, Capehart Scatchard's clients share one thing in common: the desire for cost-effective, high quality legal services.
