Gina M. Zippilli-Matero

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Ms. Zippilli-Matero is a shareholder in Capehart Scatchard’s Litigation Group. In addition to being the firm’s PIP expert, Gina focuses her practice in civil litigation matters involving tort defense.  Her client base is mainly devoted to liability and property insurance carriers with a focus on general liability; automobile; UIM/UM; bad faith claims; and homeowners’ claims.  In light of the new IFCA law that passed in New Jersey in January 2022, a lot of her practice is devoted to defending bad faith claims.

In addition to tort defense, Gina has extensive experience as a complex commercial litigator.

In her earlier years, she prepared corporate and transactional documents and assisted those clients in creating and obtaining trademarks.

Bar Admissions

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit

Education

Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, NJ. Juris Doctorate.

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Bachelor of Arts.

Publications

Editor of the Firm’s Litigation Newsletter (Legally Speaking), Provides quarterly analyses and updates of the newest and hottest litigation issues today, 2013-2017.

The New Jersey Supreme Court Awakens the Construction Industry, a legal analysis of the Town of Kearny v. Louis F. Brandt and its impact on design professionals, 2013.

“New Jersey Construction & Design Law.” A State-by-state Guide to Construction & Design Law: Current Statutes and Practices, American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law, 2009.

What Exactly is a Trademark, legal newsletter explaining the reasons business owners, small and large, should invest in trademarking their businesses’ logos and the financial value it adds, 2008.

Professional Awards & Honors

Selected to the “New Jersey Super Lawyer – Rising Star” list (2017 in the area of Civil Litigation)

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Professional Associations & Memberships

Burlington County Bar Association, Member

National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA)

National Association of Professional Women

New Jersey State Bar Association

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Mercer County Bar Association

Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Association

Certified Chaplain (Disaster Relief Counselor) certified through Billy Graham Ministries

Behavior Counselor for Children with Autism

Classes & Seminars

“New Jersey’s Insurance Fair Conduct Act (“IFCA”): New Jersey’s Bad Faith Statute,” Liberty Mutual, June 2022.

“Liability Update,” Penn National Insurance Company, November 2016.

“New Jersey Case Law Update,” Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc., October, 2016.