Firm News

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Workers’ Compensation Associate, Jessica A. Wilson, Esq., was sworn in for her second three-year term as a Trustee of the Mercer County Bar Association.   The installation ceremony took place on February 24, 2022 at the Mercer Oaks Golf Course in West Windsor.

Mrs. Wilson received her law degree and B.A. degree in Sociology and Political Science from Stetson University.  Upon law school graduation, she worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Peter E. Warshaw, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer County.  Mrs. Wilson is President-Elect of the Bordentown Rotary Club and a member of the Robert Wood Johnson Hamilton Hospital Foundation’s Young Professionals Group.  She is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce its “Best Law Firm” ranking in the area of Litigation – Insurance (Metro, Tier 3, New Jersey) on the 2022 list published by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®.

Law firms included on the list are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have at least one attorney who has been included in the current edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the top five percent of practicing lawyers in the United States.  Betsy G. Ramos, Esq. (Litigation – Insurance) and John H. Geaney, Esq. (Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers) were recognized for this prestigious award in the 2022 edition.

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Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Patrick J. Graham, Esq., Nuo Jiang, Esq., Paige A. Joffe, Esq., Benjamin P. Ojserkis, Esq., and Bridget E. Velez, Esq. joined the firm as associates in its Mt. Laurel office.

Mr. Graham, Mr. Jiang, and Ms. Joffe focus their practice in litigation through the federal and state courts in New Jersey.  Mr. Ojserkis focuses his practice on cannabis law, policy, and regulatory compliance, and health law. Ms. Velez focuses her practice on representing employers and public entities in labor and employment law policy, procedural and litigation matters.

Mr. Graham received his law degree from Rutgers Law School, Camden and B.A. degree in English with a Minor in Writing from Neumann University. Upon law school graduation, he worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Jean S. Chetney, J.S.C. in Salem County.  He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Mr. Jiang received his law degree from Rutgers Law School, Camden and B.S. degree in Microbiology from the University of California – Davis. He was previously an associate with the Law Offices of Daniel B. Zonies in Cherry Hill.  He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey.

Ms. Joffe received her law degree from Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law and B.S. degree in Business Administration from Drexel University. Upon law school graduation, she worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Christine S. Orlando, J.S.C. in Camden County.  She is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Mr. Ojserkis received his law degree from Rutgers Law School, Camden and B.A. degree in History with a Minor in Central Eurasian Studies from Indiana University Bloomington. While at Rutgers Law School, he was an Eagleton Policy and Law Fellow, where he was assigned to the New Jersey Department of Health – Division of Medicinal Marijuana. Upon law school graduation, he worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Anthony M. Massi, J.S.C. in Mercer County.  He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey.

Ms. Velez received her law degree from Rutgers Law School, Newark and B.A. degree in Political Science from Lehigh University.  Upon law school graduation, she worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Douglas H. Hurd, P.J. Civ. in Mercer County.  She is admitted to practice law in New Jersey.

PHOTO: From L to R: Sanmathi (Sanu) Dev, Esq., Natasha Sawh, Esq., Ashley Mollenthiel Fiore, Esq. and Marie Michel, Esq. 

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Diversity & Inclusion Committee at the firm, in conjunction with the Diversity Inclusion and Leadership Committee of the Burlington Country Bar Association (BCBA), collected donations of food throughout the month of January for the Food Bank of South Jersey.  Additionally, on February 4, 2022, volunteers from the firm and BCBA volunteered their time to sort, pack and distribute groceries at the Food Bank of South Jersey’s Pop-Up Food Pantry located in Westampton, New Jersey.

PHOTO: From L to R: Sanmathi (Sanu) Dev, Esq., Natasha Sawh, Esq., and Marie Michel, Esq. 

Capehart Scatchard was a platinum sponsor of the Minority Student Program Fifth Annual Pre-Law Diversity Conference, hosted by the Minority Student Program at Rutgers Law School in Camden.  The keynote speaker at the virtual event held on January 22, 2022 was the Honorable Fabiana Pierre-Louis, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Capehart Scatchard’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair, Sanmathi (Sanu) Dev, Esq., spoke at the conference attended by underrepresented undergraduate students who are considering attending law school.  Ms. Dev spoke about her career path, her education law practice, and answered questions from the students.

Capehart Scatchard is a diversified law firm of over 80 attorneys with offices in Mt. Laurel and Hamilton, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City.

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Michael P. McCaffrey was admitted as a shareholder to the 145 year old law firm.

Mr. McCaffrey represent insurance carriers and employers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims at all stages of litigation. He received his law degree from Rutgers School of Law in Camden and a dual B.A. degree in Economics and Political Science from Rutgers University in New Brunswick.  Upon law school graduation, he worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Anne McDonnell, J.S.C. in the New Jersey Superior Court, Gloucester County.  He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.