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Andrea Schlafer Appointed Board Member Of The National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network

Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, Andrea L. Schlafer, Esq., was recently named a member of the board of the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network (“NWCDN”).  The NWCDN is a network of law firms dedicated to protecting employers in workers’ compensation cases in 45 states and Canada.

Ms. Schlafer represents insurance carriers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims at all stages of litigation.  She received her law degree from Rutgers Law School in Camden and her B.S. degree in Business Administration and Finance from the College of Charleston, cum laude.  Upon law school graduation, Ms. Schlafer worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Kevin T. Smith in the New Jersey Superior Court, Gloucester County Vicinage.

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Capehart Scatchard Shareholders Named To The Best Lawyers In America© 2022 List

Capehart Scatchard Shareholders, John H. Geaney, Esq. and Betsy G. Ramos, Esq., were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, issued by BL Rankings, LLC.  Mr. Geaney was selected in the practice area of Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers and Ms. Ramos was selected in the area of Litigation – Insurance.

The Best Lawyers in America list is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which leading attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.  A description of the selection methodology can be viewed here.

Mr. Geaney is Co-Chair of Capehart Scatchard’s Workers’ Compensation Group. He is active in the New Jersey Self Insurers Association (Membership and Programs Committees) as well as NJ PRIMA and Kids’ Chance of New Jersey.  Mr. Geaney is a member of the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network and is the author of Geaney’s New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Manual for Practitioners, Physicians, Adjusters, and Employers.

Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, Ms. Ramos, is an Executive Committee Member and Co-Chair of the Litigation Department.  She is a seasoned litigator with over thirty years’ experience handling diverse matters and concentrates her practice in tort defense, business litigation,  insurance coverage,  estate litigation, employment litigation, and general litigation.

 

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Alana Hans-Cohen Named To Insider NJ’s 2021 “Insider 100: Policymakers” List

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that associate, Alana Hans-Cohen, has been recognized as one of New Jersey’s top policymakers by Insider NJ. For the full 2021 “Insider 100: Policymakers” list, please click here.

Ms. Hans-Cohen is a self-proclaimed “cannabis nerd” who focuses her practice on cannabis law and how this new, highly regulated industry intersects business, real estate, government, social justice, and public policy.

Ms. Hans-Cohen received her law degree from New York Law School and a B.A. degree in Political Science from City University of New York, John Jay College. Ms. Hans-Cohen is Chair of the New York City Bar Association’s Committee on Drugs and the Law, and a Trustee of The Cannabis Advisory Group, a non-profit focusing on improving cannabis laws and education. She is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Colorado, Illinois, and Washington State.

Capehart Scatchard Participates In Eyeglass Drive

PHOTO: Kay Sowa, EA, AEP®, CFTA presents a full box of eyeglasses to Phil Lezenby, Past President of the Moorestown Lions Club.

 

Over the past several months, attorneys and staff have been collecting used eyeglasses for the Moorestown Lions Club.  The collection drive was spearheaded by Kay Sowa, a paralegal in the Trusts & Estates Group. Ms. Sowa originally contacted the club after cleaning out a decedent’s residence where she found several pair of glasses and wanted them to be put to good use.  She decided to start the collection at the firm to bring awareness that used glasses can be recycled and can bring sight to needy people around the world.

The firm collected almost 150 pairs of gently used eyeglasses. Lions Club volunteers will examine each pair to determine the prescription. The glasses will be labeled and then sent to countries lacking access to basic eye care.

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Team From Capehart Scatchard Volunteers At Local Food Bank

PHOTO: L to R: Jaclyn Terranova, Esq.; McKenna Parris, Esq.; Callan Devery; Kelly Ann Dugan, Esq.; Beth Hopkins, Marketing Director.

 

On Saturday, June 12th, attorneys and staff, along with family members, volunteered to package and distribute groceries for the Food Bank of South Jersey. Additionally, the firm presented a $2,500 donation to the Food Bank.

Capehart Scatchard’s team of volunteers worked in Burlington City, NJ out of the Hope Mobile, a mobile pantry, carrying a truckload of food to ‘food deserts’ – those areas that lack access to a viable network of food. This aptly named 18 wheel tractor trailer holds 45,000 lbs. of food.

Sanu Dev Serves As Moderator For Diversity & Inclusion CLE

On June 24, 2021, Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, Sanmathi “Sanu” Dev, served as the moderator for a CLE hosted by the D&I Committee of the Burlington County Bar Association.  The CLE entitled, “Race and Gender Identity Issues in Criminal Justice,” featured a discussion on how the criminal justice and prison systems treat vulnerable defendants and inmates.  Ms. Dev serves as a Co-Chair of the Burlington County Bar Association’s Diversity, Inclusion & Leadership Committee.

The CLE was presented by Robyn Gigl, Esq., a transgender attorney and author.  Ms. Gigl’s recently published legal crime thriller, By Way of Sorrow, features a transgender criminal defense attorney from New Jersey and her black transgender client who has been accused of murder.

Ms. Dev concentrates her practice on school law and labor and employment law.  She is experienced in representing, advising, and defending boards of education and charter schools in all areas of school law including: labor and employment, special education, Section 504, student discipline and civil rights.  She leads Capehart Scatchard’s School Law Blog, which focuses on cases, court decisions, and current developments affecting education law in the state of New Jersey.  Ms. Dev is the Chair of the Firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, which seeks to facilitate the Firm’s efforts to achieve and maintain a diverse and inclusive workplace at every level of our organization.   Ms. Dev also serves as the Firm’s Hiring Shareholder.  She received her law degree from Rutgers Law School at Camden and her B.A. degree from Boston University.

Capehart Scatchard Hosts Panel Discussion For First Year Law Students

Capehart Scatchard hosted a remote panel discussion on June 22, 2021 for first year law students from Rutgers Law School.  The students are part of the Rutgers Minority Student Program.

Capehart Scatchard attorneys, Ana-Eliza Bauersachs, Sanmathi (Sanu) Dev, and Stacey Gorin, and summer law clerks, Kristen Doyle, Sean Dugan, and Gitika Kapoor served as panelists participating in a discussion on law careers in private practice.  The panelists shared their experiences and insights about succeeding in law school, increasing diversity and inclusion in the profession, and demystifying the summer law clerk experience.  The event was hosted by Capehart Scatchard’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee, which Ms. Dev leads.

Capehart Scatchard Celebrates Pride Month

Photo: L to R: Mike Northen; Lora Northen, Esq., Executive Committee Member; Ian Biluck; Kathy Biluck, Accounting Clerk; Ashley Mollenthiel Fiore, Esq., Workers’ Compensation Shareholder; Stacey Gorin, Esq., Commercial Litigation Associate.

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that in celebration of Pride Month in June, the Diversity & Inclusion Committee at the firm, in conjunction with the Burlington Country Bar Association and Medford Pride on Main, helped install a pride garden at the Medford Arts Center located in Medford, New Jersey.  On May 15, 2021, volunteers from the firm, along with family members, cleaned up the yard around the center, planted flowers in rainbow-colored planters, and assisted with the hanging of pride flags.

Medford Pride on Main is a local non-profit whose mission is to create awareness, education, and support in the LGBTQ community.

Capehart Attorneys Recognized With Star Of The Quarter Award By The American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Workers’ Compensation Shareholder, Ashley T. Mollenthiel Fiore, Esq., and Commercial Litigation Associate, Stacey R. Gorin, Esq.,  served on a Burlington County Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee (“BCBA YLC”) panel receiving recognition from the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (“ABA YLD”).

The BCBA YLC was selected as one of the ABA YLD’s Spring 2021 Stars of the Quarter for its Young Lawyer/Law Clerk Q&A panel program. This event was created while recognizing that the Burlington County Judge’s law clerks have had an unconventional year. The law clerks were able to ask questions about small and large law firm application and interviewing processes, what it’s like to be a first year associate, and ways to effectively network during the pandemic. The ABA YLD recognized the Committee’s outside of the box thinking and conformity to the needs of young lawyers during this unprecedented year.

Ms. Gorin is a Trustee of the BCBA.  She earned her J.D. from Rutgers Law School in Camden, a M.A. in Professional and Business Communication from La Salle University, and a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Saint Joseph’s University.  Upon law school graduation, she worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Richard J. Nocella, P.J.F.P. in Burlington County.  She is admitted to practice law in New Jersey.

Ms. Mollenthiel Fiore focuses her practice in the representation of employers, self-insured companies, and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation defense matters.  Prior to joining Capehart Scatchard, she served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Francis J. Orlando, Assignment Judge Civil Division. Ms. Mollenthiel Fiore serves on Capehart Scatchard’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

Capehart Scatchard Shareholders Present At Virtual Program For School Administrators

Capehart Scatchard Shareholders, Cameron R. Morgan, Esq. and Geoffrey N. Stark, Esq., spoke before attendees of the New Jersey Association of School Administrator’s Virtual Professional Development Program, entitled “The Power of Legal Information:  Practical Issues for Keep School Administrators Current and Compliant,” which was held on April 26, 2021.

Mr. Morgan and Mr. Stark presented professional development sessions entitled “Reductions in Force: Procedures, Seniority & Recall Rights” and “ADA Accommodations in the Time of COVID-19.”  Additionally, Mr. Morgan provided a session on “Hot Topics in Labor Negotiations.”

Mr. Morgan focuses his practice in the areas of school law, special education, and labor and employment.  Over the years, he has represented dozens of New Jersey school districts in all aspects of their legal needs, handling a variety of matters ranging from teacher tenure/seniority cases, workplace harassment /discrimination claims, reductions-in-force, budget disputes, student discipline, student residency/homelessness matters.  In the realm of labor relations, he negotiates on behalf of boards of education with teachers’ and administrators’ unions, and has handled labor cases such as unfair labor practice charges, scope of negotiations issues, and the recent successful defense in the Appellate Division of the primary case regarding the negotiability of employee contributions to health insurance premiums.  He continues to be extremely active in the area of special education, handling the defense of numerous due process cases and Section 504 matters involving students with a diverse array of special needs.  More importantly, he continues to be a resource for local school districts in counseling and guiding them as to how such litigation can be avoided.

Mr. Stark concentrates his practice on the representation of board of education and charter schools in all areas of school law including: labor and employment, special education, Sections 505, student discipline, FERPA, Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, student residency, civil rights, tenure, OPRA, OPMA, and teaching staff tenure matters under TEACHNJ  and ACHIEVENJ.  Prior to joining Capehart Scatchard, Mr. Stark served as a Deputy Attorney General in the Education and Higher Education Section of the New Jersey Office the Attorney General.

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