Firm News

During the recent cold snap, Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, Vincent T. Cieslik, Esq., sprang into action after hearing on the news that local shelters in the area were in need of cold weather clothing and bedding items.  Vince immediately sent a firm-wide email asking for donations and stated his office would be the drop off location for the items. Vince’s office quickly filled up with blankets, pillows, coats, and other donations.  On February 28, 2021, Vince personally delivered the items to the Yorkship School Shelter in the Fairview section of Camden.  The volunteers who run the shelter said they were grateful for the firm’s generosity, as were the homeless individuals who helped unload the two SUVs packed with donations.  One individual was especially happy to receive a Capehart Scatchard umbrella.

Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, Betsy G. Ramos, Esq., recently completed the required 40-hour Civil Mediation Training Program conducted by the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM).  Completion of this program meets the training requirements for Rule 1:40 Civil, General Equity, and Probate Mediation Roster of the Superior Court, as maintained by the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts. Ms. Ramos is expanding her practice to include serving as a mediator in civil cases in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, Ms. Ramos, a Mansfield resident, is an Executive Committee Member and Co-Chair of the Litigation Department.  She is a seasoned litigator with over 25 years’ experience handling diverse matters and concentrates her practice in tort defense, business litigation,  insurance coverage,  estate litigation, employment litigation, and general litigation.

Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, Sanmathi “Sanu” Dev, was sworn in as a trustee of the South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey (“SABA-NJ”) on January 28, 2021.  During a virtual ceremony, Ms. Dev received her oath of office from the Honorable Zahid N. Quraishi, U.S.M.J. D.N.J.

SABA-NJ is a voluntary association of attorneys and professionals in the New Jersey area dedicated to the needs, concerns and interests of the South Asian community in New Jersey.

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 is pleased to announce that three attorneys were admitted as shareholders to the 144 year old law firm.  The new shareholders at Capehart Scatchard are:

Joseph A. Acosta – Workers’ Compensation Department

Christopher M. Chu – Workers’ Compensation Department

Keith E. Nagy – Workers’ Compensation Department