Firm News

On October 24, 2019, Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, Sanmathi (Sanu) Dev, Esq., spoke at the Forty-Ninth Annual School Law Forum held at the Atlantic City Convention Center.

Ms. Dev participated in a presentation regarding Title IX, Affirmative Action, and Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB).

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.

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Capehart Scatchard held a “Jeans Month” fundraiser for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. (NBCF).

To support the cause, attorneys and staff were asked to donate $25 to wear jeans to work for the entire month of October.  For those employees who did not wish to participate the entire month, a $2 donation was requested every day they wore jeans to the office. The firm is pleased to announce that “Jeans Month” raised $1434 for NBCF.

The National Breast Cancer Foundation was founded in 1991 by breast cancer survivor, Janelle Hail. NBCF continues to grow every year to help more and more women around the world by educating them about breast cancer and providing free mammograms to women in need.

On October 29, 2019, Capehart Scatchard shareholder, Lauren Tedesco, participated in the first annual Practice Area Fair held at Rutgers Law School in Camden.

The Practice Area Fair offered practicing attorneys the opportunity to educate students about a particular area of law practice.  The event was intended to give participants a better understanding of the work involved in the various types of law practice.  During the event, Ms. Tedesco discussed her work in the area of School Law with the students.

Ms. Tedesco, a Gladwyne, PA resident, concentrates her practice on the representation of boards of education and charter schools in all areas of school law including: labor and employment, special education, Section 504, 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.

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Adam W. Scheinbach, Esq. has recently joined its Litigation Department as a shareholder.

Mr. Scheinbach has more than 22 years of experience as an attorney handling matters in insurance subrogation, insurance coverage, tort defense, personal injury, business and corporate agreements, and general litigation. His practice caters to insurance companies, attorneys, and business owners.

He received his B.A. degree in 1993 from the University of Delaware and his J.D. in 1996 from Brooklyn Law School.  Mr. Scheinbach is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and New York.  He is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the National Association of Subrogation Professionals.

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that paralegal, Kay M. Sowa, was appointed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey to the Court’s District Ethics Committee for Burlington County.

Ms. Sowa’s appointment is for a four-year term on the Committee, one of 18 district committees established by the Supreme Court to investigate, prosecute, and recommend discipline in ethics cases involving New Jersey attorneys.

In addition to her paralegal duties in tax, accounting and litigation matters relating to trusts, estates and individuals, Ms. Sowa is an IRS Enrolled Agent eligible to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the IRS.  She is also a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor through the Institute of Certified Bankers and an Accredited Estate Planner® as designated by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils.

Capehart Scatchard Shareholders, Amy C. Goldstein, Esq. and Betsy G. Ramos, Esq., were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2020 (a trademark of BL Rankings, LLC).  Ms. Goldstein was selected for the tenth consecutive year in the practice area of Family Law and Ms. Ramos was selected for the first time in the area of Litigation – Insurance.

Ms. Goldstein has been practicing exclusively Family Law for thirty-seven years. She handles complex cases relating to all aspects of family law including prenuptial agreements, custody, alimony, child support, equitable distribution, surrogacy and all other issues related to family law. She is a Past President of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and she was voted one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in the State of New Jersey in 2019 by the New Jersey Super Lawyers organization.

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 twenty-five years experience handling diverse matters and concentrates her practice in tort defense, business litigation,  insurance coverage,  estate litigation, employment litigation, and general litigation.

Best Lawyers in America^® 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. The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters and a description of the selection methodology can be viewed here.

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