Firm News

Mt. Laurel, NJ – – Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, Stephen T. Fannon, Esq. recently spoke at the Seaview Orthopaedic & Medical Associates Conference in Long Branch, New Jersey.

Mr. Fannon was part of a panel discussion on “Treating Back Pain.”  In his presentation, Mr. Fannon spoke on the legal implications of a workers’ compensation case after medical treatment has concluded.

Mr. Fannon, a Marlton resident and co-chair of the firm’s Workers’ Compensation Department, has been with the firm for 36 years and concentrates his practice in the representation of employers, self-insured companies, third-party administrators, and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation defense.

Mt. Laurel, NJ – –  On September 9, 2015 Capehart Scatchard attorneys Betsy G. Ramos, Esq., Lora V. Northen, Esq., Charles F. Holmgren, Esq., and Andrea Schlafer, Esq. spoke on “Insurance Fraud” at a continuing legal education seminar sponsored by the South Jersey Claims Association.  Ms. Ramos and Mr. Holmgren focused their presentation on the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (“IFPA”) as it pertains to liability matters and Ms. Northen and Ms. Schlafer addressed the issue of workers’ compensation fraud.

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.

In addition to her responsibilities as Co-Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Department, Ms. Northen, a Pennsauken resident, focuses her practice in the representation of employers, self-insured companies, and insurance carriers.  Certified as a trial attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey in Workers’ Compensation Law, Ms. Northen is a member of the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Burlington County and Camden County Bar Associations.

Mr. Holmgren, a Moorestown resident, handles defense litigation in the federal and state courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with a concentration on premises liability, products liability, fraud, construction, estates, employment and professional malpractice.  His clients include individuals, insurance companies, large and small businesses, manufacturers and public entities.

Ms. Schlafer, a Cherry Hill resident, represents insurance carriers and employers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims at all stages of litigation.  Ms. Schlafer received her law degree from Rutgers School of Law 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.

Mt. Laurel, NJ – – Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Workers’ Compensation Department attorney Nicholas A. Dibble, Esq. has been invited to join the prestigious Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), a nonpartisan organization comprised of thousands of insurance companies, corporations, corporate counsel, litigation and risk managers, claims professionals and attorneys.

The CLM’s primary goals are to create a common interest in the representation by law firms of companies, and to promote and further through education and collaboration the highest standards of litigation management in pursuit of client defense. Selected attorneys and law firms are extended membership by invitation only based on nominations from CLM Fellows.

Mr. Dibble, a Philadelphia resident, represents insurance carriers and employers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims at all stages of litigation. He received his law degree from Rutgers University School of Law in Camden and his B.A. degree in Political Science from Haverford College. Upon law school graduation, Mr. Dibble worked as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Benjamin C. Telsey, Superior Court of New Jersey, in Bridgeton, NJ.  He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Only Female Managing Partner of the 20 Largest Firms in New Jersey

Mt. Laurel, NJ – – Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that effective September 1, 2015, Mary Ellen Rose, Esq. will be Managing Partner of the law firm.  She previously served the firm as the Assistant Managing Partner last year and the Hiring Partner for the past 15 years.  Ms. Rose has the distinction of being the only female managing partner of any of the 20 largest law firms in New Jersey.

Ms. Rose, a lifelong resident of New Jersey, focuses her practice in the areas of commercial and business law, transportation, and franchise law.  She received her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from West Virginia University and her law degree from Rutgers University School of Law in Camden.  She is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Samantha J. Vander Wielen, Esq., formerly known as Samantha J. Foss, Esq., has recently joined its Litigation Department as an associate in the Mt. Laurel office.

Ms. Vander Wielen, a Burlington County resident, focuses her practice in general litigation throughout the federal and state courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania with a concentration on insurance defense matters. She has successfully represented clients in all aspects of litigation in cases involving construction, products and premises liability, business and contract disputes, restrictive covenants, property subrogation and personal injury.  She has extensive experience representing both national and international businesses and corporations in commercial litigation matters involving contract, employment, proprietary information and business disputes.

Ms. Vander Wielen is currently the 2015-2017 Young Lawyer Trustee of the Burlington County Bar Association.  She was named a “Top Attorney” for Business by SJ Magazine in August 2014.

Ms. Vander Wielen received her law degree from Rutgers School of Law in Camden and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Temple University.  She is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Mt. Laurel, NJ – – Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, Amy C. Goldstein, Esq. was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 in the practice area of Family Law.  Best Lawyers® is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which almost 79,000 leading attorneys cast nearly 6.7 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.

Ms. Goldstein has practiced family law exclusively for thirty-three years. She is the President-Elect of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and has frequently spoken and written numerous articles on issues relating to family law. Ms. Goldstein received her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.

Mt. Laurel, NJ – – Capehart Scatchard Workers’ Compensation Department attorneys, John H. Geaney, Esq.,  Prudence M. Higbee, Esq., Christina Adinolfi Shea, Esq., and Ted Yoa, Esq. were featured speakers at a Millennium seminar event held on July 16, 2015 at the Holiday Inn & National Conference Center in East Windsor, New Jersey.

In addition to moderating the one-day program, Mr. Geaney presented “How Employers Can Consistently Win in Workers Comp” and “Where Workers’ Comp and ADA/FMLA Come Together.”  Ms. Higbee presented “Hot Topics in Workers’ Comp and What the Statute Teaches Us” and also served as moderator for a presentation titled, “IMEs in Workers’ Comp.”   Ms. Adinolfi Shea was a panelist on “IMEs in Workers’ Comp,” and Mr. Yoa presented on “Recent Decisions You Need to Know.”

A seasoned workers’ compensation practitioner for over 30 years, Mr. Geaney, a Moorestown resident, is the author of Geaney’s New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Manual and A Guide to Employment Issues Under the ADA & FMLA distributed by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.  Mr. Geaney concentrates his practice in the representation of employers in workers’ compensation defense matters, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Ms. Higbee, an East Greenwich resident, focuses her practice in the representation of employers, self-insured companies, and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation defense matters.  Ms. Higbee received her law degree from Widener University School of Law, where she was a member of the Widener Law Symposium Journal, and her B.A. degree from Rowan University.  Prior to joining the firm, she served as a Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Samuel G. DeSimone, Assignment Judge of Vicinage 15.

Ms. Adinolfi Shea, a Chesterfield resident, represents insurance carriers and employers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims at all stages of litigation.  Ms. Adinolfi Shea received her law degree from Rutgers University School of Law in Camden and her B.A. degree from Villanova University.  Upon law school graduation, Ms. Adinolfi Shea worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Marie E. Lihotz, Appellate Division, State of New Jersey.

Mr. Yoa, a Collingswood resident, focuses his practice in the representation of employers, self-insured companies, and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation defense matters.  He received his law degree from Rutgers University School of Law in Camden, magna cum laude, and his B.A. degree in Psychology, cum laude from The College of New Jersey.  Upon law school graduation, Mr. Yoa worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Lawrence DeBello, in the New Jersey Superior Court, Mercer County Vicinage.

Mt. Laurel, NJ – – Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Workers’ Compensation Department attorney, Ana-Eliza T. Bauersachs, Esq., has been elevated to Shareholder.

Ms. Bauersachs, a Hamilton resident, represents insurance carriers and employers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims at all stages of litigation.

Ms. Bauersachs received her law degree from Florida State University College of Law, cum laude and her B.A. degree from Florida State University, cum laude.  Upon law school graduation, Ms. Bauersachs worked as a law clerk to the Honorable James R. Wolf in the First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee, Florida. She is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Florida.

Mt. Laurel, NJ – – Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Lauren E. Tedesco, Esq. has joined the firm’s Labor &  Employment and School Law Departments in its Mt. Laurel office.

Ms. Tedesco, a Gladwyne, PA resident, focuses her practice in the representation of public and private sector employers in the areas of labor and employment, school law, and civil rights law matters.

Ms. Tedesco received her law degree from Rutgers University School of Law in Camden and her B.A. degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland.  Upon law school graduation, Ms. Tedesco worked as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Anthony M. Pugliese, in the New Jersey Superior Court, Camden County Vicinage. She is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Mt. Laurel, NJ – – Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, John H. Geaney, Esq., recently spoke at the 16th Annual PA/NJ Conference of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals held at the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Mr. Geaney’s presentation was titled, “Legal Perspectives:  Workers’ Compensation, FMLA and Implications of Social Media.”  Mr. Geaney presented various case scenarios relating to recent opinions covering these issues.