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Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Karen V. Vincent, Shareholder in the Workers’ Compensation Department, ran in the New York City Marathon on November 3, 2024, to raise funds and awareness for brain cancer research. Ms. Vincent raised over $2,500 in support of StacheStrong, a non-profit devoted to funding critical research for advanced cutting-edge treatment and providing essential support to those battling brain cancer.

Ms. Vincent has built a reputation for excellence in workers’ compensation law, while also being a committed advocate for important causes. With over 20 years of litigation experience, she focuses her practice on the representation of employers, self-insured companies, and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation defense matters.

Ms. Vincent earned her J.D. from Widener University School of Law and a B.A degree from Colorado State University. She is a member of the American Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Justice James H. Coleman, Jr. Inn of Court, and New Jersey Association for Justice. She is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and the United States Supreme Court.

Shareholder Vincent Cieslik and his clients Mark Zandanel, Andrew Gostovich and Steven Gostovich enjoyed a beautiful day of golf at the 21st Annual Camden County Public Works and Employee Connections’ Golf Tournament.

Capehart Scatchard is proud to support the tournament again this year as the proceeds go to the Camden County Public Works Annual Food Drive for Needy families, The Larc School and to help those in long-term recovery from addiction.

Photo L to R: Vincent Cieslik, Mark Zandanel, Andrew Gostovich and Steven Gostovich

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Workers’ Compensation Department Shareholder Nicholas Stephens successfully completed an Ironman held in Chattanooga, Tennessee on September 29, 2024.

The Ironman triathlon is a grueling event consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile marathon run, all to be completed within a stringent time limit. Mr. Stephens spent months preparing for the competition, balancing a demanding caseload with rigorous training sessions, proving that determination can lead to success both in and out of the courtroom.

Widener University Commonwealth Law School, where Nick graduated, published an article on his accomplishment.

Attorneys from Capehart Scatchard’s Workers’ Compensation Department recently played a round of golf at the 3rd Annual Kids’ Chance of New Jersey’s Golf Outing. The firm was the sign sponsor for the event held at the Scotland Run Golf Club located in Williamstown, New Jersey on September 30, 2024.

All proceeds from the golf tournament will be used to support the mission of Kids’ Chance of New Jersey to provide scholarships for college and vocational education to children of New Jersey workers who have been fatally or catastrophically injured in a work-related accident.

Photo L to R: Michael Bileci, Dillon DiGuglielmo, Daniel Klementowski, and Brian Berkoff. Missing from the photo: McKenna Parris, John Pszwaro, and Michael Rose.

On September 25, 2024, attorneys Daniel Klementowski, Alexis Rose, and Jason Sikoryak from the Workers’ Compensation Department presented a continuing legal education (CLE ) session titled “Workplace Protections: FMLA and the ADA.” The panel discussion was moderated by Jaclyn Terranova, a shareholder in the Workers’ Compensation Department and Chair of the Firm Events and Education Subcommittee of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

The panelists provided a comprehensive overview of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), highlighting the essential protections these laws offer to employees. They specifically examined the applications of these laws in New Jersey, with a focus on their interpretation within the court system.

PHOTO L to R: Daniel Klementowski, Jason Sikoryak, Alexis Rose, and Jaclyn Terranova

To support local children in getting ready for the new school year, attorneys and staff at Capehart Scatchard have been generously donating school supplies and monetary gifts over the past few weeks to benefit K-12 students in Legacy Treatment Services’ residential programs.

On August 20, 2024, a team of attorneys from the firm personally delivered the donated items to the drop-off location at Legacy’s facility in Hainesport, NJ. While at the facility, the team also engaged in sorting and organizing the supplies to ensure they are ready to be distributed to the students as they prepare for the upcoming school year.

Legacy Treatment Services is a nonprofit behavioral health organization headquartered in Marlton, NJ. The services provided by the organization touch the lives of 20,000 vulnerable children, adolescents and adults each year across 17 counties in New Jersey. For more information about the programs provided by Legacy, please click here.

PHOTO L to R: Jason Sikoryak, Jaclyn Terranova, Ashley Mollenthiel Fiore, and Alexis Rose

To support local children in getting ready for the new school year, attorneys and staff at Capehart Scatchard have been generously donating school supplies to benefit K-12 students in Legacy Treatment Services’ residential programs. On August 20, 2024, a team of attorneys from the firm will deliver the collected supplies to Legacy’s facility in Hainesport, NJ. The team will also volunteer their time to sort and organize the collected items.

Legacy Treatment Services is a nonprofit behavioral health organization headquartered in Marlton. The services provided by the organization touch the lives of 20,000 vulnerable children, adolescents and adults each year across 17 counties in New Jersey. For more information about the programs provided by Legacy, please click here.

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. Additionally, one up-and-coming attorney was named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America list for the third year in a row.

The seven Capehart Scatchard attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers are:

Joseph F. Betley – Education Law
Stephen T. Fannon – Workers’ Compensation – Employers
John H. Geaney – Workers’ Compensation – Employers
Sheila M. Mints – Health Care Law
Betsy G. Ramos – Litigation – Insurance
William G. Wright – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Stacey R. Gorin – Ones to Watch – Commercial Litigation

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers in America® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. The Best Lawyers 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.

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PHOTO: Far L to R; Parveen Verma DO and Yasmeen Khaleel, Far R to L; Rakesh Gupta MD and Amrita Desai

Capehart Scatchard was a sponsor of the Indian Cultural Center of South Jersey’s (“ICC”) Scholarship Awards Dinner and Golf Outing.  Yasmeen Khaleel, a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Chair of both the Business & Tax Department and Wills Trusts & Estates Department, is a member of ICC’s Scholarship Committee. The event was held at Ramblewood Country Club in Mount Laurel, New Jersey on August 4, 2024.

All proceeds from the golf outing and dinner will be used to fund scholarships for deserving college students of Indian descent residing in the Delaware Valley. For additional information on ICC’s scholarship program, please visit here.

PHOTO L to R: John Geaney and Benjamin Moskovitz

Attorneys and staff from Capehart Scatchard’s Workers’ Compensation Department recently attended the Tenth Annual Fundraising Gala and Auction for Kids’ Chance of New Jersey (“KCNJ”). The event was held on July 25, 2024, at the Hilton in East Brunswick, N.J.

KCNJ is a non-profit organization, created to provide scholarships for college and vocational education to children of workers who have been fatally or catastrophically injured in a work-related accident. John Geaney, Co-Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Department, serves as a member of KCNJ’s Board of Directors. Marketing Department Co-Directors, Carol Wright and Beth Hopkins, serve as members of the Active Founder Board and Advisory Board, respectively.

The highlight of the Gala featured the presentation of scholarships to students whose parents suffered fatal or physically catastrophic injuries while working.  Eighteen students were awarded scholarships for the upcoming school year.  Capehart Scatchard was a co-sponsor of the scholarship given to Benjamin Moskovitz, whose father is permanently disabled from a work-related back injury. Mr. Moskovitz is a second-year student at the University of Delaware.

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