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Diversity And Inclusion Committee Presents CLE On Unconscious Bias

PHOTO L to R: Ryan Slocum, Ashley Attinello, Jaclyn Terranova, and Megan Wilson

On June 12, 2024, Workers’ Compensation Department associates, Ashley Attinello, Ryan Slocum, and Megan Wilson, presented a CLE entitled “The Effects of Affirmative Action on Unconscious Bias.” Jaclyn Terranova, a shareholder in the Workers’ Compensation Department and Chair of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee’s Firm Events and Education Subcommittee, served as moderator for the panel discussion hosted by the Diversity & Inclusion Committee at the firm.

The participants provided an overview of recent court decisions surrounding affirmative action and the repercussions stemming from those decisions. The panelists closed the CLE with a practical discussion on how to recognize and combat unconscious bias in the workplace.

Stacey Gorin Installed As Treasurer Of Burlington County Bar Association

PHOTO (Standing, L to R): firm attorneys Ryan Slocum, Crosley Gagnon, Stacey Gorin, and Marie Michel (Seated, L to R): Ashley Attinello, law clerk Victoria Adeleke, Jennifer Loughran, and law clerk Uyen Nguyen

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that School Law Department associate, Stacey R. Gorin, Esq., was inducted as Treasurer of the Burlington County Bar Association (“BCBA”) for 2024-2025. The installation ceremony and dinner took place at The Madison in Riverside, NJ on June 6, 2024.

Ms. Gorin 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 and New York.

 

Associate Joins Capehart Scatchard’s Education Law Department

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Lindsay S. Romeo, Esq. has recently joined its School Law Department as an associate in its Mount Laurel, NJ office.

Ms. Romeo concentrates her practice on the representation of boards of education and school districts in all areas of education law including labor and employment, special education, Section 504, student discipline, student records, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, School Ethics Act, student residency, civil rights, tenure, negotiations, Open Public Records Act, and Open Public Meetings Act.

She earned her J.D. from Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law and a B.S. degree in Education & Special Education from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Romeo is admitted to practice law in New Jersey.

Firm Sponsors Golf Tournament Benefiting Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society

Charles A. Rizzi, Jr. and Vincent T. Cieslik, attorneys from Capehart Scatchard’s Business Department, recently participated in the 2024 McDermott Legacy Golf Tournament & Legacy Dinner. The firm was a sponsor of the event held at the Pennsauken Country Club in Pennsauken, New Jersey on May 13, 2024.

All proceeds from the golf tournament will be used to support the mission of Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society (“SJCS”) to create strong and confident neighbors in Camden and surrounding communities through safe and healthy housing, thriving economic opportunities and pride in neighborhood revitalization. For additional information on SJCS, please visit here.

Photo L to R:  Michael Lacatena, Joseph LaGrossa, and Charles Rizzi, Jr., Esq.

Rutgers Law Graduate Receives Annual Blaine E. Capehart Writing Award

 

Priya Kavuru was the recipient of the 25th Annual Blaine E. Capehart Legal Writing Award, sponsored by the law firm of Capehart Scatchard. The award recipient is a graduate of Rutgers Law School in Camden. On May 16, 2024, Mary Ellen Rose, Managing Shareholder, presented Ms. Kavuru with the award during the Camden Class Day Awards ceremony.

The Mt. Laurel-based firm awarded Ms. Kavuru with a $2,500 prize in recognition of her exemplary legal writing and research abilities.  The Firm offers this award to a graduating Rutgers law student on an annual basis in honor of the late Blaine E. Capehart, who was the Firm’s leader and patriarch until his death in 2012.

Ms. Kavuru’s award winning piece was entitled Appropriation Makes the Art Grow Fonder: The Fair Use Doctrine and the Future of Contemporary Art.

PHOTO: Priya Kavuru

Capehart Scatchard Welcomes 2024 Summer Law Clerks

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to welcome two rising third-year law students to its Summer Law Clerk Program.

The Firm’s 2024 summer law clerks are:

Victoria Adeleke – Rutgers Law School – Camden

Uyen Nguyen – Penn State Dickinson Law

Capehart’s summer program is designed to give law clerks an opportunity to get a feel of what it would be like to be a Capehart Scatchard associate. Summer clerks work on real projects and have an opportunity to explore many areas of the law and to work directly with attorneys within the Firm who concentrate in a wide variety of legal fields. In addition to research and writing, summer clerks have an opportunity to attend depositions, client meetings, hearings, conferences, and closings.

PHOTO (L to R):  Voris Tejada, Esq., Hiring Shareholder; Sanmathi (Sanu) Dev, Esq., Co-Chair School Law Department; Mary Ellen Rose, Esq., Managing Shareholder; Uyen Nguyen and Victoria Adeleke

Capehart Scatchard Attorneys Cook for a Cause

Firm attorneys, Ashley Attinello, Alexis Rose, David Siegel, and Jason Sikoryak, recently participated as Team “Limp Biscuit” in the Food Bank of South Jersey’s “Hunger Games” food competition.  The annual fundraising event was held at the Food Bank’s headquarters in Pennsauken, NJ on May 2, 2024.

The Hunger Games competition is a fun, team building challenge with proceeds going to benefit the Food Bank’s hunger relief programs for children. At this year’s event, six corporate teams received one box of mystery ingredients and had 45 minutes to whip up a dish for three food savvy judges in a live cooking competition.  Each participating team consisted of four members, and a culinary advisor mentor, who worked together to create a meal from a box of food items that the Food Bank typically distributes through its pantry network.

Photo L to R: Alexis Rose, David Siegel, Culinary Advisor, William Hampton of Maryville Addiction Treatment Center, Ashley Attinello, and Jason Sikoryak

Capehart Scatchard Supports Fundraiser Benefiting Individuals With Special Needs

Capehart Scatchard shareholder, Ralph R. Smith, III, recently attended Durand, Inc.’s P.R.O.M. (People Rallying Our Mission) Night. The firm was a silver sponsor of the special event held at The Supper Club in Turnersville, NJ on May 4, 2024.

Durand, Inc. is a multi-service agency that supports individuals with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities through education, advocacy, and behavioral expertise. For additional information on Durand, Inc., please visit here.

Photo L to R: Emcee, Ashley Harder of CBS Philadelphia; Ralph Smith, III, Esq.; P.R.O.M. Queen, Mindie Barnett of MB & Associates; and P.R.O.M. King, Anthony Mongeluzo of PCS, LLC

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Workers’ Compensation Shareholder Joins Capehart Scatchard

With over 20 years of litigation experience, Karen V. Vincent 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.

Education Law Associate Joins Capehart Scatchard

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that Crosley L. Gagnon, Esq. has recently joined its School Law Department as an associate in its Mount Laurel, NJ office.

Ms. Gagnon concentrates her practice on the representation of boards of education and school districts in all areas of education law including labor and employment, special education, Section 504, student discipline, student records, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, School Ethics Act, student residency, civil rights, tenure, negotiations, Open Public Records Act, and Open Public Meetings Act.

Ms. Gagnon previously worked as a summer law clerk at the firm. She earned her J.D. from Rutgers Law School in Camden and a B.S. degree in Hospitality Business Management from the University of Delaware.  Upon law school graduation, Ms. Gagnon worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Richard J. Nocella, J.S.C.  in Burlington County.  She is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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