Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, Jennifer A. Cottell, Esq., presented at the 2026 North Jersey Workers’ Compensation Educational Seminar on October 30, 2026. The seminar, co-hosted by The Advanced Spine Center and Tri-County Orthopedics, was held at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, NJ.
During her presentation on New Jersey workers’ compensation law, Ms. Cottell provided an overview of the two types of workers’ compensation claims recognized in New Jersey, available defenses, the criteria for awarding benefits, temporary disability benefits, and permanency awards. Ms. Cottell also discussed occupational claims and proof of aggravation of pre-existing claims (objective worsening of anatomical findings). She concluded her presentation with a discussion of two successful trial results she had, a dismissal of a motion for medical and temporary disability benefits, and dismissal of an occupational claim potentially worth millions.
A member of the firm’s Workers’ Compensation Department, Ms. Cottell focuses her practice in the representation of employers, self-insured companies, and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation defense matters. She earned her J.D. from Albany Law School of Union University and her B.S., cum laude, from Rutgers University. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey and the Supreme Court of the United States.
