Surf City Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Admitted: 1988, Pennsylvania; 1989, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court.

Law School: Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 1988.Undergraduate: The University of Chicago, B.A., with honors, 1985.Member: Cumberland County Bar Association (Trustee, 2015-2016; Secretary of Executive Board 2016-2017; Treasurer: Present), New Jersey State Bar Association: (Member, Appellate and Workers Compensation Sections), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL); Member of the Justice James H. Coleman, Jr. American Inns of Court.Listed...

“Jay” has more than 25 years of experience handling all types of personal injury cases. Upon graduation from law school, Jay clerked for the Honorable Judith Yaskin J.S.C. in the Civil Division, Mercer County. Jay then spent many years handling cases on behalf of insurance companies. He now focuses his practice on the representation of individuals hurt at work or due to the negligence of others. As a result of his experience working on behalf of insurance companies, Jay has the benefit of understanding how insurance companies defend cases. His clients enjoy the benefits of that experience.

Jay is admitted to...

Jude Nelson, Esq. is the founding partner of Nelson & Associates P.A. Mr. Nelson. He has been admitted to practice law in New Jersey since 2006. Mr. Jude Nelson, Esq., earned his BA from the State University of New York College, Cortland. He went ahead to attain his J.D Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan. He speaks English, Creole, and French fluently. His profound understanding of the fundamentals of life gives him the capacity to deal with clients on a day-to-day basis. His Haitian roots have thought him humility and discipline, whilst his American roots account...

Karen Salzer is a partner along with Frank Salzer at Salzer & Salzer, LLC. She has been practicing law and specifically workers compensation law for over 20 years. The firm has been representing injured workers in Monmouth and Ocean counties for over 50 years.

Jason S. Lomax is focused on helping injured federal workers. He has handled all kinds of injury or illness claims made under FECA, at all stages of the process. He has assisted clients in filing claims, appealed claims to the Branch of Hearings and Review (BHR) or Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB), pursued retroactive wage compensation and schedule award benefits, etc. Jason started as counsel for a litigation firm before forming his own practice, focusing on personal injury matters. In 2010, Jason and Aaron combined practices to concentrate on and better serve federal injured workers.

Joseph LePore, of Lepore & Luizzi in Brick, NJ, is one of only about 2 percent of New Jersey civil trial lawyers to be recognized by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney. Mr. LePore has further been named as a Super Lawyer by New Jersey Monthly Magazine (Super Lawyer section 2010 – present) and was recently named as a National Trial Lawyers “Top 100 Lawyer”.

Tanner Maybury is an Associate in the Workers’ Compensation Group at Stark & Stark.

Jennifer Kathryn Powell Mondesire has been licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 2003. Jennifer is a 2003 graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law. Jennifer clerked for now retired Judge Mark Bernstein in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas 2003-2004. Following her Clerkship, Jennifer worked as an Assistant Defender at the Defender Association of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 2004-2009.

In 2009, Jennifer went into private practice where she represented clients in all areas of law with emphasis on Criminal Defense.

Jennifer also has served as an Arbitrator for the First Judicial...

Scott M. McPherson is an attorney who been practicing civil litigation since 2010. Scott's practice areas include personal injury cases including but not limited to automobile collisions, slip-and-fall incidents, dog bites, and trucking collisions. Scott also handles Workers' Compensation cases and employment discrimination and harassment cases. Scott is an active trial attorney who has obtained numerous verdicts for his clients. Scott also gives back to his community by acting as an attorney coach for the Red Bank Regional High School Mock Trial team, something he has done since 2017. Scott is a member of the New Jersey...

Full service law firm. Representing injured workers throughout the State of New Jersey. Representing those injured due to the negligence of others throughout the State of New Jersey. Representing those facing charges in the Municipal Courts and Superior Courts of New Jersey.

Brandon DeNafo is a graduate of the University of Delaware, graduating with honors (Cum Laude). He attended law school at University of Cincinnati. During law school, Mr. DeNafo interned for the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and for the Honorable Ann Marie Tracey of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in Cincinnati, Ohio. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. DeNafo was appointed judicial law clerk to the Honorable Joseph E. Kane of the Atlantic County Superior Court. Following his clerkship, he was appointed Assistant County Counsel for the County of Atlantic and worked as supervising attorney for the Workers’...

I was born and raised in Vineland, New Jersey. I worked as a legal secretary for over 25 years before starting my legal career. I attended Rowan University where I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Thereafter, I attended Rutgers School of Law-Camden where I graduated with honors. I was recognized as a NJ Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2013.

After working in the workers' compensation department of a large law firm for ten years, left the law firm to open my own practice.

Since April 27, 2015, I have maintained my own law practice at 200 North...

Mr. Stripto has always known that he wanted to be a lawyer. He began his legal education in high school while working at the law firm of Drazin & Warshaw in Red Bank, NJ. Mr. Stripto attended High School at Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, NJ. He attended college at Seton Hall University, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with minor in Business Administration. He began his formal legal education at Pace University School of Law where he focused on becoming a trial attorney as a member of the civil mock trial...

Attorney Raheem S. Watson is the Founder of the Watson Law Firm. Prior to founding the Watson Law Firm, Raheem was the Managing Attorney at The Smyler Firm—a minority-owned firm specializing in Public Finance and Municipal Law.

As a graduate of the inaugural class at Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law, Raheem served as Senior Notes Editor & Articles Editor of the Drexel Law Review. At Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law, Raheem concentrated his studies in Business & Entrepreneurial Law, one of the three areas of specialization offered at Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law....

Mr. Samuelson specializes in the areas of Workers' Compensation, Social Security Disability, and Bankruptcy. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors and distinction, from the University of Rochester. His undergraduate studies included a semester abroad at the University of Adelaide in Australia. He received his Master of Business Administration from William Howard Taft University and Juris Doctor from Widener University Delaware Law School. During law school he was on the Executive Board of the Moot Court Honor Society, a semi-finalist in the G. Fred DiBona Moot Court Competition, selected to the Order of Barristers and the recipient of a...

Mr. Capizola began his career working for the Philadelphia firm of Morgan Lewis & Bockius for two years. He then returned to Vineland with Shapiro, Brotman & Eisenstat where he became a partner in 1966. In 1981 he formed his own firm in which he continues to practice.

He has had a broad general practice experience in personal injury, workers compensation, products liability and medical malpractice. He has had extensive experience in business law, real estate and estate planning.

He was a director of Minotola National Bank for over 35 years and, later, of Susquehanna Bank. For over...

Education: J.D., cum laude - Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2006 B.A., Communications/Psychology - College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 2001 Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, NJ, 1997 Admitted to Practice: New Jersey Supreme Court, 2007  U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey

The Law Office of Celine M. Vitale, LLC is a practice specializing in Workers' Compensation Litigation, Social Security Disability Appeals, Personal Injury Litigation, Municipal Matters, Residential Real Estate closings, and Wills. I graduated with Honors from Rutgers College in 1999, and from Seton Hall Law School in 2002. In 2003, I was admitted to practice in New Jersey and in 2006 I was admitted to practice in New York. At the very beginning of my career, I served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Louis F. Locascio. Since being admitted to the New Jersey State...

Before he was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1988, Todd J. Leonard was pursuing his J.D. at the Widener University School of Law. Upon graduation, Todd had the honor and privilege of working with his late father, Alvin R. Leonard, a well-respected NJ trial attorney. It was during this time that Todd learned valuable life lessons that have helped him to succeed in his work today. Carrying on the tradition of his father, Todd takes great pride in helping his clients when they need him the most. Not only has he been able to obtain large settlements and...

Steven Sciancalepore is a former prosecutor and experienced trial attorney. He represents clients charged with criminal offenses as well as litigants in civil lawsuits. Prior to opening his own practice Mr. Sciancalepore worked at an AM 100 law firm where he represented large corporations, insurance companies, and casinos in various venues throughout the State of New Jersey. Before entering private practice, Mr. Sciancalepore worked as a Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor where he tried numerous bench and jury trials to verdict. In addition to trial work, Mr. Sciancalepore has also handled several successful appeals before the N.J. Appellate Division. Mr....

Mr. Michael Dennin is an experienced personal injury trial attorney, now in his 16th year of practice. Mr. Dennin rose up through the ranks at the Camden County Bar Association, where he is President for the 2019-2020 year. Mr. Dennin is Co-Chair of the New Jersey State Trial Lawyers Association's Worker' Compensation Section, and multi year award winner of SJ and South Jersey Magazine's Top Rated Personal Injury and Workers Compensation Lawyer. Mr. Dennin has been selected as a Rising Star and Superlawyer in the State of New Jersey. Mr. Dennin has a track record of...

Randy Grossman, Esq. has extensive litigation experience in complex matters and has appeared in both administrative and state courts. His areas of practice and expertise include (and are not limited to) personal injury law and workers’ compensation law. Mr. Grossman is certified as a Workers’ Compensation Law Attorney. Certified workers’ compensation law attorney is a designation granted by the New Jersey Supreme Court to attorneys who are able to demonstrate sufficient levels of experience, education, knowledge, and skill in workers’ compensation law practice, which includes being favorably evaluated by other attorneys and judges, and passing a written examination. He...

Manfred "Manny" Ricciardelli, Jr. is a dedicated advocate for accident victims in New Jersey and has been practicing workers compensation law for over two decades. Before opening his Morristown personal injury law firm in 2001, he worked in-house for a large insurance company and also with a defense firm where he managed the Northern New Jersey Workers Compensation Department. In addition to handling workers comp claims, his firm represents injured victims of New Jersey car accidents, construction accidents, and social security disability claims.

I have an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and a law degree from Hofstra University School of Law and am admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey. However, I limit my practice to NJ and I am certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney.

I am also a member of:
The New Jersey State Bar Association
The American Bar Association
The Middlesex County Bar Association
The Middlesex County Trial Lawyers’ Association
The Somerset County Bar Association
The Defense Research Institute

I also serve as an arbitrator through the Superior Court of New Jersey Arbitration Program in...

I have achieved large awards for clients who have been subject to discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, and retaliation in the workplace, over the past 20+ years. I have served on various professional boards including NElA NJ and the NJ State Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Section, as well as in my community. I completed the training for the New Jersey Civil Mediation Program. I am dedicated to meeting and serving the needs of all of my clients. Please visit our website for more information.

Joseph A. Ginarte launched his legal career in 1982, and in the ensuing years he has seen his practice expand into a full service trial law firm with a steadily growing staff of lawyers and support personnel.To Ginarte, the success of his firm is directly attributable to a philosophy of hard work and commitment that was instilled in him by his parents when he was a boy growing up in Newark. Both parents worked in factories, and when Ginarte was a college student at Kean University in Union , he too worked in a factory—as a full-time forklift operator—while completing...

Brian C. Freeman has practiced law for over 30 years including serving as a law clerk to the Hon. Samuel C. Scott of the Hudson County Superior Court and as a Deputy Attorney General for the state of New Jersey. He is admitted to the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and District of Columbia Bars and is also admitted to the United States Supreme Court.