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John H. Geaney

John H. Geaney

Work in Capehart Scatchard
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Worker's Compensation, Disability, Labor Law
8000 Midlantic Dr., Ste. 300S, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

    About John H. Geaney

    Practice Areas
    • Worker's Compensation
    • Disability
    • Labor Law
    Education
    • Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1982
      Honors: Semi Finalist, Wendel F. Grimes Moot Court Competition
    • Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1979
      B.A.
    • University of Durham, Durham, England
      1977 - 1978
    Classes and Seminars
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Medical Clinicians, RWJBarnabus Health, 2021
    • 2021 Hot Topics In Workers’ Compensation, Millennium Seminars, LLC / The Advanced Spine Center, 2021
    • Panel Discussion: Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud, NJ PRIMA, 2021
    • Legislative Issues: Proposals to Change WC and Liability Statutes, MEL and MRHIF, 2021
    • Defending COVID-19 Comp Claims and Rebutting the Presumption, New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2021
    • Panel Discussions: 2021 Update on Recent and Key Proposed Legislation and Key Cases to Know AND What You Need to Know About Knee and Shoulder Replacement Surgeries In Comp, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2021
    • Panel Discussion: COVID-19 Vaccine: Issues Pertaining To COVID-19 And Vaccination Programs , NJ PRIMA, 2021
    • Ethical Considerations in the Essential Employees Law, COVID Claims and the Canzanella Act, ERIC West/New Jersey Schools Insurance Group (NJSIG), 2021
    • Subrogation and Section 40 Lien Overview, D&H Alternative Risk Solutions, 2021
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals AND Frequently Asked Workers’ Compensation Questions by School Boards, NJASBO School Insurance and Risk Management, 2021
    • Ethical Considerations in the Essential Employees Law, COVID Claims and the Canzanella Act, CAIP Sub-Fund/New Jersey Schools Insurance Group, 2021
    • Ethical Considerations in the Essential Employees Law, COVID Claims and the Canzanella Act, NJEIF/NJSIG, 2021
    • The Main Defenses You Need to Know In New Jersey Workers’ Comp AND Everything You Wanted to Ask a Neurosurgeon About Spine Cases: A Question and Answer Session With Webinar Attendees, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2021
    • Ethical Considerations in the Essential Employees Law, COVID Claims and the Canzanella Act, MOCCSIF/NJSIG, 2021
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law For Physicians, Advanced Orthopaedic Centers, 2021
    • Overview of P&C Insurance Coverages, NJASBO, 2021
    • Ethical Considerations in the Essential Employees Law and Canzanella Act, SAIF Northwest School Group, 2021
    • The 2020 Comp Year In Review: Major Decisions and Legislation Affecting New Jersey Workers’ Compensation AND How New Jersey School Boards Are Coping With COVID-19 Issues and the Impact on Workers’ Compensation, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2020
    • COVID-19 and Workers’ Compensation, Human Resource Association of Southern New Jersey, 2020
    • Defending COVID-19 Claims In New Jersey, The Advanced Spine Center, 2020
    • Ethical Considerations in the Essential Employees Law and Canzanella Act, ERIC NORTH, 2020
    • The Impact on Public Entities’ Workers’ Compensation Programs from the 2020 Essential Employees Law and from 2019 Thomas P. Canzanella Act, Fairview Insurance, 2020
    • What You Need to Know About Legal Presumptions In Workers’ Compensation; On the Front Lines of COVID-19; AND Issues in Workers’ Comp and Employment Law with COVID-19, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2020
    • COVID-19 and Workers’ Compensation webinar, Central Jersey Claims Association, 2020
    • Red Hot Topics in New Jersey Comp, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2020
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, Meridian Health, 2020
    • Guess the Defense AND Section 20-22, AmeriTrust Group, Inc., 2020
    • New Statutory Changes on Cancer Claims for Public Safety Responders AND What You Need to Know about Liens and Subrogation Rights, Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund (GSMJIF) and Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF), 2020
    • Strategies in Handling Reopener Claim Petitions; Treatment Issues in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation; AND Reserving and Evaluating Permanent Disability in New Jersey Comp, ESIS, 2019
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, Hackensack Meridian Health, 2019
    • New Statutory Changes on Cancer Claims for Public Safety Responders and Case Law Update; Panel Discussion: Modified Duty Issues in New Jersey Workers' Comp; AND Panel Discussion with Petitioners' Counsel: Why Do Injured Workers Hire Counsel?, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2019
    • Comp Law for Physicians, Hudson Pro Orthopedics, 2019
    • You Be the Workers’ Comp Judge, Dr. Gatto & The Advanced Spine Center , 2019
    • Accept or Reject - Comp Claims That Make Sense and the Ones That Are Nonsense, Passaic County School Business Administrators, 2019
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 2019
    • Accept or Reject?? Comp Claims That Make Sense and the Ones that are Nonsense, Arthur J. Gallagher, 2019
    • Panel Discussions: The First 30 Days of a Comp Claim: What You Should Be Doing; The ADA, FMLA, and Comp Legal Intersection; What are the Legal Defenses that Work in NJ Workers' Compensation?, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2019
    • Panel Discussion: Differentiating Shoulder and Cervical Pathology in Workers’ Comp Patients, Orthopaedic Institute of Central Jersey, 2019
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, NJM Insurance Group with Premier Orthopaedics, 2019
    • Medical Issues in Workers’ Compensation; Key Cases You Need to Know in Workers’ Compensation; AND Panel Discussion: Pre-hire, Post-accident Drug Testing and Workplace Drug Policies, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2019
    • Case Law Update, Professional Municipal Management JIF, 2019
    • The Key Cases and Statutes Every Comp Practitioner Needs to Know; What We Need to Know About Third Party Liens; Current Trends in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation AND Panel Discussion: When Does Surveillance Work Best And What Pitfalls Must You Avoid?, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2019
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, York Risk Services, 2019
    • Accept or Reject? Comp Claims That Make Sense and the Ones That Are Nonsense, ERIC NORTH, 2019
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, Premier Orthopaedic Associates, 2019
    • Case Law Update and Minor/Major Deviation Review,” “Panel Discussion: Creative Ideas to Improve Your Workers’ Comp Program,” AND “Complex Subrogation Issues and Lien Compromises: Petitioner and Respondent Views, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2018
    • Workers’ Compensation Case Law Update AND Successful Defense of Occupational Disease and Repetitive Trauma Claims, Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund (GSMJIF), 2018
    • Recent Cases You Should Know and Understanding Idiopathic Claims AND Jeopardy, The Advanced Spine Center, 2018
    • Legal Issues in Occupational Medicine, MARCOEM, 2018
    • Panel Discussion: What is the Value of a Compensable Claim in Your State, National Workers' Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)
    • Panel Discussion: Determining Causation from a Medical Perspective: What Physicians Need from Clients and the Importance of Past Medical History, Orthopedic Institute of Central Jersey, 2018
    • Subrogation and Section 40 Lien Overviews, Qual-Lynx, 2018
    • Recreational, Social Activity and Volunteer claims in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation, MOCSSIF, 2018
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, Lamb Insurance, 2018
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, York Risk Services , 2018
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, Holy Name Hospital, 2018
    • Issues Facing Adjusters in Workers’ Compensation, Bed Bath & Beyond, 2018
    • Recent Cases in New Jersey, AmTrust North America, 2018
    • How Employers and Carriers Can Save Money and Get Better Control over New Jersey Cases AND Understanding the Three Benefits in New Jersey Comp, New Level Administrators, 2018
    • Recreational and Social Activity Claims in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation, New Jersey Schools Insurance Group (NJSIG), 2018
    • Fundamentals of NJ Workers’ Comp; A Civil Debate: Petitioner & Respondent Attorneys Face Off; Key Recent Decisions AND Tips on Winning Cases; Panel Discussions: Return to Work, Light Duty, Job Descriptions and FCE’s AND Breaking Bad: How Workers’ Comp Cases May Become FMLA and ADA Nightmares, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2017
    • Understanding New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Laws, Township of Middletown, 2017
    • Understanding New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Laws, Arthur J. Gallagher Princeton Office Risk Management Clients, 2017
    • Overview of Fitness for Duty Exams and FCEs, SPELL JIF, 2017
    • How Do Permanency Awards Get Decided and What Can Boards of Education do to Reduce Exposure?, NESBIG, 2017
    • How Do Permanency Awards Get Decided and What Can Boards of Education do to Reduce Exposure?, PIP Pool, 2017
    • Panel Discussion: Jeopardy and Problem Issues in Workers’ Comp and Recommended Solutions, Kirshner Spine Institute, 2017
    • Panel Discussion: How Does Arthritis Affect Workers’ Comp Programs, Arthritis Foundation, 2017
    • Fundamentals of NJ Workers’ Comp and Tips On Winning Cases; Panel Discussions: Which State Has The Best Comp Law? Compare And Contrast: New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia Comp Laws; 45 Tips In 45 Minutes; Challenges Facing Public and Private Employers in Workers’ Comp; Breaking Bad: How Workers’ Comp Cases Become FLMA And ADA Nightmares, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2017
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, Hackensack/Meridian Occupational Health, 2017
    • The Mysterious New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Rate Chart, Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund (GSMJIF), 2017
    • Issues Facing Adjusters in Workers’ Compensation, Trends in Occupational Disease Claims in New Jersey, New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, and Key Defenses in NJ Workers’ Compensation, York Risk Services, 2017
    • The Neurosurgeon’s View of Workers’ Comp, 2017
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, Union County Orthopaedic Group, 2017
    • Panel Discussion: Cases on Major/Minor Deviations and Idiopathic Claims, New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2017
    • Cost Savings and Recent Cases in NJ Workers’ Comp and the Interaction among Workers’ Comp, ADA and FMLA, Human Resource Association of Southern New Jersey, 2017
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, Hackensack University Medical Center, 2017
    • Problem Issues in Workers’ Comp and How to Solve Them; Panel Discussions: How Companies are Managing Challenges to Their Comp Programs; Terminating Workers on Workers’ Comp While Avoiding A Civil Suit, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2017
    • Challenges and Recommendations for Weaning Patients off Opioids, PMA, 2017
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals AND ADA and FMLA, Conti Corporation, 2017
    • Hot Topics in Workers’ Compensation, CCMSI, 2017
    • Workers’ Compensation Issues, York Risk Services, 2017
    • Issues Facing Adjusters in Workers’ Compensation, AmTrust North America, 2017
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, Sedgwick CMS, 2017
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, AmeriTrust Group, Inc., 2016
    • Section 40 Liens, AmeriTrust Group, Inc., 2016
    • Panel Discussion: Getting Even Better: Taking Your Workers’ Compensation Program to the Next Level, PMA, 2016
    • An Update on Recent New Jersey Case Law and Legislation, PMA, 2016
    • Frequently Asked Workers’ Compensation Questions by School Boards, Arthur J. Gallagher, 2016
    • Panel Discussion: Workers’ Comp Shoulder and Knee Injuries, Orthopaedic Institute of Central Jersey, 2016
    • Panel Discussion: What Doctors Need To Know About Workers’ Comp AND The College Bowl for Workers’ Compensation Adjusters and Employers, Kirshner Spine Institute, 2016
    • Is It Safe Yet? Terminating Employees on Workers’ Compensation and Avoiding ADA and FMLA Law Suits AND How To Win in Workers’ Comp and Master Self-Help Methods to Reduce Costs; Panel Discussions: Fitness for Duty Exams and Effective Physical Therapy; Northen v. Hopke in the Crossfire, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2016
    • Workers’ Comp Compensability Issues, National webinar, 2016
    • Frequently Asked Workers’ Compensation Questions By School Boards, Eric West and NJSIG, 2016
    • College Bowl, New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2016
    • Case Law Update and Creating a Winning Workers’ Comp Program, Meadowbrook Insurance Group, 2016
    • How to Win In Workers’ Compensation And Ways to Reduce Comp Costs; Panel Discussions: Promoting Claims Handling Excellence In Workers’ Compensation AND Hot Topics In Pain Management , Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2016
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Overview for Comp Professionals, NESBIG, 2016
    • Frequently Asked Workers’ Compensation Questions by School Boards, MOCSSIF, 2016
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, York Risk Services, 2016
    • Cutting Edge Pain Management Issues, National webinar, 2016
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, University Spine Center, 2016
    • Fraud, Wakefern, 2016
    • Fraud; Panel Discussion: Effective Pain Management under New Jersey Workers’ Comp, Crum & Forster, 2016
    • Frequently Asked Workers’ Compensation Questions by School Boards, ERIC NORTH, 2016
    • Reinventing Your Workers’ Comp Program to Reduce Losses and Costs, National webinar, 2015
    • Trends in Occupational Disease Claims In New Jersey AND Terminating Employees On Comp Without Violating The ADA, NJLAD, and FMLA, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2015
    • Fighting Fraud, York Risk Services, 2015
    • Laws Impacting New Jersey Workers’ Compensation AND Key Trends in the Future, NJSAOHN, 2015
    • Fighting Fraud, NESBIG, 2015
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, CCMSI, 2015
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, Qual-Lynx, 2015
    • Case Law Update, Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund (GSMJIF), 2015
    • Fighting Fraud, New Jersey Food Council, 2015
    • Fighting Fraud, National webinar, 2015
    • 2015 Cases You Need to Know, AmTrust North America, 2015
    • Fraud in Workers’ Compensation and Cost Containment in Workers’ Compensation, Kirshner Spine Institute, 2015
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, Interventional Pain Management Center, 2015
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, Seaview Orthopaedic & Medical Associates, 2015
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals; Recent Cases and Trends in Workers’ Compensation; Properly Calculating Rates under The New Jersey Statute & Types of Settlements; AND The Amtrust College Bowl , AmTrust North America, 2015
    • How Employers Can Consistently Win In Workers’ Comp, Navigating The Return To Work Mine Field – Panel Discussion and Where Workers’ Comp and ADA/FMLA Come Together , Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2015
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, Whole Foods, 2015
    • Legal Perspectives: Workers’ Compensation, FMLA and Implications of Social Media, International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, 2015
    • Guess the Defense, New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2015
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, CorVel Corporation, 2015
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law Summary, Meadowbrook Insurance Group, 2015
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, Premier Orthopaedics, 2015
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals AND Recent Comp Court Decisions Impacting Practitioners and Employers, Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2015
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, Caesars, 2015
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, CCMSI, 2015
    • Post-Offer Medical Examinations and Fitness-For-Duty Examinations, NESBIG, 2014
    • Strategies for Winning in Workers’ Compensation AND Key Areas of Law Impacting Workers’ Comp, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2014
    • The Key Defenses in Comp and Tips on Avoiding Employment Litigation from Comp Cases; AND What Comp Practitioners Need To Know About New Jersey Comp Law, Meadowbrook Insurance Company, 2014
    • Post-Offer Medical Examinations and Fitness-For-Duty Examinations, PIP Pool, 2014
    • Panel Discussion: The Relationship between Workers’ Compensation, ADA & FMLA, New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2014
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, St. Luke’s University Health Network, 2014
    • Guess The Defense, South Jersey Claims Association, 2014
    • The Key Defenses Employers Must Know, Workers’ Compensation Issues in New Jersey, and Case Law Update, U.S. Administrators, 2014
    • Update on Workers’ Comp Legal Issues and Fraud, Tri-County Orthopedics, 2014
    • Legal Update: FMLA, ADAAA and GINA, The Regional Occupational Medicine Conference , 2014
    • Case Law Update, Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund (GSMJIF), 2014
    • Creative Discovery and Investigation by Clients and Adjusters in Workers’ Compensation AND 10 Tips That Employer’s Need To Know To Reduce Workers’ Compensation Costs, Capehart Scatchard, 2014
    • The Recent Cases You Need To Know In New Jersey, Properly Calculating Awards Under The New Jersey Statute and A Civil Debate, AmeriTrust Group, Inc., 2014
    • Workers’ Compensation Medicine, New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), 2014
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, York Risk Services, 2014
    • Panel Discussion: Treating and Defending Occupational Disease Claims, New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2014
    • Here Comes the Judge, ERIC NORTH 11th Annual Training Meeting, 2014
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, University Orthopaedic Associates, 2014
    • FMLA Overview for Managers and Supervisors, Monmouth County, 2014
    • Case Scenarios on Workers’ Comp, Central Jersey Claims Association, 2014
    • The Benefits of Bona Fide Offers, Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)/AIG, 2013
    • The Key Defenses in Comp and Tips on Avoiding Employment Litigation from Comp Cases, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2013
    • Overview of FMLA and ADA for Supervisors and Managers, Camden County Board of Social Services, 2013
    • Case Scenarios Involving WC, ADA And FMLA Issues: Impact Of WC Laws On Job Termination AND Strategies for Getting Unauthorized Medical Treatment Paid By WC Carrier: What Does Benson v. Coca Cola Really Stand For, New Jersey Association for Justice , 2013
    • Panel Discussion: Where Will Workers’ Compensation Be In 2020? Obstacles And Opportunities, New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2013
    • Panel Discussion: Controlling Medical Costs in Workers’ Compensation/Pain Management, National Workers' Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN), 2013
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians, Princeton Orthopaedic Associates, 2013
    • Compensability Issues In Workers’ Compensation In New Jersey; The Recent Cases You Need To Know In New Jersey; and Properly Calculating Awards And Payment Of Settlements Under The New Jersey Statute, Meadowbrook Insurance Group, 2013
    • Fighting Fraud, North Jersey Claims Association, 2013
    • Fitness-For-Duty Exams in Workers’ Compensation, Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund (GSMJIF), 2013
    • Exploding Claims: Early Identification And Intervention, ISO Crowe Paradis, 2013
    • Aggravation Issues in Workers’ Compensation, Princeton University, 2013
    • Are you in a State of Denial; The Recent Cases You Need to Know in New Jersey,; and Case Scenarios, AmTrust North America, 2013
    • The Recent Cases You Need To Know In New Jersey, AmTrust North America, 2013
    • Case Scenarios, AmTrust North America, 2013
    • Are You In A State Of Denial?, AmTrust North America, 2013
    • Are You In A State Of Denial?, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2013
    • The Relationship Among ADA, FMLA & Workers' Compensation, In-House Barnabas Health, 2013
    • The Relationship Among ADA, FMLA & Workers' Compensation, New Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Education, 2013
    • Termination Issues in Workers' Compensation, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2013
    • The Elements of a Strong Workers' Comp Program, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2013
    • Creating a Winning Workers' Comp Program: Part Two: Should You Accept or Deny? 'Know When to Hold 'Em and Know When to Fold 'Em', Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2013
    • Workers' Compensation Update, The Township of Bernards, 2013
    • Workers' Compenation Update, In-House Meadowbrook Insurance Group, 2013
    • Taxability Issues in Workers' Compensation, In-House GSMJIF, 2013
    • Workers' Compensation Update, In-House St. Peters University Hospital, 2013
    • New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law For Physicians, Drs. Staats and Metzger, 2013
    • Workers' Compensation Update, In-House CCMSI, 2013
    • Workers' Compensation Update, Statewide Reorganization, 2013
    • Complex Issues Under ADA, FMLA, & Workers’ Comp, Millennium, 2012
    • Building Blocks - Key Defenses, Millennium, 2012
    • The Building Blocks Of The New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act, The Key Defenses Employers Must Know To Win In Workers' Compensation, and, Complex Issues Facing Employers And Carriers On ADA, FMLA And Workers' Compensation, Millenium Seminars, LLC, 2012
    • New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2012
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensations Law for Physicians, BRMC, 2012
    • New Jersey Workers' Comp Overview for Professionals, Pizza Hut, 2012
    • New Jersey Workers' Comp Overview For Comp Professionals, In-House Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2012
    • New Jersey Workers' Comp Overview For Comp Professionals, In-House Pizza Hut, 2012
    • New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law for Physicians, In-House Bergen Regional Medical Center, 2012
    • ADA, FMLA, Workers' Compensation and Disability Leave, New Jersey Hosptial Employee Nurses Association, 2012
    • Fighting Fraud, Tri-County Othopedics, 2012
    • The Workers' Compensation/ADA/FMLA Overlap, OEMANJ, 2012
    • Latest Developments in Workers' Compenation, New Jersey Counties Excess Joint Insurance Fund, 2012
    • New Jersey Workers' Comp Overview For Comp Professionals, In-House New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 2012
    • New Jersey Workers' Comp Overview For Comp Professionals, In-House US Administrators, 2012
    • Latest Developments In Workers' Compensation, In-House Amerisure Insurance, 2012
    • Emerging Trends, and Recent Cases Under The Americans With Disabilities Act, Workers' Compensation Institute, 2012
    • Lateset Developments In Workers' Compensation, In-House Meadowbrook Insurance Group, 2012
    • New Jersey Workers' Comp Overview For Comp Professionals, In-House Scibal, 2012
    • New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law For Claims Professionals, In-House Amturst North America, 2012
    • The Basic Structure of the New Jersey Workers' Comp Law, Panel Discussion: How to Create a Workers' Comp Team and Reduce Costs, and How GINA, ADA, and FMLA Have Forever Chnaged Workers' Comp: A Panel Discussion, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2012
    • Overview of Americans with Disabilities Act and Its Impact on Workers' Compensation , In-House Simmons Pet Food, Inc., 2012
    • Maximum Medical Improvement, Fitness-For-Duty Exams, and ADA Implications, In-House BURLCO Planning Retreat, 2012
    • Case Scenarios - A Panel Discussion, Central Jersey Claims Association, 2012
    • Latest Developments in Workers' Compensation, ERIC NORTH Training Seminar , 2012
    • New Jersey Workers' Comp Overview for Comp Professionals, In-House Amtrust North America, 2012
    • Hot Topics In Workers' Compensation - A Panel Discussion, NJSIA, 2012
    • New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law for Physicians, Affiliated Orthapedics, 2012
    • Latest Developments In Workers' Compensation, MEL & MRHIF, 2012
    • The Basic Structure of the New Jersey Workers' Comp Law & Case Scenarios with Workers' Comp, ADA, and FMLA, Millenium Seminars, LLC, 2012
    • New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law for Physicians, In-House BRMC, 2012
    • Case Scenarios, In-House PIP Pool, 2012
    • Case Scenarios, inhouse presentation to client, NESBIG, 2012
    • Fighting Fraud; Understanding Permanency Awards In New Jersey And Ways To Settle Cases; and Subrogation 3.0 And What You Need To Know To Maximize Your Rights As An Employer, in-house Inservco Insurance Services, Inc., 2011
    • Family And Medical Leave Act Of 1993, in-house Mount Laurel Fire Department, 2011
    • New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law For Physicians, Tri-County Orthopedics, 2011
    • Why The Medical Aspects of the Case Really Dictate the Outcome in New Jersey Workers' Compensation and the Intersection Among Workers' Comp, ADA, FMLA and GINA, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2011
    • Fighting Fraud, Issues Pertaining To School Boards In Workers' Comnpensation and Mock Trial, New Jersey Association of School Business Officials, 2011
    • The Major Changes In the FMLA and Their Effect on Workers' Comp, in-house GSMJIF, 2011
    • Fighting Fraud, New Jersey Workers' Comp Overview For Comp Professinals, and Recent Cases You Should Know About New Jersey Comp, in-house GSMJIF, 2011
    • Fraud And Medical Issues In New Jersey Workers' Compensation, Tri-County Orthopedics, 2011
    • Medical/Legal Issues In Workers' Compensation, Atlantic County, 2011
    • Offsets For Accidental & Ordinary Disability Pensions and Fighting Fraud , Fairview Insurance Associates, Inc. , 2011
    • Jeopardy and Recent Cases You Should Know About New Jersey Comp, in-house First Cardinal, LLC, 2011
    • Yes, You Can Win In Workers' Comp And Reduce Costs Too and The Cross Over Laws That Comp Practitioners Need To Know: ADA, FMLA And GINA, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2011
    • Recent Cases You Should Know About New Jersey Comp and Offsets for Accidental & Ordinary Disability Pensions, GSMJIF, 2011
    • New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law for Physicians, in-house Monmouth County , 2011
    • Fraud And Repeaters, Fitness For Duty Exams, And FCES, Review of State Disabilty Pensions And FMLA Q&A, in-house Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, 2011
    • Workers Compensation Panel Presentation, in-house Northeast Bergen County School Board Insurance Group, 2011
    • So You Think You've Got It Bad! Attorney Panel Discussion, New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2011
    • Basic Compensability Issues, in-house for PMA, 2011
    • Employment Extravaganza: The Changing Legal Landscape: Workers' Compensation and Disability/Fitness Issues after the ADA Amendments Act and the 2009 FMLA Regulations, American Bar Association, 2011
    • Important Court Decisions in 2010 Which You Need to Know and Fraud, MEL, 2011
    • Nuts and Bolts of New Jersey Workers' Compensation, in-house Amerisure Insurance, 2011
    • Understanding Permanency Awards in New Jersey and Ways to Settle Cases, Fraud, Important Court Decisions in 2010 Which You Need To Know, New Jersey Subrogation Rules Section 40 Liens, and Fraud, in-house Meadowbrook Insurance Group, 2011
    • Case and Statute Overview for Comp Professionals and Fraud, in-house Whole Foods Market, 2011
    • Overview of Employment Laws: Workers' Compensation, ADA, FMLA, NJFLA and Paid Leave Laws, in-house Galloway Township, 2011
    • Overview of Employment Laws, and COBRA, in-house R.E. Pierson Construction Co., Inc., 2010
    • The Key Statutes and Defenses You Need To Know, and Ten Terrific Ideas for Controlling Comp Costs and Improving Your Comp Program, Millennium Seminars, LLC., 2010
    • Mock Trial , New Jersey Self Insurers Association, 2010
    • Understanding Permanency Awards In New Jersey, Verizon and Sedgwick CMS, 2010
    • Case And Statute Overview For Comp Professionals, Risk Enterprise Management, 2010
    • The Top Ten Claims Management Mistakes And How To Avoid Them, Council On Education, 2010
    • Offsets for Accidental & Ordinary Disability Pensions, Key Court Decisions You Need To Know From 2009-2010, and Post-Offer Medical Exams And Fitness-For-Duty Exams, in-house GSMJIF Panel Counsel, 2010
    • Key Court Decisions You Need To Know From 2009-2010, Fraud, Properly Calculating Awards Under The New Jersey Statute, and The Right To Control Treatment And Termination Of Benefits, in-house First Cardinal, LLC, 2010
    • Why The ADA & FMLA Amendments Should Be Important To Comp Managers, Key Court Decisions You Need To Know From 2009-2010, and Case And Statute Overview For Claims Professionals, Millennium, Seminars, LLC, 2010
    • Integrating WC, ADA and FMLA , in-house presentation to client Holeman Automotive Group, 2010
    • New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law for Health Care Professionals, in-house presentation to client, New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, 2010
    • New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law for Physicians, Rothman Institute's Philadelphia and Egg Harbor Twp. locations, 2010
    • New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law For Physicians, in-house Bergen Regional Medical Center, 2010
    • Three Of A Kind - Workers' Compensation, Fraud and Surveillance and Three Card Monte - The Tangled Web of WC, ADA and FML, New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2010
    • Workers' Comp Case Law and FMLA/ADA Update, Fighting Fraud From Inside And Out, and How Employers Can Put Big Money In Their Own Pockets, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2010
    • The Major Changes In The ADAAA and FMLA Amendments And Their Effect On Workers' Comp, in-house to Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, 2010
    • New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law For Physicians, and Top Ten Cases To Know In Workers' Comp, ExamWorks, 2010
    • The Employer Perspective on the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 2009 FMLA Regulations, American Bar Association, Phoenix, AZ, 2010
    • Top Issues in Workers' Compensation, Perlmart, Inc., 2010
    • Workers' Compensation Update, in-house to PIP Pool, 2010
    • New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law for Physicians, University Orthopaedic Associates LLC, 2010
    • New Jersey Comp Fundamentals: Statutes and Strategies You Must Know, and Properly Calculating Awards Under The New Jersey Statute, in-house seminar to GAB Robins North America, Inc., 2010
    • Workers' Compensation Update , in-house seminar to NESBIG, 2010
    • Fraud, South Jersey Claims Association, 2010
    • Section 40 Liens, Navigating The Second Injury Fund, Properly Calculating Awards Under The New Jersey Statute, and Occupational Disease Claims, in-house seminar to client, Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc, 2010

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • New Jersey, 1982
    Other Affiliations
    • American Bar Association
    • Burlington County Bar Association (Chair, Workers' Compensation Section (2005-2007))
    • Central Jersey Joint Insurance Fund and Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund (Workers' Compensation Litigation Coordinator) (Consultant Services)
    • Fellow of the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers
    • Friends of MEND, Inc., 2006 - Present (Board of Directors (Trustee, 2004))
    • Kids Chance, New Jersey (Board of Directors)
    • Larson’s National Workers' Comp Advisory Board (Member)
    • National Council for Self-Insurers
    • National Workers' Compensation Defense Network (New Jersey designee)
    • New Jersey Bar Association (Board of Directors of the Certified Trial Attorney Section)
    • New Jersey Bar Association (Labor & Employment Law and Workers' Compensation Sections)
    • New Jersey Public Risk Management Association (Board Member)
    • New Jersey Self Insurers Association (Membership and Program Committees)
    • Camden County ADA Advisory Committee, 1993 (Member)
    • Camden County Library, 1983 - 1987 (Commissioner)
    • Cinnaminson Township, 1986 (Township Prosecutor)
    • Literacy Volunteers Burlington County, 2011 - Present (Member)
    • Lions Club, Gibbsboro - Voorhees, 1985 - 1986 (President)
    • Voorhees Township, 1984 - 1991 (Committeeman)
    Past Positions
    • Voorhees Township, NJ, Mayor, 1991

    Articles

    Published Works
    • Geaney's New Jersey Workers' Compensation Manual for Practitioners, Adjusters, and Employers, co-distributed with the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021 Editions
    • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Blog, Capehart Scatchard
    • Pubilc Entity E-Newsletter, Capehart Scatchard
    • The ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Comp - A Careful Approach Can Control Costs, New Jersey Municipalities, March, 2013
    • Medical Expense Landmines: Clearing the Workers-Comp Benefit Highway, InRe: TRIAL LAW insert in New Jersey Lawyer, April, 2007
    • Five Absence Management Protocols for Workers' Compensation Injuries in New Jersey, Government Finance Officers' Association of New Jersey Report, April, 2007
    • Guide to Employment Issues under the ADA and FMLA for Practitioners and Employers, co-distributed with the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2004 and 2006 Editions
    • Top Three In WC, New Jersey Lawyer, Volume 13, Number 51, 2004
    • The Relationship of Workers' Compensation to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Family and Medical Leave Act, Clinics in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, May, 2004
    • Summaries of three court cases and FMLA advice on each, Across The Table, March/April, 2002
    • Drafting Return To Work/Fitness For Duty Policies, The Bottom Line, Volume 18, No. 1, 2000
    • The Decline of the Independent Contract Benefit Defense in New Jersey, The Bottom Line, November, 1999
    • How to Design a Modified Duty Program, New Jersey Municipalities, October, 1999
    • The Benefits of Modified Duty Policies, The Bottom Line, September, 1998
    • Workers' Compensation Away from the Worksite, New Jersey Municipalities, June, 1998
    • Managing Employees With Psychiatric Disabilities, New Jersey Municipalities, November, 1997
    • Seven Steps To Reducing Workers' Compensation Costs, New Jersey Municipalities, April, 1997
    • Fitness-For-Duty Examination, New Jersey Municipalities, October, 1996
    • Strategies for Defending Respiratory Claims, New Jersey Municipalities, March, 1996

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    Phone:
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    Website:
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    Address:
    8000 Midlantic Dr., Ste. 300S, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
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