JENNIFER L. MCCARTHY, ESQ.

Bennie & Bennie, P.C., 329 Route 70 West

Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002

Phone 856-428-0200–Fax 856-428-5092

jmccarthy@bennielaw.com

EDUCATION

Rutgers College, B.A., High Honors, awarded May 1998; Villanova University School of Law,  J.D., cum laude, awarded May 2001

 

BAR ADMISSIONS

New Jersey--2001; Pennsylvania--2001; United States District Court for the District of New Jersey–2001

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born Marlton, NJ; Member, Camden County, New Jersey and American Bar Associations; Member, National Association of Elder Law Attorneys; Member, New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners; Member, Phi Beta Kappa.

 

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Bennie & Bennie, P.C.:  Associate of full service law firm with a history dating back to 1955 handling all areas of civil litigation, including real estate law, personal injury law, corporations, business litigation and/or formation, will & trusts as well as real estate transactions and estate planning and administration.

Clerk to the Honorable Robert B. Kugler, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey:  Assisted United States Magistrate Judge Kugler (presently United States District Judge) in the District Court for the District of New Jersey, Camden Vicinage by researching and drafting legal opinions and memorandum.

Archer & Greiner, P.C.:  Associate in Litigation Department, handling both state and federal court matters regarding contract disputes, products liability actions, personal injury actions, class actions, consumer fraud transactions, insurance coverage disputes, school law matters, estate and trust litigation, environmental matters and other areas of complex civil litigation.

 

AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS & SEMINARS

Named “Awesome Attorney of South Jersey” by South Jersey Magazine (2005, 2007); Author, Wipe Out in ACLU v. Johnson: Can Any Regulation of Surfing the Net Withstand Constitutional Scrutiny? , 8 Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal 137 (2001); Wapner Newman Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy; Keynote Speaker, NJAWBO, Tri County Chapter, August 2006; Lecturer for Rutgers University Small Business Development Center on Business Succession Planning; Contributor to Courier Post on legal matters including real estate and estate planning.

               

ACTIVITIES & BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

Member, Board of Advisors, Devereux New Jersey (2007)