Jeffrey G. Rapattoni joined MDWC&G in 2008, where he focuses his practice on fraud and general defense litigation. He has substantial experience in SIU matters and bad faith litigation.
Jeffrey has litigated extensively in insurance fraud and fraud-related matters throughout the state of New Jersey. He has broad training and background in provider-based investigations, underwriting fraud, policy voidance, and staged accidents. Other practice areas include broad-based coverage determination, general civil litigation, and appellate practice. He also has significant experience in large settlement negotiations, mediations, and arbitrations.
Among his more recent successful representations, Jeffrey has:
Defeated a bad faith action where plaintiffs sought treble and punitive damages based upon coverage denials.
Secured a voluntary dismissal regarding a $750,000 fraudulently submitted homeowner's claim.
Secured a voluntary dismissal with respect to a $375,000 homeowners/bad faith matter in which the insured submitted a fraudulent contents inventory.
Through the use of medical and forensic accounting experts, Jeffrey has also been successful in collecting on behalf of insurance carrier clients large sums of money improperly paid to fraudulent medical providers.
He has worked extensively with experts in the fields of cause and origin and bad faith.
Jeffrey is a frequent lecturer on a variety of insurance topics including bad faith insurance fraud. He is a regular presenter for and on behalf of several local and national insurance organizations. He also provides legal education seminars for various clients and organizations across the country.
After graduating with a BA Degree from Villanova University in 1997, Jeffrey served as a Legislative Correspondent for United States Senator Arlen Specter in Philadelphia and Washington D.C., where he drafted proposed legislation and conducted legal investigations. While attending Rutgers Law School, he served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Judge John A. Almeida, J.S.C. Burlington County-Civil Division, where he drafted various tentative dispositions of the court and assisted in court-ordered mediation sessions.
Jeffrey G. Rapattoni 
