Attorney Profiles

Barbara J. Davis 
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
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phone(856) 414-6011
fax(856) 414-6077
emailbjdavis@mdwcg.com

Barbara has practiced extensively in a wide range of litigation, including motor vehicle, premises, products liability, coverage issues, negligent security, and liquor liability. She has represented a considerable number of retail companies in a variety of personal injury actions ranging from slip and falls, property damage claims, fire loss claims, and criminal acts of third parties often involving contractual issues between the parties.

Additionally, Barbara has handled over 500 automobile cases in her career to date including wrongful death matters and significant injury cases. She has represented a considerable number of product and component part manufacturers, vendors in product liability actions, and fire loss cases with various defendants and coverage issues involved.

Barbara is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo and graduated cum laude. She then obtained her Juris Doctorate in 1986 with honors from Rutgers University in Camden. While at Rutgers University she was a member of the National Moot Court team and received an Award for Excellence in brief writing for the Stratton Advanced Moot Court Competition.

After completion of law school, Barbara served as a law clerk to the Honorable Charles A. Little of the New Jersey Superior Court, Camden County, Civil Division. Barbara joined the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, office of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in 1989 and is the supervising attorney in the firm's casualty group.

Barbara has lectured for various organizations including the South Jersey Claims Association and the Camden County Bar Association.

Barbara is a member of the Camden County Bar Association and New Jersey Defense Association, as well as a member of the state and federal courts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the United States Supreme Court. Barbara serves as an arbitrator for Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties.

Significant Representative Matters:

  • Kepler v. Taylor Mills Developers, 357 N.J. Super. 446 (App. Div. 2003)

  • Successfully resolved a wrongful death action involving a tractor trailer for $265,000, for the death of a 65-year-old father with dependents by showing the decedent was the proximate cause of the accident and the Estate could not establish a viable economic loss based on failure to file tax returns.

  • Successfully resolved a wrongful death case of a young mother who was nine months pregnant, also resulting in the death of her unborn child, for $825,000 with a demand of $8,750,000. We were able to establish that right before the accident, the decedent's young children had been removed from the home by DYFS, thus, bringing into play questions concerning the extent of losses sustained by the children who were not living with their mother at the time of the accident.
  • Areas of Practice:
    Personal Injury
    Automobile Litigation
    Products Liability
    Liquor Liability
    Retail Liability
    Trucking Liability
    Insurance Coverage
    Premises Liability -- Defense
    Bar Admissions:
    New Jersey, 1986
    Pennsylvania, 1986
    Education:
    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey, 1986
    J.D., with highest honors


    State University of New York at Buffalo, 1983
    B.A., Political Science
    Honors: Cum Laude


    Published Works:
    Plaintiffs Lose Their Double Recovery in Wrongful Death and Survival Actions, Defense Digest, June, 2004


    New Jersey Court Rules - Convenience Stores Must Ensure Safety of Workers, Defense Digest, Vol 3, No. 4, 1997


    New Jersey Trial Court Dismisses Plaintiff's Complaint Alleging Wrongful Termination and Age Discrimination, Defense Digest, Spring, 1994


    New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Claim Under Verbal Threshold, Defense Digest, Winter, 1993/94


    Residency of Child of Divorced Parents Considered by N.J. Court, Defense Digest, Spring, 1993


    Classes/Seminars Taught:
    Preparing for Mediation - 7th Annual Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute, Philadelphia, PA, October 15, 2009


    Advanced Personal Injury Practice in New Jersey, National Business Institute, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, July 27, 2004


    Honors and Awards:
    AV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell


    New Jersey Super Lawyer (2006-2009)


    Professional Associations and Memberships:
    Camden County Bar Association


    New Jersey Defense Association


    Past Employment Positions:
    New Jersey Superior Court, Camden County Civil Division, Hon. Charles A. Little, Law Clerk, 1986 - 1987


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