Attorney Profiles
Robert J. Fitzgerald Cherry Hill, New Jersey
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Robert J. Fitzgerald devotes all of his practice to workers' compensation defense litigation. Bob joined Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin's Philadelphia office in April 2001. In August 2004, he moved to the firm's Cherry Hill office and is that office's Workers' Compensation Department Supervisor.
Bob has handled more than 1,200 workers' compensation cases in the past eight years. He has represented more than 600 different employers, private and public, in just about every area of industry.
He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, as well as the U.S. District Courts for New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He is also a guest lecturer at CCP and regularly provides seminars on the area of workers' compensation.
Bob earned his Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law in May 2000, where he was a member of Phi Delta Phi, Honor Chapter. While attending law school in the evening, Bob worked as litigation paralegal for Freedman & Lorry, P.C., concentrating in the areas of workers' compensation litigation, motor vehicle liability, and general liability. After graduating from Widener, he joined Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien & Courtney, P.C. where his practice included motor vehicle liability, toxic torts, and general liability defense litigation.
For a third year, Bob has been selected for inclusion on the New Jersey Rising Stars list, which appears in New Jersey Super Lawyers magazine and features outstanding young lawyers in the state of New Jersey.
Bob was born in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Northeast Philadelphia, where he attended Father Judge High School. He is a graduate of Temple University and the Community College of Philadelphia. Bob resides in Gloucester County, New Jersey, with his wife and two children.
- Education:
- Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware,
2000
Juris Doctorate
Honors: Phi Delta Phi, Harrington Inn, Honor Chapter - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA,
1994
Bachelor of Arts - Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Associates in Applied Sciences
- Published Works:
- Life Is About Choices--So Too Is New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law When Addressing An Employer's Section 40 Lien Against A Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Insurance Policy, Defense Digest, 2010-3, Vol. 16, No. 1; and, New Jersey Self-Insurers Association Newsletter, August, 2010
- My Boss Made Me Do It! The Appellate Division Examines the Compensability of Injuries that Occur During Employer-Sponsored Social Events, Defense Digest, 2009-12, Vol. 15, No. 4
- Strict Statutory Interpretation - New Jersey Supreme Court Affirms Determination Of Improper Cancellation of Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage, Defense Digest, 2009-06, Vol. 15, No. 2
- Liar! Liar! -- The Appellate Division Upholds The Imposition Of Penalties Under The Fraud Provisions Of The New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law, Defense Digest, 2008-12, Vol. 14, No. 4
- Appellate Division Affirms Determination Of Improper Workers' Compensation Insurance Cancellation, Despite Carrier's Utilization Of State Insurance Bureau's Electronic Filing Procedures, Defense Digest, 2008-06, Vol. 14, No. 2
- Exclusive Remedy Applies Despite Violation of Contract, New Jersey Law Journal, 2007-09-17
- Actual Lost Income Must Be Shown, New Jersey Law Journal, 2006-12-11
- A Watered Down Intoxication Defense, New Jersey Law Journal, 2006-11-06
- Prove It! -- The Appellate Division Restates The Petitioner's Burden Of Proof For New Jersey Workers' Compensation Temporary Disability Benefits, Defense Digest, 2006-09, Vol. 12, No. 3
- The Appellate Division Further Clarifies The Computation Of Weekly Wages Under The New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act, Defense Digest, 2006-03, Vol. 12, No. 1
- Will The Real Employer Please Stand Up? The Appellate Division's Most Recent Look At Special Employment Status Under The New Jersey Workers' Compensation Law, Defense Digest, 2005-09, Vol. 11, No. 3
- Claimant's Must Prove Abnormal Working Conditions Where Physical Injury Is Caused By Stress, Defense Digest, 2001-10, Vol. 7, No. 5
- Representative Cases:
- Temple Univ. Hosp. v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Board (Sinnott), 866 A.2d 489 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2005)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- New Jersey Defense Association, 2004 - Present
- New Jersey Self Insurers' Association, 2004 - Present
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 2004 - Present
- Past Employment Positions:
- Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien & Courtney, P.C., Litigation Associate, 2000 - 2001









