Louis J. Devoto, Esq.
Areas of Practice:
75% Plaintiff's Personal Injury
25% Business Litigation
Admitted:
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- District of New Jersey
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Supreme Court
Board Certification:
- Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the
Supreme Court of
New Jersey
- Certified as a Board Certified Trial
Advocate by the National
Board of Trial Advocates
Education:
- Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, OH, 1993
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Law Publication: Executive Editor, Ohio Northern University
Law Review
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St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, 1987
B.S. Bachelor of Science
Major: Management
Past Positions:
- Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County,
Honorable Marvin E. Schlosser, Judicial Clerk, 1993-1994
Affiliations:
- Trial Lawyers of New Jersey (TANJ)
Board Of Trustees 1999
Strategic Planning Committee 1999
-
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member
-
Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey
Member
-
Camden County Bar Association
Member - Personal Injury Law Committee 1997
-
Burlington County Bar Association
Civil Practice Committee 1997
-
Brain Injury Foundation
Member
-
Civil Justice Foundation
Member
-
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Member
Honors:
- Named to: The Best Lawyers in America. (A
definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States)
- Martindale-Hubbell A-V Rating (Highest Rating for
an attorney)
- New Jersey Law Journal's Top 40 under 40:
selected as one of the top 40 attorneys in New Jersey under the
age of
40, New Jersey Law Journal, August 2002.
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
- Executive Editor, Ohio Northern University
Law Review, 1992-1993.
- Judicial Clerk, Honorable Marvin E.
Schlosser,
Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County,
1993-1994.
Community Activities:
-
Moorestown Soccer Club
Labor Day Tournament Sponsor 2008, 2009
-
Moorestown Lacrosse Club
Golf & Festival Sponsor 2008, 2009
-
St. Joan of Arc, Marlton,
NJ Casino Night Platinum sponsor 2008,2009
-
Eagles Fly for Leukemia
Sponsor 2009
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Lenape High School
Wrestling Sponsor 2008, 2009
- Bancroft Brain Injury Services Corporation, Haddonfield, NJ
Board of Directors,
- Board of Trustees, Bancroft NeuroHealth,
Haddonfield, NJ (2001 ).
- Board of Trustees, Bancroft Brain Injury
Services Corp.,
A Division of Bancroft NeuroHealth, Haddonfield, NJ (1999 -
2001).
- Shawnee Ice Hockey, Assistant Ice Hockey
Coach, Metro High
- School Hockey League, Pennsauken, NJ
(1999)
- Sponsor: March of Dimes Foundation,
(Fight against Birth Defects),
Annual Fundraising Banquets
Cherry Hill, NJ (1995 - 2000).
- Sponsor: New Jersey State Aquarium,
Annual Fundraising
Banquets (1995 - 1999).
- Sponsor: Academic All Stars, Courier Post
Newspaper, Annual
Selection of South Jersey and vicinity
High School Academic
All Stars. (1997 - 2000).
- Sponsor: Bancroft Foundation, Annual
Fundraising
Banquets, Philadelphia, PA. (1998 - 2001 ).
Classes/Presentations/Seminars Taught:
- Louis J. Devoto to speak at "Hot Tips for Civil
Litigators" This fast paced program is packed with
practice pointers that have been proven successful for
some of the state's most authoritative civil
litigators." sponsored by ICLE-NJ on Sept 12, 2009 at NJ
Law Center in New Brunswick.
- “Jury Selection & Perceptions,” speaker, presented
for the Camden County Bar Association, Voorhees, New
Jersey, February 27, 2007.
- "Drafting Effective Trial Documents”, speaker,
presented for ICLE-NJ, Mount Laurel, New Jersey, January
27, 2007.
- “Legal and Ethical Issues Surrounding Bad Faith and
Excess Verdicts”, panelist, presented for Trial
Attorneys of New Jersey, Las Vegas, NV, April 1, 2006
- “Essentials of Evidence”, speaker, presented for
ICLE-NJ, New Brunswick, New Jersey, November 21, 2005.
- “How the Experts Prepare for Trial” panelist ;
presented for Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, Annual
Conference, Long Boat Key, Florida March 4, 2005.
- ICLE seminar, "Civil Motion Practice." January 20,
2005
- Medical Education for Lawyers, “New
Techniques in the Treatment
of Injuries to the Spine”, ICLE, New Brunswick, NJ,
March 27, 2004.
- Strengthening Your Case through
Expert Witnesses, Camden County
- Bar Association, Voorhees, NJ,
October 22, 2003.
Experts by Experts, Institute for Continuing Legal
Education, Iselin,
NJ April 5, 2003.
- Civil Trial Advocacy- Summer
Institute, “The Art of Cross Examination”,
Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ,
July 23, 2003.
- Guest Speaker-Camden County Bar
Association seminar "Expert
Witnesses" October 22, 2003
- Lou DeVoto and Andrew Rossetti to
give the Key Note Address
"The Medical Malpractice Litigation Crisis: What is the
real story?"
|at the 10th Annual Statewide Paralegal Convention held
in Eatontown,
NJ on March 28, 2003.
- "The Role of a Paralegal in a
Personal Injury Practice" presented for
Gloucester County College Paralegal Club, Gloucester
County College,
November, 1996.
- "Demonstrative Evidence for Use
During a Medical Negligence Case"
presented for ATLA-NJ, Pines Manor, Edison, NJ,
November, 1997.
- "HMO Litigation - under what
circumstances can they be sued?"
presented for the Sixth Annual Garden State Paralegal
Convention,
Eatontown, NJ March, 1999
- "The Complexities of Alternative
Dispute Resolution" presented for
ATLA-NJ, Advanced Support Staff Program, Boardwalk
Seminar
Atlantic City, NJ April, 1999.
- "Medical Chart Falsification - How
Can You Stop the Fraud?" presented
for Bancroft NeuroHealth's NeuroHealth for the New
Millenium,
Philadelphia, PA September, 1999
- "Preparing and Using Demonstrative
Evidence to Influence a Jury"
presented for Camden County Bar Association, Cherry
Hill, NJ,
February, 2000
- "What Every Paralegal Should Know
About Preparing for Product
Liability Trials" presented for the Eighth Annual
Statewide
Paralegal Convention, Eatontown, NJ March,
2001"Considerations
During Opening Statements, Golden Opportunities for
Plaintiffs"
- Lawyers During Opening Statements,
"Things You Can Say and
Things to Avoid" presented for ATLA-NJ, Boardwalk
Seminar,
Atlantic City, NJ April 2001.
- "Litigating the Closed Head Injury
Case presented for Camden
County Bar Association, Voorhees, NJ February 25, 2002
- "Drafting Effective Trial Documents"
presented for ICLE-NJ,
New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ March 2002.
- "Effectively Dealing with Those Cases
which Keep You Awake at
Night", for ATLA-NJ, Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City,
NJ April 2002
TELEVISION APPEARANCES:
- Appearance on Fox Network News, WTXF-TV
David Schratwiser
Investigative report on "Store Dangers
- Home Depot, February 11, 2001
- Legal Line, "What to do if your
Product is Defective".
WPSJ-TV, December 7, 1999
- Legal Line, "Medical Mistakes"
presented by Camden
County Bar Foundation, WPSJ-TV, September, 2001
PAPERS:
- "The Importance of Medical
Documentation in Brain Injury Cases",
Brain Injury
Association of New Jersey Winter Newsletter, 1999
- "Medical Chart Falsification - How
Can You Stop the Fraud?"
presented for Bancroft NeuroHealth's NeuroHealth for the New
- Millenium,
Philadelphia, PA September, 1999
- "HMO Litigation - under what
circumstances can they be sued?"
presented for the
Sixth Annual Garden State Paralegal Convention,
Eatontown, NJ March, 1999
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