Louis J. DeVoto, Esq., C.V.
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
- 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:
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Moorestown Soccer Club Labor Day Tournament Sponsor 2008, 2009
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Moorestown Lacrosse Club Golf & Festival Sponsor 2008, 2009
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St. Joan of Arc, Marlton, NJ Casino Night Platinum sponsor 2008,2009
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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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