DENNIS M. BAPTISTA, ESQ.

Education

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - Newark Law School

J.D.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - Newark College of Arts & Sciences

B.A., Majors in Economics and Business Administration

Certifications

Certified by the Supreme Court of NJ as a Workers Compensation Law Attorney, 2005- present

Appointments

Workers’ Compensation Committee—Supreme Court Board of Attorney Certification, 2021—present

Presiding Judge- Alpha Municipal Court, 2014– 2017

Presiding Judge- Phillipsburg Municipal Court, 2007– 2016

Commissioner- Phillipsburg Housing Authority, 1997- 2007

Awards

AVVO Rating – 10.0/10.0 Superb, 2011- present

SUPER LAWYER – Workers Compensation - 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Teaching Experience

NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

             Workers Comp College, 2006 – present

             Creator and Senior Instructor of live seminar designed to teach practicing

              attorneys how to litigate workers compensation claims. All day course

              held either annually or semi-annually since 2006

             Section 40 Liens – Decoded , 2011 - present

             Creator and Senior Instructor of this“webinar” designed for negligence

             and workers compensation lawyers to explain and simplify the intricacies

             contained in Section 40 of the New Jersey Workers Compensation Act.

Held annually live over the Internet since 2011

Publications

NEW JERSEY LAW JOURNAL

             Section 40 Liens Decoded, November 3, 2014

             Total Permanent Disability Benefits, October 24, 2012

             Workers Compensation Dependency Issues, July 21, 2008

             Permanent Disability Benefits – Workers Compensation, November 3, 2008

SIDEBAR (Union County Bar Association)

             Dependency Benefits – Workers Compensation, Winter 2005

Published Cases:

Medical Diagnostic Associates vs. Hawryluk, 317 N.J. Super 338 (App. Div. 1998)

Memberships

New Jersey Advisory Council on Safety and Health (NJCOSH)

             Vice President                                                                                                                                          2011– present