Hagner & Zohlman - Attorneys at Law

06/14/2024

01/19/2024

John Zohlman is the current President of the Southern New Jersey Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”). ABOTA is an invitation only national organization of experienced plaintiff and defense civil trial lawyers and Judges dedicated to preserving the Seventh Amendment’s Constitutional Right to a Trial by Jury, excellence in trial advocacy and professional civility.

On November 4, 2023 the Southern New Jersey Chapter hosted an event at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Associate Justice, Lee Soloman, was the keynote speaker. Justice Solomon is shown standing with President John Zohlman, center. Also pictured left to right are Board members Ted Ritter, Treasurer, Lou Niedelman, National Representative, Roseann Sellani, Secretary, Vince Pancari, Vice President and Diane Magram, Membership chair.

01/09/2024

01/09/2024

On June 15, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey issued an Opinion in favor of Hagner & Zohlman, granting their client partial Summary Judgment against Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company who had denied the client's claim for Long Term Disability Benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). The Court made a specific finding that "Defendant's decision [was] not supported by substantial evidence" and remanded the claim so that "an appropriate analysis" may be conducted. While ERISA claims are always uphill battles against an "arbitrary and capricious" standard, this Opinion represents yet another instance where the attorneys at Hagner & Zohlman have demonstrated that an insurance company’s decision was arbitrary and capricious, i.e., without reason, unsupported by substantial evidence, or erroneous as a matter of law.

07/11/2023

In conjunction with any personal injury actions that we pursue on behalf of our clients be they motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, assaults, or workplace injuries, it is standard practice that the lawyers and insurance carriers representing the defendants to schedule a Defense Medical Examinat...

06/27/2023

Congratulations to the incoming Officers and Trustees of the Camden County Bar Association and Camden County Bar Foundation.

03/18/2021

On March 18, 1963, unanimously decided Gideon v. Wainwright, one of the landmark cases of the modern era.

"If an obscure Florida convict named Clarence Earl Gideon had not sat down in prison with a pencil and paper to write a letter to the Supreme Court; and if the Supreme Court had not taken the trouble to look at the merits in that one crude petition among all the bundles of mail it must receive every day, the vast machinery of American law would have gone on functioning undisturbed. But Gideon did write that letter; the court did look into his case; he was re-tried with the help of competent defense counsel; found not guilty and released from prison after two years of punishment for a crime he did not commit. And the whole course of legal history has been changed."

-- Robert F. Kennedy

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02/11/2021

New Jersey Supreme Court Will Consider Challenge to Virtual Grand Juries

The New Jersey Supreme Court is going to address a Constitutional challenge to the State's virtual Grand Jury Program. A defense attorney's group believes that the Court has overstepped thei

02/11/2021

New Jersey Employers Must Be Careful in Requiring Vaccination Before Employees Return to Work

Many of our New Jersey business clients are considering whether to require that their workers get vaccinated against COVID-19 before they return to the workplace. However, we have cautioned our

01/07/2021

Family of South Jersey girl who was sexually assaulted by cyber predator who lured her through her school issued-laptop reaches $950K settlement with school district.

01/07/2021

Although the key events in the Collingswood case occurred in 2018, the case is a cautionary tale for the many school districts that have issued laptops to students for at-home instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.