Aaron Haleva
Montgomery McCracken Walker & Roads added Aaron Haleva as a partner in the intellectual property department in Cherry Hill. Department chair Alfred W. Zaher said in a statement that Haleva “brings exceptional skill and adds impressive professional credentials to our clients and the firm.” Haleva focuses on IP litigation, trademarks, and patent preparation and prosecution in various industries including health care and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and technology. As an inventor in addition to being an attorney, he has developed on-board interactive vision systems for mobile autonomous robots, and created big data analytical tools for immunology-based patient data to predict onset of disease and severity of conditions, the firm said. He earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, his M.S.E.E. and B.S.E.E degrees from University of Washington, and his A.B. degree from Columbia University.
Capehart Scatchard Welcomes Summer Law Clerks
SUMMER LAW CLERKS AT CAPEHARRT SCATCHARD: From left to right: Mary Ellen Rose, managing partner; summer law clerks Kristen Doyle; Sean Dugan; Gitika Kapoor; and Francine Viden, firm Information Specialist.
Capehart Scatchard in Mount Laurel welcomed three third-year law school students to its summer law clerk program. The firm’s 2021 clerks are: Kristen Doyle, of Rutgers Law School-Camden; Sean Dugan, of Rutgers Law School-Camden; and Gitika Kapoor, of Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law. Capehart’s summer program is designed to give law clerks an opportunity to get a feel of what it would be like to be a Capehart Scatchard associate, the firm said. Summer clerks work on real projects, and have an opportunity to explore many areas of the law and to work directly with a number of firm attorneys who concentrate in a wide variety of legal fields. In addition to research and writing, summer clerks remotely attend depositions, client meetings, hearings, conferences, and closings, the announcement noted.
New Partner John Talvacchia Joins Cooper Levenson
John A. Talvacchia [PhotoCredit: PhotoGraphics 2020 . Copyright-Briglia.]
Cooper Levenson announced that
John A. Talvacchia joined as a partner in the insurance defense litigation practice group in Cherry Hill. Talvacchia for more than 25 years has defended professional malpractice matters, representing health care professionals and hospitals, and has tried more than 50 professional malpractice cases, the announcement said. “John, an accomplished attorney, is recognized in both the insurance industry and the medical profession for his expertise in the defense of medical malpractice claims,” said
Kenneth J. Calemmo Jr., chief operating officer, in a statement. Talvacchia is certified by the state Supreme Court as a civil trial attorney. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Talvacchia frequently lectures to health-care professionals and programs produced by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education on Medical Malpractice Law topics. He earned his B.A. from Rutgers University and his J.D. from Rutgers Law-Camden. He is admitted in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
