Stephen T. Fannon, Workers Comp Attorney in Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Over 46 years of legal practice · 5.0/5 rating from 1 verified client review
Executive Committee MemberatCapehart & Scatchard, P.A.
Mount Laurel, NJ
Practicing workers comp in Mount Laurel since 1980.
- 46+
- Years practicing
- 5.0 ★
- 1 client review
- 1
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Stephen T. Fannon is an executive committee member based in Mount Laurel, NJ. The practice focuses on Workers Comp. Stephen has over 46 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.. Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 client review.
- Based in
- Mount Laurel, NJ
- Experience
- over 46 years
- Known for
- Workers Comp
- Handles Workers Comp matters from Mount Laurel, NJ.
- Over 46 years of practice as a licensed attorney.
- Recognized with AV Preeminent.
About Stephen T. Fannon: Stephen T. Fannon is an executive committee member based in Mount Laurel, NJ. The practice focuses on Workers Comp. Stephen has over 46 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.. Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 client review.
Areas of practice
Legal matters Stephen takes on
Stephen concentrates on workers comp. Each area below outlines the kind of case Stephen handles, typical outcomes to expect, and how the intake process starts.
Workers Comp cases in Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Stephen takes workers comp matters in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Stephen agrees to represent you.
Biography
Meet Stephen T. Fannon — workers comp lawyer in Mount Laurel
Stephen T. Fannon is an executive committee member based in Mount Laurel, NJ. The practice focuses on Workers Comp. Stephen has over 46 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.. Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 client review.
Stephen T. Fannon, who successfully defended respondents in two significant trials, Gerald L. Hallquist v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours, a complex alleged chemical exposure/cancer-death case, and DennisMcQuaid v. Camden Board of Social Services, a premises liability case involving allegations of substantial permanent disability, is a partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Workers’ Compensation Department.
Hailing from Wilkes-Barre, PA, Mr. Fannon has been with Capehart Scatchard for over 40 years, and is the longest-tenured continually-employed full-time attorney in the firm. He joined the firm in 1979, when he was hired as a summer law clerk out of the University of Pennsylvania, and has been with the firm ever since.
Mr. Fannon focuses his practice on the representation of employers, self-insureds, and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation defense matters.
Classes and Seminars
“New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview,” in-house Chipotle, November 2024
“New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals,” in-house Broadspire, September 2024
“Bridging the Workplace Generation Gap,” Capehart Scatchard in-house CLE, October 2023
“New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals,” in-house Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc., August 2023
“New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals,” in-house Broadspire, August 2023
“New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals,” in-house Amazon, April 2022
“NJ Presumption Bill For Essential Workers: COVID-19 In Workers’ Compensation,” in-house Atlantic Health System, January 2021
“Overview webinar,” in-house Amazon, August 2020
“New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview For Comp Professionals,” in-house Broadspire, August 2019
“Knowing the Key Defenses Which Will Help You Win in Comp Court,” Millennium Seminars, December 2018
“The Workers’ Compensation Manager’s Impact on Litigation, and How to Develop Litigation Prevention Strategies,” in-house Amazon, October 2018
“Learn The Key Temporary Provisions Under The New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Statute,” “Key Recent Decisions,” and “New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview For Comp Professionals,” in-house Broadspire, July 2018
“New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law for Physicians,” in-house Atlantic Health, February 2018
“Getting Employees Off The Comp Train: Assessing Casualty And Encouraging Light Duty, a Panel Discussion,” Kirshner Spine Institute, September 2017
“Section 40 Liens,” New Jersey Self Insurers’ Association, May 2017
“Frequently Asked Workers’ Compensation Questions By School Boards,” New Jersey Association of Personnel Administrators, April 2017
“New Jersey Workers’ Comp Law For Physicians,” in-house Atlantic Health, March 2017
“Complex Areas of Law,” Millennium Seminars, LLC, December 2016
“Section 40 Liens,” in-house webinar, September 2016
“How To Win In Workers’ Compensation and Methods to Reduce Costs,” NJSIA, September 2016
“Section 40 Liens,” in-house Broadspire, April 2016
“Trends in Occupational Disease Claims in New Jersey,” National Webinar Presentation, March 2016
“Fighting Fraud,” in-house Lunch and Learn, February 2016
“Statutes and Defense You Need to Know to Win in Workers’ Compensation,” Millennium Seminars, December 2015
“2015 Cases You Need To Know,” National Webinar Presentation, November 2015
“Medical Issues and Their Role in the Complex Workers’ Compensation Claim,” National Business Institute, November 2015
‘Treating Back Pain - a Panel Discussion,” Seaview Orthopaedic & Medical Associates, September 2015
“New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Overview for Comp Professionals,” in-house Broadspire, August 2015
“Case Law Update,” in-house Broadspire, August 2015
“Recent Decisions You Need to Know Re. Going and Coming/Premises Rule,” in-house Hospital Employers, July 2015
“Fighting Fraud,” in-house, Marriott Claims Services, 2014
“The Critical Provisions of the NJ Workers’ Compensation Statute and What Every Practitioner Must Know About Workers’ Comp,” Millennium Seminars, LLC, December 2014
“The Aging Laborer: Issues and Solutions,” Tri- County Orthopedics, October 2014
“Aggravation Issues in Workers’ Compensation,” in-house Princeton University, 2013
“Fighting Workers’ Compensation Fraud: The Role Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Health Professionals Can Play,” SEAK, Inc., National Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference, July 2013
“Overview of the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act,” In-House Nitto Denko Automotive, 2013
“Effectively Handling Occupational and Cancer-Related Claims,” Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2013
“Creating a Winning Workers’ Comp Program: Part One: Benefits and Eligibility,” Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2013
“Legal Perspective - Attorney,” NJ State Industrial Safety Committee, 2012
“Legal Perspective - Attorney,” New Jersey State Industrial Safety Committee Professional Development Conference, 2012
“New Jersey Case Law Update,” In-House Broadspire Claims Management Services, 2012
“Occupational Disease Claims and Mock Trial,” Premier Orthopedics Associates Workers’ Compensation Seminar for 2012, 2012
“New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals,” In-House Marriot Claims Services, 2012
“New Jersey Workers’ Comp Overview for Comp Professionals,” “Properly Calculating Awards Under The New Jersey Statute” & “Understanding The Second Injury Fund,” In-House CCSMI, 2012
“The Basic Structure of the New Jersey Workers’ Comp Law,” Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2012
“Fighting Fraud,” In-House Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2012
“Fighting Fraud and Mock Trial,” New Jersey Association of School Business Officials, 2011
“How Employer Behavior Impacts a Workers’ Compensation Claim or Top 5 Ways Employers Push Insured Workers to Attorneys!,” New Jersey Self Insurers’ Association, 2011
“Subrogation 3.0 And What You Need To Know To Maximize Your Rights As An Employer,” Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2011
“Update on Going & Coming Rule, the Off Premises Rule,” Central Jersey Claims Association, 2010
“Mastering Workers’ Comp in New Jersey!,” Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2009
“Case Law Update and Emerging Issues In Workers’ Compensation,” NovaCare, 2009
“Case Law Update,” “Deciphering The Mystery Of The New Jersey Rate Chart” and “New Jersey Comp Fundamentals: Statutes And Strategies You Must Know,” in-house presentation to client, Clayton Companies, 2009
“Workers’ Comp 101,” SJH Employer Forum, 2008
“Everything You Never Understood About Workers’ Compensation Liens: Subrogation Made Simple,” in-house presentation to client, PMA MC, 2008
“New Jersey Workers’ Comp Conference,” Council on Education in Management, 2008
“Workers’ Compensation Update,” in-house presentation to client, Marriott Claims Services, 2007
“Workers’ Compensation Update,” in-house presentation to client, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, 2007
“Workers’ Compensation Update,” in-house presentation to client, Sedgwick Claims Management, Inc., 2007
“Workers’ Compensation Update,” in-house presentation to client, Inservco Insurance Services, 2007
“Mastering Workers’ Comp in New Jersey,” Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2007
“Workers’ Compensation Issues,” in-service for client, Atlantic Health Systems, 2006
“Workers’ Compensation Issues,” in-service for client, AIG Claim Services, Inc., 2006
“New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Update,” Council on Education in Management, 2006
“Workers’ Compensation Issues,” in-house presentation to East West Staffing, 2005
“Defending Occupational Diseases,” AtlantiCare Occupational Medicine, 2005
“Basic Workers’ Compensation in New Jersey,’ Lorman Education Services, 2005
Workers’ Compensation - Updates and Trends, SPELLJIF, ACCASBO, BCIP, GCSSD, and SEJIF, 2005
“Computing Rates,” New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2005
“Workers’ Compensation in New Jersey,” Lorman Education Services, 2004
“Understanding the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute,” in-service to client, Cashan Corporation, 2004
“The Fundamentals of Workers’ Comp in New Jersey,” Council on Education in Management, 2004
“Understanding the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute,” in-house presentation to ExxonMobil, 2004
“Managing Workers’ Compensation In An Economic Downturn,” Lorman Education Services, 2003
“Promoting a Safe and Compliant Workplace and Community, Center for Governmental Services, Municipal Clerks’ Fall Conference, 2003
“Overview of Workers’ Compensation Issues,” in-house presentation to Panasonic, 2003
“Second Injury Fund,’ in-service for client, AIG Claim Services, Inc., 2003
Professional Awards & Honors
Selected to 1990 list of AV Preeminent lawyers. This award is conferred by Martindale-Hubbell.
•A description of the selection methodology may be obtained by clicking on the following link: https://www.martindale.com/ratings-and-reviews/attorneys/
•No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Inducted as a Fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Workers’ Compensation Committee, Class of 2013.
Selected to The Best Lawyers in America (a trademark of BL Rankings, LLC) (2025 in the area of Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers)
•A description of the selection methodology may be obtained by clicking on the following link: https://www.bestlawyers.com/methodology
•No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Working with Stephen on a workers comp matter
Stephen T. Fannon, who successfully defended respondents in two significant trials, Gerald L. Hallquist v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours , a complex alleged chemical exposure/cancer-death case, and Dennis McQuaid v. Camden Board of Social Services , a premises liability case involving allegations of substantial permanent disability, is a partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Workers’ Compensation…
Who Stephen represents
Stephen reviews new inquiries case-by-case for workers comp matters in Mount Laurel and the surrounding New Jersey area.
Credentials
Education, bar admissions, and languages
Drake University Law School, Des Moines, IA J.D. With Honors; Order of the Coif
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University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA. Rowan University (formerly Glassboro State College), Glassboro, NJ B.A. Political Science, cum laude Rutgers University, Camden, NJ.
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Jurisdictions
Stephen's state bar admissions
New Jersey U.S. Supr
1980 · ACTIVE
Stephen studied at — in Drake University Law School, Des Moines, IA J.D. With Honors; Order of the Coif and — in University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA. Rowan University (formerly Glassboro State College), Glassboro, NJ B.A. Political Science, cum laude Rutgers University, Camden, NJ..
Law school and academic background
Stephen completed — in Drake University Law School, Des Moines, IA J.D. With Honors; Order of the Coif and — in University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA. Rowan University (formerly Glassboro State College), Glassboro, NJ B.A. Political Science, cum laude Rutgers University, Camden, NJ.. Formal legal training is one signal of substantive knowledge — the day-to-day practice Stephen runs in New Jersey is where that training gets applied to real client questions.
Recognition
Recognition and thought leadership
Stephen has received 1 formal recognition from bar associations, industry bodies, and peer-review services.
AV Preeminent
Legal awards and honors
AV Preeminent.
Affiliations
Stephen's professional memberships and bar associations
New Jersey Workers' Compensation American Inn of Court, Master, 2003 - 2005 Workers' Compensation Pilot Committee RIMS, National and Delaware Valley
membership
of the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Workers' Compensation Committee, Class of 2013 •Recognized as one of South Jersey's Top Attorneys a
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Locations
Stephen T. Fannon's office in Mount Laurel
Stephen's primary office is at 8000 Midlantic Drive, Suite 300 S, Mount Laurel, NJ, 08054. In-person meetings are by appointment; a phone intake usually comes first.
Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.
8000 Midlantic Drive, Suite 300 S
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
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Client reviews of Stephen T. Fannon — 5.0/5 rating from 1 verified client review
Every review below is from a verified client of Stephen. Reviews cover communication, case outcome, and value — the three signals that matter most when comparing workers comp attorneys in Mount Laurel.
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How to hire Stephen T. Fannon — what to expect in your first consultation
Working with a new workers comp attorney should feel structured. Here's how the first two conversations with Stephen usually go, from the moment you request a consult to the day representation begins.
Consultation formats and pricing
Stephen charges for the initial consult. That fee is credited toward representation if you retain Stephen's office.
What to bring to your first meeting
Bring any documents you already have — police reports, medical records, filed pleadings, correspondence from an insurer, a copy of the contract at issue. If you're not sure, err on the side of bringing everything; Stephen will tell you what matters and what doesn't.
Questions to ask a workers comp attorney in Mount Laurel, New Jersey
A short list to run through before you commit: How many workers comp matters have you handled in the last year? What's your fee structure? Who else in the office will work on this? What's your realistic estimate of timeline and range of outcomes? How do I reach you between meetings?
Fees & payment
Fees, payment methods, and consultation options for Stephen
Stephen discusses fees during intake so the arrangement fits the matter. Contingency, hourly, and flat-fee options are all common in workers comp practice — ask which fits.
Hourly rates, contingency fees, and flat-fee options
Every workers comp matter is priced differently. Simple document review might be a flat fee. Injury litigation is often contingency. Complex commercial disputes usually run hourly with a retainer. Stephen confirms the model in the engagement letter before any work starts.
Payment methods and payment plans
Stephen's office accepts standard payment methods. Ask about payment plans if the retainer is a stretch — many workers comp practices work with clients on structured schedules.
Frequently asked
Frequently asked questions about Stephen T. Fannon
How much does it cost to hire Stephen for a workers comp case?
Cost depends on the type of matter, the fee model (contingency, flat, hourly), and how contested the case becomes. Stephen walks through the likely range during the consult so there are no surprises.
Does Stephen offer a free consultation?
Stephen charges for the initial consult; that fee is credited toward representation if you retain Stephen's office. Some workers comp attorneys offer free consults — check Stephen's current terms during booking.
How long do workers comp cases in New Jersey typically take?
Simple workers comp matters can wrap in a few weeks; disputed cases can run 6–18 months from intake to resolution, longer if the matter goes to trial. Stephen gives a realistic estimate for your facts at the consult — vague answers here are a red flag.
Can Stephen take my case if I'm outside Mount Laurel?
Stephen is licensed in New Jersey. Matters governed by New Jersey law are the natural fit. Out-of-state matters are handled case-by-case, sometimes with local co-counsel. Ask during intake — Stephen will tell you if the case is a fit or refer you to someone closer to your court.
What should I bring to my first meeting with Stephen?
Bring every document that touches the dispute: contracts, correspondence, police or medical reports, filed pleadings, invoices, photographs, insurance letters. Also bring a written timeline of what happened, in your own words. Stephen will filter what matters — over-preparing at intake is always cheaper than needing a second meeting.
Is Stephen accepting new workers comp clients right now?
Stephen's intake status shifts week to week. Submit the form; the office will confirm availability or refer the matter out.
Areas served
Workers Comp attorneys serving Mount Laurel, Trenton and Newark in New Jersey
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