Alan L. Schwalbe

Alan L. Schwalbe

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Jacobs, Schwalbe & Petruzzelli, P.C.

Workers' Compensation Lawyers in Cherry Hill, NJ in Cherry Hill, NJ

Cherry Hill, NJ856-484-5342
Workers' CompensationPersonal Injury LitigationSocial Security Disability

About Alan L. Schwalbe

Alan L. Schwalbe is a partner at Jacobs, Schwalbe & Petruzzelli, P.C. Since 1980 Mr. Schwalbe has been practicing workers' compensation, personal injury litigation and Social Security disability claims. He has represented petitioners and plaintiffs before the New Jersey Division of Worker's Compensation and in the New Jersey Superior Courts, both at the trial level and in the appellate courts, as well as in the Federal District Courts and in the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Schwalbe is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Workers' Compensation Attorney and is the subject of a biography published in Who's Who in American Law. He was just honored with the highest possible rating - AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Schwalbe has lectured frequently on radio, television and before professional and civic groups on topics relating to workers' compensation and has written and published several articles on subjects relating to New Jersey Workers' Compensation law. One article that was written by Mr. Schwalbe for New Jersey Lawyer titled: "Update: Third-Party Workers Comp Liens," Mr. Schwalbe received his B.A. degree from Mary Washington College (now the University of Mary Washington), and his J.D. degree at the Rutgers’ University School of Law, Camden. On November 29, 2023 Mr. Schwalbe was a Presenter, for a Live Online Seminar entitled New Jersey Workers' Compensation Fundamentals. Mr. Schwalbe has served as a Board Member, Officer and President of the Camden County Bar Association and as a Trustee, Officer and President of the Camden County Bar Foundation. He has also served as a trustee of the Camden Regional Legal Services, and is a former member of the Supreme Court of New Jersey District Ethics Committee, Burlington County, District IIIB. Mr. Schwalbe is also the current co-chair of the Workers' Compensation Committee and past co-chair of the Public Benefits Committee of the Camden County Bar Association. He is a member of the New Jersey State and American Bar Associations and the New Jersey Association for Justice, formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America-New Jersey. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Alan L. Schwalbe included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Listed in Super Lawyers list, 2006-2023 Subject of a biography published in Who's Who in American Law Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell - The highest possible rating, 2015 Continue Awards: Top Attorneys of SJ, 2011 Peter J Devine Jr Award, 2003 Strathmore's Who's Who Other Sources of Feedback About Alan L. Schwalbe Included on the 2026New Jersey Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2024 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2020 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2017 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2016 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2015 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2014 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2013 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2012 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2009 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2008 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2007 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2006 New Jersey Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education

  • Rutgers School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey, 1980
  • J.D.

Non Legal Education

  • Mary Washington College (now the University of Mary Washington), 1977
  • B.A.
  • Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Classes and Seminars

  • Presenter, Live Online Seminar – All-You-Can-CLE on Worker’s Compensation, April 24, 2025.
  • Presenter, Live Online Seminar - New Jersey Workers' Compensation Fundamentals, November 29, 2023
  • Teaching CLE on New Jersey Case Law Update and Settlement Options for Workers’ Compensation, June 2019
  • Key speaker and co-chair, lectured on Discovery Practice in the Workers' Compensation Court, ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar, 2006
  • Key speaker and co-chair at the Association’s 2007 Boardwalk Seminar in Atlantic City where he lectured on “Pre-Trial Motion Practice in the Workers Compensation Court”
  • Key speaker at a Seminar in Cherry Hill entitled Workers' Compensation Update in New Jersey where he lectured on offsets and liens, the uninsured employer’s fund, occupational claims and issues relating to discovery and evidence
  • Scheduled to appear as a Faculty member for the National Business Institute on December 12, 2013 in Atlantic City, New Jersey for a seminar entitled Your Top Worker's Compensation Questions-Answered
  • Conducted a seminar entitled Advanced Workers' Compensation in New Jersey
  • Lecturer, Going and Coming & Going Again, Camden County Bar Association

Pro Bono Activities

  • Camden County Bar Association - Past President, 1981 - Present

Published Works

Articles

  • Barrister Article, March, 2019
  • New Jersey Lawyer entitled: Third-Party Workers Comp Liens, N.J.S.A. 34:15-40

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey, 1980
  • U.S. District Court, 1980
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1981
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
  • Pennsylvania, 1981
  • Specialties and Certifications
  • Workers' Compensation Law Attorney, Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey

Other Affiliations

  • Camden County Bar Association (Board Member, Officer and President)
  • Camden County Bar Foundation (Trustee, Officer and President)
  • Camden Regional Legal Services (Trustee)
  • Supreme Court of New Jersey District Ethics Committee, Burlington County, District IIIB, 2013 - 2020 (Member)
  • Workers' Compensation Committee (Current Co-chair)
  • Public Benefits Committee of the Camden County Bar Association (Past Co-Chair)
  • New Jersey State Bar Association (Member)
  • American Bar Association (Member)
  • New Jersey Association for Justice, formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America-New Jersey (Member)
  • Burlington County Bar Association, Member

Attorney Details

Full NameAlan L. Schwalbe
FirmJacobs, Schwalbe & Petruzzelli, P.C.
AddressWoodcrest Pavilion, Ten Melrose Avenue, Suite 340, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Phone856-484-5342
Phone856-429-7587
Websitewww.jacobslawoffice.com
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