ROGER W. THOMAS
Partner

Specializing in the Practice of:
Workers’ Compensation
Social Security
Zoning, Planning and Land Use

Contact Mr. Thomas:

    Roger Thomas directs the Workers’ Compensation practice section of the firm and is a frequent lecturer on workers’ compensation, social security and land use law.

    Admitted: New Jersey
    College:Seton Hall University, B.A.
    Law School: University of Cincinnati, J.D.
    Member:Sussex County Bar Association
    New Jersey State Bar Association (Workers’ Compensation and Land Use Sections) Trustee (1994-2000) Executive
    Committee Member (2000-2006)
    American Bar Association
    Institute of Municipal Attorneys (former member of the
    Drafting Committee of Municipal Land Use Law)
    Sussex County Community College (Board of Trustees and
    Foundation Board Member)
    Of Note:Certified by the New Jersey State Department of Community
    Affairs to teach the statutory mandated training course for
    zoning and planning board members throughout the state.
    Instructor for the New Jersey Planning Officials
    Named “Super Lawyer” among New Jersey Attorneys in
    Workers’ Compensation
    Reported Cases:Pickett v. Lloyd’s, 131 N.J. 457, 621 A.2d 445 N.J. (1993)
    This New Jersey Supreme Court case resulted in the authorization of litigants to obtain damages in actions where insurance companies have acted in bad faith    .

    Schorpp-Replogle v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, 395 N. J. Super. 277 (Appellate Division 1977).
    This New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Court ruling established the right to obtain disability benefits for tinnitus    .

    Hanrahan v. Township of Sparta, 143 N.J. 326, 670 A.2d 1067 (1996), This New Jersey Supreme Court decision led to a clarification of the Workers’ Compensation law involving the responsibility of insurance companies to provide palliative care for injured workers .

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