401 Route 70 East, Suite 100
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Office: (856) 429-5507
Areas of Practice
- Workers Compensation
- Personal Injury
- Insurance
- Municipal Court
- Family Law
- Landlord/Tenant
As a Certified Workers Compensation Law Attorney, Dennis Baptista has earned a well-deserved reputation among the workers’ compensation bar for being a respected practitioner of great integrity and skill. Mr. Baptista has litigated numerous complicated workers’ compensation cases including claims involving accidental injuries, occupational diseases, repetitive motion injuries, total permanent disability and work-related death. He obtained an Appellate Division decision in Medical Diagnostic Associates vs. Hawruluk which prevents medical providers from suing injured workers for the payment of medical bills while their workers compensation claims are being litigated. He is a frequent speaker for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education where he instructs other lawyers in the handling of workers’ compensation claims. He served for 10 years the Municipal Court Judge for the Town of Phillipsburg & Alpha, NJ. He was recently appointed Commissioner of the Phillipsburg Housing Authority.
Bar Admissions:
- New Jersey
Court Admissions:
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court of New Jersey
- Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Honors/Achievements:
- Certified by the Supreme Court of NJ as a Workers’ Compensation Attorney (2005 – present)
- Member of the Supreme Court Board of Attorney Certification – Workers’ Compensation Committee (2021 – present)
- Commissioner – Phillipsburg Housing Authority (1997 – 2007; 2024- present)
- Senior Instructor – New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (2006 – present)
- Presiding Judge, Phillipsburg/Alpha Municipal Courts (2007 – 2017)
- AVVO Rating – 10.0/10.0 Superb, 2011- present
- SUPER LAWYER – Workers Compensation – 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011