Title: Partner
Primary Office: Cherry Hill, NJ
Practice Area/s: Insurance, General Liability, Product Liability, Transportation Litigation, Environmental Law and Litigation, Toxic Tort Litigation, Nursing Home and Long Term Care Liability
Telephone: 856.667.0376 | Fax: 856.667.9485
Email: lbennett@wglaw.com
Professional Experience:
Mr. Bennett's practice concentrates on the defense of general liability matters involving commercial liability, product liability, automobile and homeowner claims. Mr. Bennett has over 20 years of trial experience in both state and federal courts in New Jersey.
Education:
Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 1990.
Syracuse University School of Management, M.B.A., 1990.
Temple University, B.A. 1986.
Professional Memberships and Activities:
Admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the United States Disctrict Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Bennett is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Camden County Bar Association and its Personal Injury Law and Civil Practice Committees. Mr. Bennett is also certified to serve as a civil arbitrator in the Superior Court of New Jersey.
Selected Reported Cases:
Carmichael v. Bryan, 707 A.2d 1357 (N.J. App. Div. 1998).
Munoz v. NJ Auto. Full Ins. Ass'n, 678 A.2d 1051 (N.J. 1996).
Recent News:
2009-11-27 :: Insurer Victorious in UIM 'Step-Down' Appeal
2009-07-24 :: Insurer Prevails in UM Trial
2009-06-19 :: Nursing Home and Long Term Care Liability Practice Group Formed
2008-10-13 :: Laurence T. Bennett Prevails in Motor Vehicle Accident Trial
2005-12-16 :: Weber Gallagher Promotes Three Attorneys to Partnership