Bruce Wallace

Bruce A. Wallace

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Voorhees, New Jersey

Phone:

856-428-5500

Fax:

856-428-3868

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Mr. Wallace’s practice concentrates in personal injury litigation, personal injury protection (PIP) arbitrations, municipal court and criminal law.

Mr. Wallace received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982 from Davidson College, and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law – Camden in 1985. During law school, Mr. Wallace spent a summer as a judicial intern for the Honorable John F. Gerry, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. After law school, Mr. Wallace served a judicial clerkship in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Camden County, for the Honorable E. Stevenson Fluharty. In his first 10 years of private practice, Mr. Wallace exclusively handled defense litigation matters for self-insureds and insurance carriers. A substantial majority of that time was spent at the firm of Capehart & Scatchard, P.A. in Mount Laurel, NJ, where Mr. Wallace developed an expertise in railroad law, handling grade crossing, trespasser and Federal Employer Liability Act cases.

Mr. Wallace was admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in 1985. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Camden County and New Jersey State bar associations, as well as the New Jersey Association for Justice .

Mr. Wallace has extensive trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts. The following are appeals in which Mr. Wallace was involved which resulted in published opinions by the courts:

Liebling v. Garden State Indemnity, 337 N.J. Super. 447, 767 A.2d 515 (App. Div. 2001), certif. den. 169 N.J. 606 (2001)

Cooper v. Mayor of Haddon Heights, 299 N.J. Super. 174, 690 A.2d 1036 (App. Div. 1997)

Burrell v. Quaranta, 259 N.J. Super. 243, 612 A.2d 379 (App. Div. 1992)

Calabro v. Campbell Soup Co., 244 N.J. Super. 149, 581 A.2d 1318 (App. Div. 1990)

New Jersey Mfrs. Ins. Co. for Smith v. Public Service Elec. & Gas Co., 234 N.J. Super. 116, 560 A.2d 117 (App. Div. 1989)Mazur v. Selected Risks Ins. Co., 233 N.J. Super. 219, 558 A.2d 508 (App. Div. 1989)

Areas of Practice

  • 40% Personal Injury — Plaintiff
  • 20% DWI/Municipal Court
  • 40% Personal Injury Protection

Litigation Percentage

  • 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey, 1985
  • Pennsylvania, 1985
  • U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1986
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1986
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1986
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1986

Education

Rutgers School of Law – Camden, Camden, New Jersey

  • J.D.
  • Honors: Dean’s List

Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina

  • B.A.
  • Honors: Dean’s List
  • Major: Economics

Representative Cases

Honors and Awards

  • South Jersey Magazine’s Awesome Attorneys, 2008 – 2011

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • New Jersey State Bar Association, 1986 – Present
  • Camden County Bar Association, 1986 – Present
  • New Jersey Association For Justice, 2000 – Present

Past Employment Positions

  • Honorable E. Stevenson Fluharty, Judicial Law Clerk, 1985 – 1986
  • Capehart & Scatchard, P.A, Associate Attorney, 1987 – 1995