Jeffrey G. Rapattoni

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CASUALTY DEPARTMENT
CHAIR, PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION (PIP) LITIGATION PRACTICE GROUP
CO-CHAIR, FRAUD/SPECIAL INVESTIGATION PRACTICE GROUP
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    Jeffrey is the Assistant Director of the Casualty Department and with the Director, is responsible for administrative oversight of more than 250 lawyers among 19 offices. Jeffrey is also a past member of the firm's Board of Directors, having served the maximum two term limit. 

    Jeffrey joined Marshall Dennehey in 2008 and serves as the chair of the firm’s PIP Litigation Practice Group, co-chair of the firm's Fraud/Special Investigation Practice Group. He focuses his practice on insurance fraud, bad faith and SIU related matters working with carriers both in the US and internationally.

    For over 20 years Jeffrey has litigated insurance fraud and fraud-related matters on a national level. He acts as coordinating counsel to several insurance companies and helps clients develop strategies for defending complex litigation related to medical provider fraud, PIP and other emerging insurance issues. In addition, Jeffrey frequently consults with insurance carriers across the country to help integrate internal analytical platforms, create risk management protocol and conduct fraud-related investigations.

    He has extensive training and background in provider-based investigations, underwriting fraud, policy voidance, and staged accidents. Other practice areas include large loss property claims, coverage, general civil litigation, and appellate practice. He is an experienced mediator and coordinates investigations for companies in the healthcare, insurance, gaming, hospitality and other industries. As part of his practice, Jeffrey has worked with experts in the fields of cause and origin and bad faith as well as local and federal authorities.
    Jeffrey serves as Counsel to the Board of Directors of the International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU), the largest global organization devoted to fighting insurance fraud by connecting the insurance, investigatory and legal communities. He also is a member of the Advisory Board of the BigData@Rutgers certificate program, where he provides input on curriculum development to improve the program's offerings and value to the business community.

    He frequently lectures on insurance fraud, bad faith and data analytics topics for a number of local and national insurance organizations. He also provides legal education seminars for clients and organizations across the country.

    After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Villanova University in 1997, Jeffrey served as a legislative correspondent for United States Senator Arlen Specter in Philadelphia and Washington D.C., where he assisted in drafting legislation and conducting legal investigations. While attending Rutgers Law School, he served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Judge John A. Almeida, J.S.C. Burlington County-Civil Division, where he drafted tentative dispositions of the court and assisted in court-ordered mediation sessions. 

    Significant Representative Matters

    Defeated a bad faith action where plaintiffs sought treble and punitive damages based upon coverage denials.

    Secured a voluntary dismissal regarding a $750,000 fraudulently submitted homeowner's claim.

    Secured a voluntary dismissal with respect to a $375,000 homeowners/bad faith matter in which the insured submitted a fraudulent contents inventory.

    Through the use of medical and forensic accounting experts, Jeffrey has also been successful in collecting on behalf of insurance carrier clients' large sums of money improperly paid to fraudulent medical providers.

    Classes / Seminars Taught

    Getting Caught with Your Hand in the Proverbial Cookie Jar, ClaimsXchange Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 12, 2023

    Top Cases Impacting Fraud Fighting, Marshall Dennehey Client Webinar, June 28, 2023

    The CAT's Out of the Bag: Insurance Fraud in Catastrophic Losses, CLM Annual Conference, Palm Desert, CA, March 24, 2022

    PI’s in the Field – Pre, During & Post COVID & New Manned/Unmanned Surveillance, Illinois Chapter of IASIU, March 18, 2022

    Charting the Course of Telehealth in the Post-COVID Landscape, ASHRM Webinar Series, April 27, 2021

    Rising Risk and Economic Hardship: Insights on Fighting Fraud in Uncertain Times, CLM Webinar, November 5, 2020

    Fraud Leadership Series: P&C Claims During Covid 19, FRISS Webinar, November 3, 2020

    The Civil and Criminal State of the SIU in 2020, The Ohio Chapter of IASIU, October 27, 2020

    All Hands Meeting- The Criminal State of the SIU in 2020, OIFP | NICB Webinar, October 7, 2020

    National Perspective, Local Impact; New Case Law Impacting the SIU IASIU Webinar, September 14, 2020

    SIU Litigation Trends Panel Discussion, IFM Webinar, May 12, 2020

    CLM COVID-19 Webinar Series: Stop the Spread...Don't Let COVID-19 Infect You with Insurance Fraud, April 23, 2020

    Medical Investigator's Guide to the Modern SIU Claim, Speaker, New Jersey Special Investigators Association (NJSIA) Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, October 2019

    How the Market is Falling Short on CAT Claims, CLM Southeast Conference, Orlando FL, October 2019

    How to Use Data in Your Advantage – Speaker, FRAUDTalks Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 24, 2019

    Secrets to Maintaining a Successful Major Case Unit, IASIU, Phoenix, AZ, September 2019

    Clamping Down on Fraud – Panelist, Casualty Actuarial Society Spring Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, May, 2019

    SIU’s Management of Brand Protection – Concerns and Consequences, IFM, Coronado, CA, March 2019

    Admissions
    New Jersey
    2002
    U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
    2002
    U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
    2004
    Michigan
    2016
    Pennsylvania
    2026
    Education
    Rutgers Law School (J.D., 2001)
    Villanova University (B.A., 1997)
    Honors & awards
    Counsel, International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU)
    2025
    Ohio Chapter of International Association of Special Investigators (IASIU) Service Award
    2020
    New Jersey Special Investigators Association (NJSIA) President's Award
    2018
    Advisory Board Member, BigData@Rutgers Certificate Program
    2017
    National Insurance Crime Bureau, Certificate of Appreciation
    2010
    New Jersey Special Investigators Association President's Award
    2009
    Counsel, Ohio Chapter of International Association of Special Investigators (IASIU)
    Associations & memberships
    Burlington County Bar Association
    Camden County Bar Association
    Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Board Member and Secretary, South Jersey Chapter
    Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Insurance Fraud Committee Member
    International Association of Special Investigators (IASIU)
    National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators (NSPII)
    New Jersey Insurance Defense Committee
    New Jersey Special Investigators Association (NJSIA)
    New Jersey State Bar Association
    South Jersey Claims Association
    Legal Affairs Committee of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, Member
    Year joined
    2008