Barbara has practiced in a wide range of litigation matters, including motor vehicle, premises, products liability, coverage issues, negligent security and liquor liability. She has represented a number of retail companies in personal injury actions ranging from slip and falls, property damage claims, fire loss claims and criminal acts of third parties often involving contractual issues between the parties. Barbara has defended claims on behalf of railcar manufacturers in both product liability and personal injury claims as well as trucking and private bus companies. She also represents homeowners, apartment complexes and condominium associations in personal injury and property damage claims due to undisclosed or alleged mold exposure.
Additionally, Barbara has handled over 500 automobile cases including wrongful death matters and injury cases. She has represented a considerable number of product and component part manufacturers, vendors in product liability actions and fire loss cases with various defendants and coverage issues involved.
Barbara is a cum laude graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo. She obtained her juris doctor in 1986 with honors from Rutgers University in Camden. While at Rutgers University, she was a member of the National Moot Court team and received an award for excellence in brief writing for the Stratton Advanced Moot Court Competition.
Following law school, Barbara served as a law clerk to the Honorable Charles A. Little of the New Jersey Superior Court, Camden County, Civil Division. Barbara joined the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin in 1989 and is the supervising attorney in the firm's casualty group.
Barbara has lectured for various organizations including the South Jersey Claims Association and the Camden County Bar Association.
Barbara is a member of the Camden County Bar Association and New Jersey Defense Association, and is admitted in the state and federal courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania and the United States Supreme Court. Barbara serves as an arbitrator for Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties.
Honors & Awards
•AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
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•The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (2023-2026)
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•New Jersey Super Lawyers (2006-2009)
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Classes/Seminars Taught
•Tort Immunity in Community Associations, Marshall Dennehey Client Presentation, May, 2020
•Preparing for Mediation, 7th Annual Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Institute, Philadelphia, PA, October 15, 2009
•Advanced Personal Injury Practice in New Jersey, National Business Institute, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, July 27, 2004
Published Works
•'Plaintiffs Lose Their Double Recovery in Wrongful Death and Survival Actions,' Defense Digest, June 2004
•'New Jersey Court Rules - Convenience Stores Must Ensure Safety of Workers,' Defense Digest, Vol 3, No. 4, 1997
•'New Jersey Trial Court Dismisses Plaintiff's Complaint Alleging Wrongful Termination and Age Discrimination,' Defense Digest, Spring 1994
•'New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Claim Under Verbal Threshold,' Defense Digest, Winter 1993/94
•'Residency of Child of Divorced Parents Considered by N.J. Court,' Defense Digest, Spring 1993
Results
Unanimous Defense Verdict in Premises Liability Case
We secured a unanimous defense verdict in a premises liability case where an intoxicated social guest fell down stairs at the defendant’s home. As the plaintiff supplied her own alcohol and was dutifully cared for by the defendants after her intoxication, the jury found for our client.
News
98 Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
August 20, 2025
