Jonathan C. Magpantay, CPCU

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Biography

Jonathan is a member of the firm's Fraud and Special Investigation Unit (SIU) practice group. His practice is dedicated to large loss and medical provider fraud and has litigated and filed affirmative litigation recovery actions, as well as RICO, in many states as his practice is national. His practice also includes insurance coverage disputes, representing insurance carriers across multiple states for the purposes of SIU investigation and litigation, bad faith litigation, and general defense litigation. Jonathan has negotiated on behalf of the insurance industry his entire career as he seeks new ways to solve complex problems. He routinely advises clients on initiatives to modernize and administrate automobile first-party medical claims. In addition, he has taken Examinations Under Oath in private passenger auto, commercial and first party property matters throughout the country. He has broad and extensive experience in New Jersey Personal Injury Protection (PIP) litigation and appears regularly before the courts and administrative bodies.

Before joining Marshall Dennehey, he was claim litigation counsel for a national insurance carrier where he handled PIP disputes, coverage matters, and automobile and fire claim litigation. There, Jonathan led review teams in assessing and evaluating ethics, best practices, and continuous improvement within national staff counsel operations.

Jonathan is admitted to practice in New Jersey, the District of Columbia, Michigan and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey (APALA-NJ), National Filipino American Lawyers Association (NFALA), Camden County Bar Association and is currently a member of the New Jersey Superior Court, Camden Vicinage, Diversity, Inclusion & Community Engagement Committee (DI&CE).

Additionally, Jonathan earned his Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Insurance Services (AIS), and Associate in Personal Insurance (API) designations from the American Institute of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters (The Institutes).

Jonathan received his B.A. and B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and earned his J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law - Camden. He was Law Clerk to the Honorable Ronald J. Freeman, J.S.C. (ret.) in the civil division of the New Jersey Superior Court, Camden Vicinage.

Year joined

2019

Certifications

Associate in Insurance Services (AIS), The American Institute of Casualty and Property Underwriters, 2019

Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), The American Institute of Casualty and Property Underwriters, 2016

Project Management Certificate, Rutgers University School of Business-Camden, 2011

Associate in Personal Insurance (API)

Community Service

Past President, Philippine Community of Southern New Jersey, Inc.

Thought Leadership

Marshall Dennehey Announces 2025 Shareholder Class And Special Counsel Promotions

December 13, 2024
Marshall Dennehey is pleased to announce that 10 attorneys have been elected shareholders of the firm effective Jan. 1, 2025. Additionally, two attorneys have been promoted from associate to special counsel.

Changes in Insurance Fraud Law Takes Case for a Ride

Mount Laurel
Fraud/Special Investigation
Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Litigation
July 1, 2024
The unpublished case of Settler v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 2023 WL 5157685, illustrates the impact of evolving case law and changes in insurance fraud litigation in the state of Michigan. SIU Spotlight, Issue 1, Vol. 1, July 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

Classes/Seminar

Modern Staged Accidents & Provider Fraud, NICB Mid-Atlantic Region Training Event 2026, February 4, 2026

Detecting Insurance Fraud: The Role of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), Identifying and Handling Insurance Fraud Cases, April 2023

Coding Edits Revisited: A Perspective from Both Sides, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), 2022 PIP No Fault College, December 2022

Things That Make You Go Hmmmm: A Closer Look at Trending Off-Schedule Medical Procedures in NJ PIP and their Impact on Claims Handling and Investigations, Speaker, New Jersey Special Investigators Association (NJSIA) Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, October 2021

Areas of Practice (3)

  • Fraud/Special Investigation
  • Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Litigation
  • Insurance Services - Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Pittsburgh, B.S. and B.A., 2002
Law School Attended:
Rutgers Law School, J.D., 2006
Year of First Admission:
2008
Admission:
2008, New Jersey; 2009, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit; 2023, U.S. Supreme Court; Michigan; 2024, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
Memberships:

Associations & Memberships

Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey (APALA - NJ), 2010 - present
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), 2012 - present
National Filipino American Lawyers Association, 2013 - present
Camden County Bar Association

Languages:
Tagalog
ISLN:
924242562

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