As a supervising attorney for the Health Care Liability Practice, Lynne coordinates and oversees the work of the attorneys who handle cases throughout eight New Jersey counties. Lynne's role is vital to ensuring that client matters are handled promptly, professionally and effectively. Lynne also serves as the co-chair of the Long-Term Care Liability Practice Group.
Lynne has been a trial attorney for more than 35 years and has litigated hundreds of cases in the state courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, many to verdict and directed verdict in favor of her clients. She has provided legal counsel to physicians, hospitals, nurses, allied health professionals, dentists, nursing homes and physician practices.
Lynne received a Bachelor of Science degree from Sargents College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Boston University in 1985. After completing internships at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Eugenia Hospital, Lynne became a licensed occupational therapist. She later enrolled at Temple University School of Law to pursue a career that combined her health care education with the practice of law.
Lynne has spent her legal career defending practitioners and facilities in the health care industry.
Honors & Awards
•AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
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•The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Health Care (2024-2026)
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•New Jersey Super Lawyers (2006-2007)
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•South Jersey Magazine, Top Lawyer 2009
Classes/Seminars Taught
•Long Term Care Litigation and the Covid-19 Pandemic: Injury and Immunity, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, June 1, 2020
•What is Your Case Worth?, Marshall Dennehey Health Care and Health Law Seminar, November 9, 2017
•New Jersey Case Law Update, Health Care Law Seminar, Marshall Dennehey, November 9, 2016
•Avoiding and Defending Nursing Home Litigation, American College of Health Care Administrators 50th Annual Convocation & Exposition, April 20, 2016
•Mock Trial: Lessons from the Bar and Risk Management, American Professional Agency, Inc., March 23, 2016
•Affidavit of Merit, Experts and the Net Opinion Rule Seminar, New Jersey State Bar Association Summer CLEFest, August 14, 2015
•Sex and the Facility: Understanding and Reducing Liabilities, American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living Annual Conference, October 5, 2014, Washington, D.C.
•Sex and the Facility - Starring the Defense, 2013 Trends in Health Care and Health Law Seminar, Marshall Dennehey, November 7, 2013
•Long-Term Care, Hospicomm, April 4, 2012
•Nursing Home Litigation - How to Handle and Defend a Case, Allied World Assurance Company, January 2012
•When You Are First Sued, What to Do and What Not to Do and the Processes of a Medical Negligence Claim, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, program for medical residents and physicians, Spring 2010
•Annual Seminar for Clients and Risk Managers, Princeton Insurance Company
•Risk Management and Dental Claims, Eastern Dentists Insurance Company
•Mock Trial Demonstration, South Jersey Medical Office Managers Society, Conventus Insurance Company
•Seminars given at local hospitals for interns and residents, CME credits
Published Works
•'Med Mal Litigation and Social Media Records: Where is New Jersey Headed?' New Jersey Law Journal, May 19, 2014
•'Doctor's Personal Characteristics Not Relevant to Claims of Informed Consent,' The Redwoods Group Dentists Insurance Program, Monthly Article, January 2002 and Defense Digest, 2001-10, Vol. 7, No. 5
•'Defending the Discovery Rule,' Defense Digest, Spring 1993
Results
Unanimous Jury Verdict for the Defense in Medical Malpractice Case
We successfully defended an anesthesiologist after a two-week trial which included testimony of five medical experts and three treating doctors. The plaintiffs claimed the doctor’s regional nerve block, executed in advance of an orthopedic Achilles rupture repair, was performed negligently causing permanent nerve damage. Damages were sought for pain impacting marital relations and all aspects of the plaintiff's life. Under our cross examination, the plaintiff’s standard of care expert flipped his opinion. Despite excellent conditions for a directed verdict, the court declined to rule, ultimately resulting in a unanimous jury verdict for the defense.
Directed Verdict Secured in Case Involving Alleged Negligence by a Chiropractor
We successfully defended a chiropractor with a directed verdict on informed consent and a no cause, 7-0, on standard of care. The plaintiff claimed the defendant was negligent in failing to obtain an MRI before adjusting the lumbar spine with a differential diagnosis, which included a herniated or bulging disc.
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
