Rachel A. Ramsay-Lowe

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    Rachel practices exclusively in the Workers' Compensation Department. She is admitted to practice law in both New Jersey and New York. Rachel defends insured entities such as national department stores, retail chains and various other small employers in matters relating to workers' compensation in New Jersey. Her legal career began at a plaintiff's firm, where she handled hundreds of cases representing petitioners in workers' compensation claims.

    Rachel also served as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, one of the largest and busiest prosecutor’s offices in the country. During her three-year tenure, Rachel successfully prosecuted hundreds of cases in the Crimes Against Children Bureau. She tried several cases to verdict, conducted pre-trial and post-conviction hearings, and presented numerous cases to the grand jury.

    Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Rachel defended insured and self-insured entities, such as national chain restaurants, national hotel chains, national supermarket chains, national manufacturers, health care facilities and other small businesses, against claims related to product liability, premises liability, toxic tort, construction defect, and motor vehicle accidents in New Jersey and New York.

    Rachel currently serves as a member of the executive committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Workers' Compensation section. 

     

     

     

     

    Classes/Seminars Taught

    Northeastern Casualty and Worker’s Compensation Litigation Trends, Marshall Dennehey Client Seminar, June 2024.

    Strategies to Limit Exposure and Minimize Risk, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 27, 2022

    Workers' Compensation Winter Roundup, Graham Company webinar, December 15, 2020

    Legal and Legislative Updates, National Business Institute New Jersey Workers' Compensation Fundamentals, December 3, 2019

    Mini Med School for Attorneys, National Business Institute, October 29, 2019

    How Medical Marijuana Is Impacting Workers’ Compensation, Marshall Dennehey Workers' Compensation Seminar, October 24, 2019

    Published Works

    “Idiopathic Conditions: Are These Types of Claims Compensable?,” Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 3, September 2017

    "Proposed Changes to Guidelines for Medical Provider Claims in New Jersey," Defense Digest, Vol. 21, No. 2, June 2015

    Admissions
    New Jersey
    2009
    New York
    2010
    Education
    Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2008)
    Stetson University (B.A., 2002)
    Honors & awards
    The Network Journal, "40 Under Forty"
    2018
    Associations & memberships
    Justice James H. Coleman Jr. New Jersey Workers' Compensation American Inn of Court, Essex/Union
    New Jersey State Bar Association, Executive Committee Workers’ Compensation Section
    New York Bar Association
    Year joined
    2014