Cheyne R. Scott is a civil litigation attorney working with Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC focusing her practice on contracts, governmental entity representation, labor and employment law, and represents individuals, municipalities, counties, authorities, and school boards in various litigation and compliance matters arising under New Jersey’s Tort Claims Act (Title 59). Additionally, Ms. Scott is currently serving as Housing Prosecutor for the Township of North Bergen. She joined the firm following a Clerkship with the Hon. Sheila A. Venable, Presiding Judge for the Criminal Division, in Hudson County Superior Court.
Prior to her clerkship, Cheyne served as a summer associate with a Michigan law firm. She also served as Judicial Intern to Hon. Patrick J. Duggan, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, in Detroit.
Cheyne graduated from Michigan State University in 2006. She obtained her Juris Doctorate cum laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2011.
Cheyne is admitted to practice in Michigan and New Jersey and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Cheyne is active in the New Jersey State Bar Association. She is a member of the Diversity Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee of the State Bar Labor and Employment Section. Additionally, Cheyne was one of ten New Jersey lawyers selected by the Association as a 2016–2017 Leadership Academy Fellow.
Cheyne is active in the Hudson County Bar Association, serving as Young Lawyers Division President in 2015, and has served as Trustee since 2016.
Cheyne is also a member of the Sidney Reitman Employment Law American Inn of Court, the first such training organization devoted exclusively to labor and employment law advocacy from the perspectives of management, plaintiffs, unions and governmental agencies.
Cheyne participates annually as a speaker for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) on Labor and Employment law matters.
Cheyne has also presented and written about the importance of mindfulness and self care for attorneys. Specifically, Cheyne’s article “Mindfulness: A Simpler Way to Alleviate Attorney Stress” was published in the July/August 2017 issue of the American Bar Association GPSOLO Magazine, a National publication.
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing Michigan, J.D. Cum Laude, 2011
- Michigan State University, B.A. Political Science, 2006
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, Executive Committee Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association Diversity Committee, Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association Leadership Academy, Fellow (2016-2017)
- Hudson County Bar Association, Trustee (2016-Present); Young Lawyers Division, President (2015)
- Sidney Reitman Employment Law American Inn of Court, Associate
- Hudson Inn of Court, Member
- “Combating Impostor Syndrome for Minority Attorneys”
Lawline Diversity Equity and Inclusion Summit
(October 2021) - “Lawyering” in the Moment: Stress Management for Lawyers
Labor and Employment Summer Institute
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(September 2021) - Know Your Worth: Recognizing and Communicating Your Value in the Legal Profession and Beyond
Moderator
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2021) - Ethical Considerations When Representing Government Employees
Lorman Education Services
(May 2021) - Building Diversity and Inclusion Through Mindfulness
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(April 2021) - 2021 Hudson County Bar Association Inaugural Diversity Conference
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(February 2021) - Fundamentals of Diversity & Inclusion & Elimination of Bias in the Legal Community
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(February 2021) - COVID-19 Employment Law Update
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(January 2021) - The Fundamentals of Diversity, Inclusion and the Elimination of Bias in Law Firms
Lorman Education Services
(September 2020) - COVID-19 Employment Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(August 2020) - “Lawyering” in the Moment: Stress Management for Lawyers
Labor and Employment Summer Institute
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(July 2020) - Nobody Told me There’d Be Days Like This
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(July 2020) - Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Policies and Training
Hot Topics in Local Government Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2020) - Leading and Healing While Black
Garden State Bar Association
(June 2020) - “Lawyering” in the Moment: Stress Management for Lawyers
Mental Health Program
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2020) - Summary Judgment in a NJLAD Case
Hot Tips in Labor and Employment Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2020) - Internal Equity Policies
Lorman Education Services
(May 2020) - “Lawyering” in the Moment: Mindfulness and Meditation
Sidney Reitman Employment Law Inn of Court
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(November 2019) - Mindfulness and Well-being for the Busy Lawyer
New Jersey Association for Justice Meadowlands Seminar
(November 2019) - Ethical Train Wrecks
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(July 2019) - Summary Judgment in a NJLAD Case
Hot Tips in Labor and Employment Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2019) - Mindfulness and Well-being for the Busy Lawyer
New Jersey State Bar Annual Meeting
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2019) - Coach, I’m Ready! Put Me in the Game
New Jersey State Bar Annual Meeting
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2019) - Restrictive Covenants – Non-Solicitation, Non-Disclosure Agreements
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2019) - Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
2018 Employment Law Roundtable
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(December 2018) - Non-Disclosure Agreements in Employment Litigation
CLE Fest
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(November 2018) - Mindfulness and Wellbeing for the Busy Lawyer
Sidney Reitman Employment Law Inn of Court
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(September 2018) - Discovery Tips in a NJLAD Case
Hot Tips in Labor and Employment Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2018) - Coach, I’m Ready! Put Me in the Game
New Jersey State Bar Annual Meeting
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2018) - The Mindful and Meditative Lawyer: Techniques for Staying
Calm and Positive in an Adversarial Profession
New Jersey State Bar Annual Meeting
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2018) - #MeToo
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(April 2018) - Restrictive Covenants in Employment
Labor and Employment Law Forum
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(February 2018) - Lessons I’ve Learned from Cases I’ve Lost
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(February 2018) - Discovery Tips in a NJLAD Case
Hot Tips in Labor and Employment Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2017) - Becoming Mindful to Improve Lawyering and Life
New Jersey State Bar Annual Meeting
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2017) - Restrictive Covenants and Non-Compete Agreements: Update 2017
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2017) - Discovery Tips in a NJLAD Case
Hot Tips in Labor and Employment Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2016) - Tips for a Successful Appeal
North Hudson Lawyers’ Club
(March 2016) - 2015 Ghosts Phantoms First Dates and Fast Getaways
Ethics CLE
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(July 2015)
- Cheyne Says Relax: Take Time For Yourself
New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine
April 2021 - Working Well: The ABCs of Emotional Health
New Jersey Lawyer Magazine
July 2019 - The Evolution of Diversity Training and Impact of Unconscious Bias on the Legal Profession
New Jersey Lawyer Magazine
No. 313 – August 2018 - Law and Mindfulness: How Attorneys Can Apply Mindfulness
to Legal Practice and to Life
NJ State Bar Association Diversity Committee Newsletter
Vol. 4, No. 2 – April 2018 - Mindfulness: A Simpler Way to Alleviate Attorney Stress
American Bar Association GPSOLO Magazine
Vol. 34 No. 4 – July/August 2017 - The Impact of the Lack of Diversity in the Journalism and in the Legal Profession
NJ State Bar Association Diversity Committee Newsletter
Vol. 3, No. 2 – January 2007 - Seven Ways to Successfully Transition from a Clerkship to a Law firm
NJ State Bar Association Diversity Committee Newsletter
Vol. 2, No. 1 – April 2016