Ioannis S. Athanasopoulos

Ioannis Athanasopoulos counsels employers, insurers, and third-party administrators in workers’ compensation matters and defends them in litigation before the New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation and in workers’ compensation vicinages throughout the state.

Ioannis’ practice includes answering, defending, and arguing motions for medical and temporary disability benefits; engaging in trials over compensability of benefits; and negotiating and settling claims during permanency. He draws on four years of experience as a workers’ compensation litigator for the largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance policies in New Jersey, and two years as general counsel to solar power and construction companies. In addition, his experience includes acting as managing attorney of his own private practice.

While attending Rutgers University, Ioannis spent time as an intern to the Hon. Martin G. Cronin in the Superior Court of New Jersey Criminal Division. During law school, he gained additional experience serving as a student trainee in the U.S. Department of Defense and as an intern in the U.S. Department of Commerce. He was also a law intern and later a volunteer associate in the public service with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.

Ioannis remains closely affiliated with Rutgers, where he earned his J.D.: He has served as an instructor of American Constitutional Law in the university’s pre-college program, delivered the undergraduate Honors College keynote commencement address, and received the university’s award for Excellence in Alumni Leadership.

Community Involvement

•Rutgers School of Criminal Justice Alumni Association; President, 2010-13

Publications & Events

Presentations

•Presenter, “New Jersey Due Process and Jurisdiction within the Workers’ Compensation Court System,” New Jersey Claims Association (NJCA), November 7, 2019
•Keynote Speaker, Rutgers University Honors College Graduation, 2012

Recent Insights

Successful Defense of Client in Workers’ Compensation Case Brings Dismissal of Claim on Basis of Jurisdiction

December 18, 2018

Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Ioannis S. Athanasopoulos

April 23, 2018