Sheila Raftery Wiggins

advises businesses on complex legal, regulatory, and communications/marketing issues. Her goal is to develop a proactive and cost-efficient strategy for each assignment and anticipate the impact of legal issues on business functions and reputation.

Ms. Wiggins is active in several community and civic organizations, including the Supreme Court District V-A Ethics Committee and The Women Advocate Committee of the American Bar Association, and is a New Jersey Court-Appointed Mediator. She served on the Board of Directors of Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble, a nonprofit corporation that supports classical musicians in the New York metropolitan area.

Ms. Wiggins is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. She is a 1998 graduate of Temple University School of Law, where she was business editor of the Temple International and Comparative Law Journal, and where she competed in regional and national competitions as a member of Temple's Negotiation Team.

Resume

Experience

•Duane Morris LLP, New York and New Jersey
- Partner, 2008-present
- Associate, 2003-2007
•Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, Newark, New Jersey
- Associate, 2000-2003
•Lavin, Coleman, O'Neil, Ricci, Finarelli & Gray, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Associate, 1998-2000

Honors and Awards

•Named a Rising Star in the area of Business Litigation by New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2006-2013
•Named one of the Law Journal's 2008 40 Under 40
•Named one of NJBiz's 2010 40 Under 40
•Referenced in Legal 500 U.S.- Leading Lawyers for Insurance: Advice to Insurers 2014
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Board Memberships

•Founding Director, Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble, New York

Civic and Charitable Activities

•Essex-Newark Legal Services, a nonprofit pro bono organization
•Women's Law Caucus Mentoring Program of Temple University Beasley School of Law
•National Association of Women Lawyers Mentor

Publications

Selected Publications

•Co-author, Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Force Majeure Contract Clauses, Duane Morris Alert, March 4, 2020

•Author, In Franchise Class Action, the Ninth Circuit Retroactively Applies California’s Independent Contractor Standard, Duane Morris Alert, May 3, 2019

•Co-author, United States Supreme Court Rules That Class Arbitration Must Be Expressly Authorized, Duane Morris Alert, April 29, 2019

•Author, FCC Creates New TCPA Safe Harbor for Inadvertent Calls to Recycled Phone Numbers, Duane Morris Alert, December 20, 2018

• No-Poach Agreements Are Targeted by Government, Employees and Legislators, New Jersey Law Journal, August 16, 2018

• The Path to Class Certification Is Narrowing, New Jersey Law Journal, January 2, 2017
• Third Circuit Rules on Class-Action Arbitrability, New Jersey Law Journal, May 11, 2016
• More States Enact Laws: Franchisors Are Not 'Joint Employers, ' Duane Morris Alert, May 10, 2016
• Five States Enact Laws: Franchisors Are Not 'Joint Employers, ' Duane Morris Alert, March 30, 2016
• Calling or Texting A Customer or Patient? Federal Courts Address Prior Express Consent Under the TCPA, Duane Morris Alert, February 26, 2016
• Breaking Up: Preliminary Injunctions in Contested Termination Lawsuits, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, February 2016
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches Consumer Response Database and Appoints New General Counsel, Duane Morris Alert, June 22, 2012
• Two Women District Judges Unanimously Appointed to the District of New Jersey, ABA Section of Litigation - Woman Advocate: News and Developments, July 8, 2011
• Appeals Court Rules N.J. WARN Act May Apply to Parent Companies, Duane Morris Alert, June 27, 2011
• Defective Drywall Claims Prompt Legislation and Litigation, Guest Article in The Washington Building Congress Bulletin, August/September 2009
• The Walls Are Closing In: Chinese Drywall Issues Prompt Legislation and Litigation, Duane Morris Alert, May 21, 2009
• 'The Writing Is on the Wall': Defective Drywall Claims Prompt More Legal Action, Building & Bonding: The Construction Group Newsletter, Spring 2009
• New Law Changes the Calculation of the Statute of Limitations in Pay Discrimination Cases, Duane Morris Alert, January 30, 2009
• The Loss of Privileged Information by Intentional or Inadvertent Production to a Third Party, New Jersey Law Journal, June 17, 2008
• The Loss of Privileged Information by Intentional or Inadvertent Production to a Third Party, New Jersey Law Journal, June 16, 2008
• Invalid Subpoenas Sent Via E-Mail: New and Dangerous Internet Scam, Duane Morris Alert, April 23, 2008
• What Did They Say? Deciphering When Remarks Are Evidence Of Discriminatory Intent Is A Difficult Task, New York Law Journal, August 27, 2007
• Minimizing the Impact of Stray Remarks, New Jersey Law Journal, April 9, 2007
• The Expanding Scope of Lender Liability; Courts Permit Claims to Proceed Against Lenders on Various Theories, From Aiding and Abetting to Fraudulent Conveyance, New Jersey Law Journal, March 12, 2004
• Safety Net and Measuring Rod: The NAFTA TAA Program, Temple International and Comparative Law Journal, Vol. 12.1, Spring 1998

Speaking Engagements

Selected Speaking Engagements

•Speaker, A Complete Guide to Well-Crafted Depositions: Everything You Need to Know (from the Masters) to Take and Defend Against Powerful Depositions, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ, February 1, 2019

•Speaker, Building Your Case with Electronic Evidence: Legal Ethics and ESI, National Business Institute, Newark, NJ, November 30, 2017
•Panelist, E-Discovery in the Age of Mobile Media, Duane Morris LLP, Newark, NJ, November 1, 2017
•Speaker, Authenticating Social Media, Email and Text Evidence (US v Browne), New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ, September 16, 2017
• How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out), Cherry Hill, New Jersey, November 18, 2016
• Under Attack: Business Arbitration Agreements, New Jersey State Bar Association's 2016 Annual Meeting and Convention, Atlantic City, May 18, 2016
• Use of Technology in the Courtroom: How to Prepare and Present Your Case, New Jersey, April 28, 2016
• Ethics in Federal Court Practice, Newark, New Jersey, June 25, 2015
• The Importance of the Corporate Representative Deposition, Atlantic City, New Jersey, May 13, 2015
• State and Federal Court Trial Practice From the Bench and the Professionals, Mayfair Farms, New Jersey, April 23, 2015
• Ethics Issues Jointly Addressed By In-House and Outside Counsel in Litigation, New York, December 18, 2013
• Ethical Issues For Mediations and Arbitrations, Missouri, June 11, 2013
• Ethics, Practising Law Institute, New York, May 28, 2013
• Rescue Scams and Constructive Trusts, New Jersey and New York, December 28, 2012
• Ethical Considerations for Financial Dealings, National Business Institute, New Jersey, July 18, 2012
• Professional Responsibility and Ethics, Practising Law Institute, New York, May 28, 2012
• E-Discovery Issues, New Jersey, May 22, 2012
• Ten Key Issues to Successfully Manage E-Discovery Before and During Litigation, Duane Morris-Sobel Seminar, Livingston, New Jersey, May 3, 2012
• Attorney Client Privilege and Workproduct Issues for Insurers, New Jersey, May 3, 2012
• New Jersey Litigation Practice, New York, New York, May 31, 2011
• Best Practices for Arbitrations, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, December 16, 2011
• Analysis of AAA Arbitration Rules and Strategies, New York and Pennsylvania, October 2011 (part 1) and December 2011 (part 2)
•Speaker, Ethical Considerations When Dealing With Distressed Property, National Business Institute, New Jersey, December 13, 2011
• Ethical Management of Litigation: Preservation and Production of Documents, Woodbridge, New Jersey, December 21, 2010
• Ethics in Lending, National Business Institute, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, February 9, 2010
• An Update on Bankruptcy Fraud and Ponzi Schemes, White Collar Roundtable, New Jersey, December 2, 2009
• Current Issues Involving Non-Compete Agreements, Protection of Trade Secrets and Duty of Loyalty, New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education seminar presenter, October 8, 2009
• Chinese Drywall Litigation, HB Litigation Conferences Presents Chinese Drywall Litigation, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 18, 2009