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Court House Lane
CN 2028
Toms River, New Jersey 08754-2028 (Ocean Co.)
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
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 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Statement of PracticeLitigation, Insurance Defense, Negligence, Commercial, Personal Injury, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Probate, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Construction Accidents, Construction Mediation, Real Estate, Municipal Court, Elder Law, Mediation, Appellate Practice, Chancery Practice, Federal Civil, Civil Rights Defense, Hospital Liability Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Hospital Premises Liability, Products Liability, Unsafe Products, Driving Under the Influence, Traffic Violations, Estate Planning, Auto Accidents, Dog Bites, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Buying or Selling. Year Established: 1993
Firm Size: 6
Representative Clients:Prudential Insurance Co.
Medical Inter Insurance Exchange
Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Scibal Insurance Group
Allstate Ins. Co.
Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.
Sentry
Ocean County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund
Princeton Insurance Co.
Costco Wholesale
Ryder Insurance
Sedgwick
Grange
Armed Forces Insurance
Farm Family Casualty
One Beacon Insurance
United Nat'l. Group
Penn-America Insurance.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
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AddressCourt House Lane
CN 2028
Toms River, NJ 08754-2028, (Ocean Co.)
PhonePhone: 732-341-1212
Fax: 732-240-6704
Real Estate Fax: 732-341-2917
Website
http://www.courthouselane.com
Thomas F. Kelaher (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, June 24, 1932; admitted to bar, 1961, New Jersey, 1969, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: St. Peter's College (B.S., 1954); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1960). Recipient, Board on Trial Attorney Certification, Prosecutors Association of New Jersey. Lecturer, Criminal Law, Ocean County Police Academy. Deputy Attorney General, New Jersey, 1963. Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor, 1968-1974. Ocean County Prosecutor, 2002-2007. Vice Chairman, Community Medical Center, St. Barnabas Health Care System, 1996. Chairman, Clara Maass Medical Center. Board of Trustees, Kimball Medical Center. Trustee, Lector and Eucharistic Minister, St. Joseph's Parish, Toms River. Partner: Gelzer, Kelaher, Shea, Novy & Carr, Toms River, New Jersey, 1981-1992; Kelaher, Garvey, Ballou & Van Dyke, Toms River, New Jersey, 1993-2001. Mayor, Toms River, 2008. Member: Ocean County (President, 1974-1975; Chairman, Ethics Committee, 1974-1977), New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; New Jersey Defense Association; Prosecutors Association of New Jersey (President, 2003-2004). [Retired Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps., 1957-1979]. (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as Civil Trial Attorney). Practice Areas: Negligence; Insurance Litigation; Wills; Estate Planning.Email: Thomas F. Kelaher
Joseph J. Garvey (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, June 4, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, New Jersey; 1977, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Stevens Institute of Technology (B.E., 1971); Catholic University of America School of Law (J.D., 1976). Law Secretary to the Hon. Joseph P. Hanrahan, J.S.C., Criminal Assignment Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Hudson County, 1976-1977. Assistant County Counsel: Hudson County, 1977-1978. Formerly with: O'Donnel, McCord & Leslie, Morristown, New Jersey, 1978-1981; Lomell, Muccifori, Adler, Ravaschiere, Amabile & Pehlivanian, Toms River, New Jersey, 1981-1988; Hiering, Hoffman, Garvey & Gannon, Toms River, New Jersey, 1988-1991; Joseph J. Garvey, Toms River, New Jersey, 1991-1992. Panelist, American Arbitration Association, 1978. Arbitrator, Cape May County. Certified Civil Trial Attorney, 1983 (Recertified, 1991, 1998 and 2006). Division Leader, Toms River Basketball Association. Member, Dover Township Open Space Committee. Chairman, Dover Township Recreation Committee. Former Member, Ethics Committee, District IIIA, New Jersey. Member: Ocean County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; New Jersey Defense Association; New Jersey Representative to Defense Research Institute. [Lieutenant, Civil Engineering Corps., U.S. Navy, 1971-1974]. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Construction Litigation.Email: Joseph J. Garvey
Robert A. Ballou, Jr. (Member) born Portsmouth, Virginia, August 3, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New Jersey; 1983, New York. Education: Boston College (B.S., 1979); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1982). Law Clerk: New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, Newark, 1980-1982; New Jersey Superior Court Judges, Toms River, 1982-1983. Starkey, Kelly, Blancy & White, Brick Township (Associate, 1983; Partner, 1983-1992). Planning Board Attorney, Borough, Bay Head, 1985-1987. Member, Board of Directors, Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services, 1985-1988. Member: Ocean County (Member, Committees on: Civil Practice, 1988; District Fee Arbitration, 1988-1991; District IIIA Ethics, 1991-1994), Monmouth County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; Professional Association of American Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Municipal Law; Traffic Violations.Email: Robert A. Ballou, Jr.
Peter J. Van Dyke (Member) born Lakewood, New Jersey, August 9, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New Jersey; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1978); Delaware Law School of Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1981); Europa Institute, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Diploma in European Integration, 1982). Law Clerk, New Jersey Superior Court Judges, Toms River, 1987-1993. Associate, Gelzer, Kelaher, Shea, Novy & Carr, Toms River, 1984-1992. Served: on Stewardship Commission, 150th Anniversary Committee, Finance Commission and Personnel Commission; Building Task Force Committee. Homes For All, Inc. (Member of the Board of Trustees; President of the Board, 2000-2003). Presbyterian Church, Toms River (Member, Board of Trustees and Elder, 1994-1997, 1998-2001; President of the Board of Trustees, 2006). Member, Board of Trustees, Association for the Multiple Impaired Blind. President, Board of Trustees, Toms River Student Loan Fund. Board of Trustees: Community Medical Center Foundation; Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health Center, Inc.; Saint Barnabas Management Services, LLC; Central Jersey Behavioral health Associates, Inc. Member: Ocean County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; New Jersey Defense Association and Defense Research Institute; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Elder Law; Real Estate; Trust Law; Wills; Estate Litigation; Insurance Defense; Negligence; Tort Liability; Buying or Selling Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Guardianship; Estate Planning.Email: Peter J. Van Dyke
Eleanore A. Rogalski (Member) born Toms River, New Jersey, November 12, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1993). Symposium Editor, Rutgers School of Law-Camden Law Journal. Law Clerk, New Jersey Superior Court Judges, Toms River, 1993-1994. Associate: Garrigle, Palm and Thomasson, Cherry Hill, 1994-1999; Kelaher, Garvey, Ballou & Van Dyke, Toms River, 1999-2001; Garvey, Ballou & Van Dyke, 2002-2007. Certified Civil Trial Attorney, 2006. Member: Ocean County, Mercer County and New Jersey Bar Associations; New Jersey Defense Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Eleanore A. Rogalski
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