Thomas F Kelaher

Partner

Location:

Toms River, New Jersey

Phone:

732-606-4590

Fax:

732-240-6704
732-341-2917 (Real Estate)

E-mail:

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Areas of Practice

Buying or Selling Real Estate
Elder Law
Estate Litigation
Estate Planning
Guardianship
Insurance Defense
Negligence
Real Estate
Tort Liability
Trust Law
Trust and Estates
Wills

Litigation Percentage

80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certified Legal Specialties

Civil Trial Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

New Jersey, 1961
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1961
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1984
U.S. Supreme Court, 1969

Education

Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey
- J.D. - 1960
St. Peter's College, Jersey City, New Jersey
- B.S. - 1954

Classes/Seminars

Criminal Law Instructor, Ocean Co. Police Academy, 1970 - 1997

Honors and Awards

Hospital Trustee of the Year, NJ Hospital Association, 1998
Man of the Year, St. Joseph's Parish Century Club, 1991
Man of the Year, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Trenton, 1991
Knight in the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Pope John Paul II, 1997
Man of the Year, Ocean County Police Chief's Association, 1989
Man of the Year, B'nai B'rith, 1989
Man of the Year, Toms River Rotary Club, 1989
Citizen of the Year, Toms River-Ocean Co Chamber of Commerce, 1987
Irishman of the Year, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of the Jersey Shore, 1982
Brotherhood Award, National Conference of Christians & Jews, 1993

Professional Associations and Memberships

Toms River, Mayor
United States Marine Corps, Retired Reserve, 1957 - 1959
Community Medical Center, Board of Trustees, Chairman, 1975 - 2000
St. Barnabas Health Care System, Vice-Chairman, 1996 - Present
Prosecutors Association of New Jersey, President
Ocean County Bar Association, President
Ocean County Bar Association, Ethics Committee, Chairman, 1974 - 1977

Past Employment Positions

Ocean County, Prosecutor, 2002 - 2007
Kelaher, Garvey, Ballou & Van Dyke, Partner, 1993 - 2002

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204 Court House Lane
Toms River, NJ 08753
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The law firm of Kelaher, Garvey, Ballou, Van Dyke & Rogalski, P.C., represents clients up and down the New Jersey Shore and surrounding areas, including Toms River, Barnegat, Beachwood, Berkeley, Brick, Brielle, Jackson, Lacey, Lakehurst, Lakewood, Long Beach Island, Manasquan, Manahawkin, Manchester Township, Ocean, Pine Beach, Point Pleasant, Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean Gate, Sea Girt, South Toms River, Wall, Whiting, Bay Head, Seaside Park, Seaside Heights, Lavallette, Spring Lake, Forked River and other communities in Ocean County or Monmouth County.

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