Middletown, NJ

Jonathan A. Ellis

Jonathan has taken a personal approach to lawyering that is styled around client interaction, efficiency and the utmost attention to detail. Jonathan is motivated by protecting the rights of others and strives to maximize results. He passionately represents personal injury, real estate, criminal expungement, and contractual matter clients. Prior to joining Ellis Law, Jonathan clerked with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, working closely with the Appeals Department.

Howard N. Wiener

Howard Wiener received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers College and his law degree from Seton Hall University. After law school, he was Law Secretary to the Honorable Julius A. Feinberg, J.S.C., in the Essex County Superior Court. He was an Assistant Essex County Prosecutor for four years. He then became an Assistant Prosecutor in Union County for ten years. He had several assignments, including eight years as supervisor of the investigative units, which included homicide, sex crimes, economic crimes, child abuse, arson, drugs, and welfare fraud. While serving as Investigations Supervisor, he was cross-designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney and worked with the Newark Federal Strike Force on an organized crime investigation. He joined Tobin Kessler in 1988 and for the past thirty-five years has been handling personal injury cases, primarily premises liability and auto crash cases. He has had more than 150 jury trials go to verdict and has been certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney for 30 years, a distinction held by a small percentage of New Jersey lawyers. He has been designated by the Superior Courts in Hudson, Union, and Middlesex Counties to serve as an Arbitrator for mandatory arbitrations of personal injury cases. Arbitrators must be highly experienced in handling these cases to be appointed to the arbitration panels. Mr. Wiener is dedicated to compensating people who were injured because of someone else’s negligence. He works with liability and medical experts to make sure that his clients’ cases achieve maximum value.

Herbert I. Ellis

Herb grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He founded The Ellis Law Firm in 1988 Practicing in New Jersey and New York. Specializing and representing the rights of seriously injured accident victims and their families to recover maximum compensation for their pain & suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, medical bills and wage loss, by putting their lives back together again. Improving their lives as a result of terrible things that have happened to them and their family. We provide emotional and legal support and the most rewarding part is being there for our clients. Herb’s proven track record of exceptional settlements can be attributed to his attention for detail, outstanding oral and written skills, and aggressive advocacy. Herb has received Martindale-Hubbell’s esteemed “AV” rating, which recognizes lawyers with the highest ethical standards and professional ability. Based on the recommendations of his peers, Herb’s “AV” rating served as a testament to the fact that fellow attorneys consider him at the highest level of professional excellence. Only a select group of attorneys are ever awarded this Premier distinction. As much as Herb loves winning he hates losing more and will do everything to take care of his clients like Family. We are known for 3 things....RESULTS... RESULTS...RESULTS We earn our reputation everyday.

Roy J. Konray

Roy Konray is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney. He has extensive jury trial experience in the areas of medical malpractice, legal malpractice, catastrophic personal injury cases, and employment law. He has served as chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Medical Malpractice committee. He is a shareholder in the firm and chairs its Complex Litigation Department. Martindale-Hubbell is America’s oldest lawyer rating organization. Based on peer reports from judges and lawyers, it awards Mr. Konray the highest ratings in both legal ability and ethical conduct (pre-eminent). NationalTrialLawyers.org places Mr. Konray on its “Top 100 Trial lawyers list. Based on surveys of New Jersey lawyers published in New Jersey Monthly magazine, Mr. Konray has been selected as a “Super Lawyer in every year the survey has been taken (2005 to 2015). He serves as a Master in the Richard J. Hughes American Inn of Court. Lawyers.com reports Mr. Konray has client ratings of 5 out of 5, as well as peer ratings of 5 out 5. Mr. Konray is the co-author of a book chapter on detecting fraud in medical records and has authored several articles concerning civil litigation. He is a frequent lecturer on various issues related to trial work. Some legal matters he has handled have received national and worldwide media coverage. Mr. Konray has appeared on the Today show, CNN’s Joy Behar Show, ABC Nightly News and other television shows as a result of legal cases he has handled.

Scott P. Kessler

Scott Kessler specializes in Personal Injury matters, including Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slip and Fall Accidents, Truck Accidents, and Dog Bite cases. Mr. Kessler also specializes in Workers’ Compensation cases, and was for ten years recognized by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Workers’ Compensation Law Attorney. Mr. Kessler has been named a total of thirteen times to the annual “Super Lawyers” list published in New Jersey Monthly Magazine, for his work in the areas of both Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury law. Appearing in the New Jersey Supreme Court, Mr. Kessler successfully fought to establish new legal precedents and expand the rights of injured workers in the Supreme Court case of Sager vs. O. A. Peterson Construction Co., and has appeared in New Jersey’s Appellate Division on several additional matters. He was the Acting Municipal Prosecutor for Freehold Borough from 1990 - 1991, and has also served as a Monmouth County Public Defender Pool Attorney, and as a private Criminal Defense attorney. Mr. Kessler has been the Managing Shareholder of Team Law since 2012, and has been the Managing Attorney of the Team Law Workers’ Compensation Department since 1991. Mr. Kessler graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980, and received his Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School in 1988. He became licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey and the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, in 1988. He has served as a Vice-President of The New Jersey Advisory Council on Safety and Health, a workers’ rights advocacy group, since 2008, and is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the New Jersey Association of Justice.

Andrew Prince

Andrew Prince earned his B.S. from the University of Maryland in 1978 and his J.D. from Seton Hall Law School in 1981. He served as a law clerk in the Chancery Division of Essex County for the Hon. Arthur C. Dwyer. He is admitted to the New Jersey State Bar and is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of New Jersey (NJAJ) and the Middlesex and Union County Bar Associations. Andrew’s law firm is a leader in the State representing individuals who have been seriously injured in an accident of any kind as a result of someone else’s negligence. Andrew has recovered millions of dollars over the past 25 years on behalf of his clients. Andrew Prince has been named as a top attorney in the State of New Jersey. Andrew Prince offers free seminars on a variety of topics on safety, insurance and the law as it pertains to automobile and motorcycle riders. Clubs and organizations can schedule to host a presentation by Andrew at a meeting or event. Andrew also distributes material that would be useful in times of an emergency or accident. Since 1982, attorney Andrew Prince has been at the forefront in representing people injured in motorcycle accidents. He understands the special circumstances that riders face on the road. As an attorney, he knows the law specific to motorcycle riding and his experience in the field over the past 25 years is unmatched. Andrew is New Jersey born and raised, so he not only specializes in motorcycle litigation but his expertise is specific to New Jersey law. Andrew Prince has worked to ensure the rights and improve the safety of New Jersey riders. He is on the Board of Directors of Rider Education of New Jersey (RENJ), the largest and best school teaching motorcyclists of all levels from beginner to advanced. He is also an active member of Garden State ABATE, which is a non-partisan legislative organization that represents the interests of over 165,000 registered motorcyclists in New Jersey.

Stephen Slavoff, Jr.

Stephen specializes in helping those who are injured by others, injured at the workplace, and defending those accused. He relies upon a research-based practice, using the rules and prior cases to enhance the arguments of his clients and put them in the best position to succeed. Prior to joining Ellis Law, P.C., Stephen practiced civil and criminal law in Southern New Jersey. During his time at his previous firm, he has literally appeared in every Workers Compensation Courthouse. He has a published appellate opinion involving the use of crosswalks by pedestrians.