Alternative Dispute Resolution Attorney - Arbitration and Mediation

The full-service New Jersey law firm of Keefe Bartels is privileged to have as one of our team former Judge John E. Keefe, Sr., who now heads our Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Department and serves in the capacities of arbitrator and mediator at our firm. For information on how to retain Judge Keefe’s arbitration and mediation services, contact Keefe Bartels.

Nationally Recognized and Respected New Jersey Alternative Dispute Resolution Attorney

Judge John E. Keefe, Sr., became counsel to the firm in 2001, after retiring from his position as a presiding judge of the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court, where he served for thirteen years. First appointed to the bench in 1977, Judge Keefe’s judicial career spanned nearly 25 years.

Prior to his appointment, Judge Keefe was a civil trial attorney with a practice encompassing medical malpractice, product liability, and insurance. In addition to his judicial service, Judge Keefe has been a frequent lecturer at the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the New Jersey Bar Association, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America—New Jersey. In 2001 he was given the Institute for Continuing Legal Education's Distinguished Service Award, and in October, 2005, he received the Daniel L. Golden Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Trial Lawyers of America—New Jersey.

He was an adjunct professor of law at Seton Hall University School of Law for five years and, along with the Honorable William A. Dreier and Eric D. Katz, Judge Keefe authored the 2002 edition of the New Jersey Products Liability & Toxic Tort Law treatise.

Judge Keefe is highly respected nationwide for his talented arbitration and mediation work.

Excellent Reputation for Even-Handed Advocacy of both Plaintiffs and Defendants

Judge Keefe has an excellent reputation for his fair, even-handed advocacy with both plaintiffs and defendants. Today, Judge Keefe arbitrates and mediates a variety of legal matters, including personal injury cases, products liability, construction defects, professional malpractice, employment disputes, environmental litigation, insurance coverage cases, and complex, multi-layered contract disputes. This background makes him exceptionally well suited for his position in Keefe Bartels.

Attorneys and other interested parties are urged to contact New Jersey alternative dispute resolution attorney John E. Keefe, Sr., at Keefe Bartels for a consultation.