Law Firm Overview

Since 1974, the Law Offices of Jeffrey M. Keiser has served families throughout Southern New Jersey. The key to our success for over three decades has been that the interest of the client always comes first. We provide our clients with the full measure of our experience, knowledge, creativity and trial skill, representing families and individuals with dignity, professionalism and discretion, The case does not simply begin with the filing of a lawsuit, nor does it end with receipt of a settlement check. We are committed to our clients through the legal and emotional journey that occurs when a family is stricken by a tragedy that was the result of medical or professional negligence, automobile accident or a defective product.

Jeffrey M. Keiser is a Trial Attorney Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He has received recognition of an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell and the Bar Registry of Prominent Attorneys. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization whose membership is limited to attorneys who have achieved verdicts and settlements in excess of one million dollars. He has been recognized by the national legal community through his service on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Trial Advocates, the largest by invitation organization of plaintiff and defense trial attorneys. In New Jersey, he has had the privilege of serving as the Chair of the Executive Committee of the New Jersey State Bar, Civil Trial Section; as an instructor for the civil trial course of Skills and Methods, a mandatory educational requirement for admission to the New Jersey Bar, and as a lecturer for the ATLA-NJ educational programs.

The firm's success is founded upon our dedication to the conscientious selection of meritorious cases, carefully investigated by a nurse-attorney trained in surgical and critical care nursing at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Your potential case is thoroughly reviewed and obsessively prepared. We offer the knowledge and experience found in the largest firms with the personal attention, discretion and individualized service of a small firm.

For information and assistance, please contact our Office Manager, Carole Ipri. Carole has been with our firm for over 25 years and has the knowledge and experience to assist you in making the right decision, to answer any initial questions you may have or to make an appointment.

Areas of Practice

• Professional Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice
• Failure to Diagnose
• Surgical Negligence
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Nursing Home Injuries
• Catastrophic Injuries
• Wrongful Death
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff 100%

Honors and Awards

• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2001
• Register of Preeminent Lawyers - Martindale-Hubbell (AV Rated), 1997 - Present
• National Register of Who's Who - Life Member, 2000 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Killer Cross Examination, ICLE, 2001 - Present
• Skills & Methods: Civil Practice, New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1997 - Present

Representative Cases

• Kortlikoff v. Community News, 88 N.J. 500 (Supreme Court of New Jersey 1982)
• Hume v. Bayer, 178 NJ Super.310 (NJ Super. - Law Division NJ 1982)
• Tonsberg v V.I.P. Coach Lines, Inc., 216 NJ Super.522 (NJ Super.- Appellate Division 1987)
• Genovese v. N.J. Transit Rail Op., 234 N.J.Super. 375 (NJ Super.- Appellate Division 1989)
• Mulraney v. Auletto's, 293 NJ Super.315 (NJ Super.- Appellate Division 1996)
• Crego v. Carp, 295 NJ Super.565 (NJ Super.- Appellate Division 1996)

West Practice Categories

Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice