He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, having received his Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University Law School in Newark, New Jersey, in 1979. He also received his Bachelor’s of Arts degree from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Edward Engelhart has had numerous cases appear before the New Jersey Appellate Division and has a published opinion that actually resulted in the creation of a new law affecting the athletic eligibility of transferring high school students.