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Ellis has been an attorney with Archer since 1987. He specializes in general and complex litigation matters, with an emphasis in commercial, insurance coverage, construction and professional negligence related matters. Before coming to Archer, Ellis served as a Deputy Attorney General with the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office where he represented several state agencies, including the Departments of Health, Education, and Treasury.
Regarding his insurance coverage practice, Ellis has a broad range of experience in litigating matters in both state and federal courts in New Jersey as well as other jurisdictions. The insurance coverage matters Ellis has been involved in include, among others, first and third-party coverage claims for environmental liability, directors and officers liability, construction defects, professional errors and omissions liability, employment practices liability, intellectual property, toxic tort, and life, health and disability claims. Ellis has represented policyholders in some of New Jersey’s leading environmental insurance cases on issues such as choice of law and the qualified and absolute pollution exclusions.
Ellis has a broad range of litigation and trial experience in construction disputes. He has represented design professionals, owners and general contractors in construction disputes that often involve complex litigation due to the numerous professional and contractual parties involved. Ellis has experience in representing these parties in various types of construction related disputes including, for example, construction claims related to condominiums, colleges and school facilities, residential and commercial developments, municipal and potable wells, and roads and highways.
In addition, Ellis is experienced in other types of litigation matters involving employment related issues, civil rights claims, environmental toxic tort claims, administrative law claims, intellectual property claims, general commercial and contract disputes, and issues regarding professional ethics.
Maul v. Kirkman, 270 N.J. Super. 596 (App. Div. 1994) (derivative and class action suit against corporate directors based on breach of fiduciary duty and gross mismanagement).
Di Maria Construction v. Commerce Bank, 300 N.J. Super. 9 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 151 N.J. 73 (1997), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 1116 (1998) (case interpreting what is an arbitral issue in construction arbitration dispute and the proper standard of judicial review to apply to an arbitrator’s decision).
DiMaria v. Hill, et al., 351 N.J. Super. 558 (App. Div. 2001), aff’d, 172 N.J. 182 (2002) (case involving issues of tortious interference with contract in construction related dispute).
Duffy v. Charles Schwab & Co., 97 F.Supp.2d 582 (D.N.J. 2000); 123 F.Supp. 2d 802 (D.N.J. 2000) (clarification of law on misappropriation of idea claim regarding “novelty” issue).
Galbraith v. Lenape Regional High School District, 964 F. Supp. 889 (D.N.J. 1997) (application of New Jersey’s entire controversy doctrine to federal claim brought after conclusion of state school administrative proceeding).
Abbott v. Burke, 164 N.J. 84 (2000) (case involving issues related to separation of powers concerning public funding for school facilities construction).
The Absolute Pollution Exclusion: Limited to Traditional Environmental Catastrophic Events (Reprinted with permission from the March 1, 2010, New Jersey Law Journal, Copyright 2010 ALM Media Properties, LLC). by: Ellis I. Medoway, Esq., and Trevor J. Cooney, Esq.
Library of New Jersey Civil Complaint Forms (Insurance), Copyright 2009, pp. 203-310. Contributor: Ellis I. Medoway, Esquire.
Recent Developments in Insurance Coverage Litigation, ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Journal, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp.551-589 (Winter 2009). by: Ellis I. Medoway and Benjamin D. Morgan, et al.
State Courts Trend: Coverage For Faulty Workmanship, ABA Construction Journal, Vol. 17, No.3, pp.1, 17-22 (Spring 2008).
Reprinted in seminar material presented at Mealey’s 4th Annual Advanced Insurance Coverage Conference: Top Ten Issues (January 23 -24, 2006), Philadelphia, Pa.
Also reprinted in seminar material presented at Annual mid-year meeting of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, ABA Litigation Section (March 1-5, 2006), Tucson, AZ.
Court Message To Insurers: Level With Clients, New Jersey Lawyer, 14 NJL 787 (April 25,2005). by: Ellis I. Medoway and Arthur H. Jones, Jr.
Broker Liability for Failing to Procure Adequate Insurance: May Broker Assert Defense of Insured’s Comparative or Contributory Negligence Based on Policyholder’s Failure to Read Policy? Seminar Material: Presented at Annual Mid-Year Meeting of The Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, ABA Litigation Section (March 2002), Tucson, AZ.
Reprinted in ABA Coverage Journal, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 3-10, (May/June 2002).
Current Developments in Environmental Insurance Coverage, Seminar Material: Presented at Camden County Bar Association’s Environmental Law Committee Seminar on “Hot Topics In Environmental Law – 1998” (December 1998), Camden, NJ.
Sexual Harassment and Other Employment-Related Torts Covered Under Workers’ Compensation Policy? New Jersey Supreme Court Latest Court to Recognize Potential Coverage in Schmidt v. Smith, ABA Coverage Journal, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 3-11 (November/December 1998).
Presented at Annual Mid-Year Meeting of The Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, ABA Litigation Section (March 1997), Tucson, AZ.
Reprinted in ABA Coverage Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 3-15 (May/June 1997).
Forum Selection and Choice of Law Provision in Liability Policy Struck Down in Environmental Coverage Dispute, Environmental Law Section Newsletter, New Jersey State Bar Association, Vol. XIX, No. 3, pp. 6-11 (April 1997).
Basic Coverage Issues in Environmental Disputes, Seminar Material: Personal Injuries Resulting From Toxic Exposures To Contaminated Properties, pp. 193-224. Presented at New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education sponsored program (January 1997), Trenton, NJ.
The Assault On Fundamental Privileges In Environmental Coverage Disputes, Seminar Material: Presented at Annual Mid-Year Meeting of The Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, ABA Litigation Section (March 1995), Tucson, AZ.
Morton’s Binding Legacy on the Pollution Exclusion – Regulatory Estoppel, Environmental Claims Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 25-47 (Autumn 1994).

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