Elnardo J. Webster II | Partner

Phone: 973-323-8650
Fax: 973-243-8677
Email: ewebster@trenklawfirm.com

Areas of Practice:
Real Estate and Regulatory and Government Affairs

Attorney Biography
Elnardo J. Webster II concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate and regulatory and government affairs.

Mr. Webster advises a wide range of clients, including health care providers, regulated utilities, insurance companies, and developers, as well as business and entrepreneurial companies. Mr. Webster has represented clients before governmental agencies such as the Department of Health, the Casino Control Commission, the Department of Insurance, the Economic Development Authority, the Board of Regulatory Commissioners, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, the Army Corp of Engineers, and local and municipal zoning and planning boards. He serves also as General Counsel and Special Litigation Counsel for a number of governmental agencies.

In 2005, Mr. Webster was recognized as one of 50 noteworthy minority and/or women lawyers in an annual survey conducted by the New Jersey Law Journal. According to the Law Journal, the 50 selected lawyers were chosen with a “view toward such criteria as length of practice, demonstrated acumen in their field, success in making law, recognition as an authority, peer recognition, merit-based memberships, bar association leadership and a demonstrated record of public service and pro bono activities. They are all leaders or future leaders in their firms and in their legal communities."

Mr. Webster is a recipient of the American Academy of Trial Lawyers Advocate Award, as well as Co-Founder of Sports Futures, a non-profit organization benefiting inner-city youth. Also, in 2006, Mr. Webster was appointed by the Most Reverend John J. Myers, Archbishop of Newark, to the Board of Trustees of Cathedral Healthcare System, one of the largest providers of health care to the people of Newark and its surrounding communities. Cathedral Healthcare System manages Saint Michael’s Medical Center, Saint James Hospital, and Columbus Hospital in Newark, NJ.

Mr. Webster has received many football-related accolades, including his selection as Rutgers University's Top Scholar Athlete. In addition, he played professional football for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In 2006, Mr. Webster was named a "New Jersey Rising Star" by New Jersey Monthly Magazine.

Education:
Rutgers University School of Law, Newark, N.J., J.D., 1996

Rutgers Graduate School of Management, New Brunswick, N.J.,
Concentration in Finance, M.B.A., 1996

Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J., B.A., 1991

Admitted:
New Jersey, 1996
District of Columbia, 1998