Stephen Wellinghorst

Mr. Wellinghorst received his B.A. from Montclair State University and his J.D. from Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit School of Law, where he was an Associate Editor of the Ohio Northern University Law Review .

Following law school, he joined the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. In 1992, he joined the law firm of Braff Harris & Sukoneck, where he specialized in insurance defense litigation representing various insurance companies, self insured companies and public entities. He became a partner with Braff Harris & Sukoneck in 2000.

In 2006, Mr. Wellinghorst co-founded the firm of Wellinghorst & Fronzuto L.L.C. and continues to practice primarily in the area of insurance defense litigation, representing several insurance companies, self-insured corporations and municipalities.

He is a member of the bar in the States of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, as well as the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the New Jersey and American Bar Associations, as well as a barrister in the Arthur T. Vanderbilt American Inns of Court and a member of the Defense Research Institute. He has presented numerous seminars and lectured for trade associations and the insurance industry. He has been a frequent legal commentator on local and national news programs such as MSNBC, Court TV, Fox News and News 12 New Jersey.

He also served as the Municipal Court Judge for the Borough of West Paterson from 2003 to June 2006.