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Ken Elwood is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney.  As a Partner at Blume Goldfaden, he handles a wide range of personal injury matters, including medical malpractice, nursing home malpractice, products liability, automobile and premises liability cases.  Below is a sampling of recent results.. In the Winter of 2008, Ken represented the Estate of a 35 year old immigrant worker from the Dominican Republic who died after he had a siezure which was mismanaged by both police and the EMTs who responded. Ken obtained a $2,000, settlement with the Township of Bloomfield.. In the Winter of 2007, Ken secured a $1.1 million dollar jury verdict for our client, a 42 year old man who was involved in a head on collision after being cut off by a car exiting a gas station. The man sustained a tibial plateau fracture to his right leg, which necessitated two surgeries to repair.. In February of 2006, Ken represented a 38 year old father of 2, who was involved in a significant head on motor vehicle collision with an SUV which crossed the center median.  The accident resulted in significant orthopedic injuries and cognitive impairment.  The case settled at mediation for 1.85 million dollars.. In January 2006, Ken represented a 57 year old man who suffered a stroke arising out of a failure to timely diagnose and treat bacterial endocarditis stemming from a strep infection.  This medical malpractice case settled at trial for 1 million dollars.. In April 2006, Ken handled a Nursing Home Malpractice case involving several falls by a 96 year old nursing home resident that resulted in a fractured hip.  The Home had failed to properly assess the resident and take appropriate interventions that would have prevented the falls.  The case settled prior to trial for $300,.. A graduate of Seton Hall University (J.D. 1984), Ken is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, and the Morris, Essex and Hudson County Bar Associations. He is a Trustee and Counsel for Voices for Patient Protection, a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and protect the legal rights of victims of medical malpractice.  Ken also serves as a judge for the Seton Hall Law School Appellate Advocacy Program, and is counsel to Consumers for Civil Justice, a coalition of several consumer advocate organizations whose goal is to inform and protect the rights of New Jersey consumers.  Ken was recognized with an award for Meritorious Public Service for his work while serving on the Supreme Court's District Ethics Committee.. Ken joined the firm in 1993, and is admitted to practice in New Jersey, California, and the Federal Court for the District of New Jersey.

Willie Neblett was born and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana, and went to undergraduate school at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. Prior to entering the legal field, Willie spent 10 years working in the private sector as a peach and cattle farmer, and a real estate broker. Willie’s father and brother were both attorneys, and Willie had always been drawn to the law. At age 32, he attended Southern University School of Law and graduated, cum laude. Willie is married to the former Kathy Blanchard, whom he met while playing guitar in a band. They share a love of music and they have three children, Will, Katie and Taylor, and as a family they enjoy hiking and fishing.. Willie began his career with Neblett, Beard & Arsenault in 1989, practicing primarily in personal injury, admiralty and maritime law, medical malpractice, and nursing home negligence. Willie has spent many years in the field advocating for his clients and fighting for the compensation they deserve.. Willie is admitted to practice in all state courts in Louisiana, along with Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of the U.S. District Court of Louisiana. He is also admitted to practice in the state courts of Texas, along with the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. William is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association in which he was previously a member of the Medical/Legal Interprofessional Committee, as well as a member of the House of Delegates. He is also a member of the Alexandria Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association, and the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, of which he was a past member of the Board of Governors.

Attorney Ashley Anderson Traylor grew up in Hammond, Louisiana where she attended Hammond High School. Ashley went on to receive her bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences with minors in Chemistry and Psychology from Louisiana State University. Inspired by her father Attorney J. Thomas Anderson’s advocacy on behalf of injured victims, Ashley knew at a young age that she wanted to be able to help people in the same way. She earned her Juris Doctor with honors from South Texas College of Law in 2014, after which she returned to her home state. Ashley is an active member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Louisiana Association for Justice, and the American Association for Justice. Her passion for success enables Ashley to provide valuable services for her clients to protect their rights.