Theodore Henry Ritter

Theodore H. Ritter Managing Partner - has practiced law in Bridgeton since 1973. In 1978, he began the firm and continues to oversee our office's operations. Over the years, he has been honored with numerous awards for his distinguished record of leadership, professional accomplishment and community service. He is one of the few attorneys certified as a trial attorney by both the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He has consistently been selected for inclusion in the New Jersey Super Lawyers list by New Jersey Monthly Magazine, based upon annual canvassing of New Jersey lawyers and judges. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Theodore Henry Ritter included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Recipient, Trial Attorneys of New Jersey Trial Bar Award, 2003 Awarded the New Jersey Professional Lawyer of the Year by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism, 1999 Other Sources of Feedback About Theodore Henry Ritter Included on the 2026New Jersey Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2024 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2020 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2017 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2016 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2015 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2014 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2013 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2012 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2009 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2008 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2007 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2006 New Jersey Super Lawyers list 2005 New Jersey Super Lawyers list

• Managing Partner

• Cumberland County, Assistant Prosecutor, 1979 - 1984
• Cumberland County, Regional Deputy Public Defender, 1984 - 1987
• City of Bridgeton, Prosecutor, 1974 - 1976
• Bridgeton Housing Authority, Solicitor, 1984 - 1985
• Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment, Solicitor, 1976 - 2005

• New Jersey, 1973
• Federal District Court of New Jersey, 1973
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
• Specialties and Certifications
• Civil Trial Attorney, National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Attorney Certification

• Cumberland County Bar Association, 1983 - 1984 (President)
• Cumberland County Bar Association, 1978 - 1985 (Trustee)
• New Jersey State Bar Association, 1978 - 1979 (Member, General Council)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• Trial Attorneys of New Jersey
• Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (Member)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (Southern New Jersey Chapter), 2007 - Present (Treasurer)
• Supreme Court Board on Attorney Certifications, 1988 - 1997 (Board Member)
• Supreme Court Board on Attorney Certification, 1992 - 1996 (Chairman)
• Supreme Court Board on Attorney Certification, 1991 - 1992 (Vice Chairman)
• New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys, 2005 - Present (Member)
• New Jersey State Bar Association, 1984 - 1986 (Member, General Council)
• New Jersey State Bar Association, 1994 - 1995 (Member, General Council)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Alpha Tau Omega
• Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity