Attorney Profiles

Annamaria Arpaia, ESQ.

Annamaria Arpaia is originally from New York City and is a graduate of the New York University (B.A. 1990) where she received two distinguished leadership recognition awards. She received her Juris Doctorate in 1995 from the City University of New York School of Law. Ms. Arpaia also holds a Masters of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis on Financial and Tax Planning from San Diego State University (M.S.B.A. 1998). During law school, Ms. Arpaia clerked for the Honorable Judge Collazo, a New York Supreme Court Justice, where she helped author numerous court opinions.

Prior to forming Arpaia & Crivelli, L.L.C. Ms. Arpaia was in private practice in Mercer County, New Jersey. Ms. Arpaia focuses her practice on estate planning, real estate, workers’ compensation, and pension disability matters. Ms. Arpaia is also the managing partner of the firm and is responsible for the firm’s management, marketing and public relations. Ms. Arpaia is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey. She is a member of the American, New Jersey and New York Bar Associations.

FRANK M. CRIVELLI, ESQ.

CERTIFIED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY AS A CIVIL TRIAL ATTORNEY

Frank M. Crivelli’s experience and expertise encompass the handling of diverse civil litigation matters in such areas as personal injury, wrongful death, contract, commercial, labor, corporate and insurance coverage disputes, insurance fraud defense and civil rights actions before the State and Federal Courts. His primary practice is representing plaintiffs, corporations, insurance carriers and labor unions in various employment and work related disputes to include sexual harassment, workers compensation, wrongful termination, discrimination, whistle blower cases, unfair labor practice litigation, and violations of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and Americans with Disabilities Acts. Mr. Crivelli routinely appears in state and federal courts, the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law and the New Jersey Public Employee Relations Commission on behalf of his clients.

Frank M. Crivelli has attained certification as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey. To qualify for certification, an attorney must be at least a five-year member of the NJ Bar, and have completed numerous continuing legal education courses in the three years prior to filing an application for certification. In addition, the attorney must show a substantial involvement in the preparation of litigated matters, and demonstrate primary responsibility for a large number of trials completed before New Jersey’s courts. Less than two percent of the attorneys in New Jersey have been certified as Trial attorneys by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Prior to forming The Law Offices of Frank M. Crivelli, LLC, Mr. Crivelli was a partner with Kalavruzos, Mumola, Hartman & Crivelli LLC, and served in the United States Marine Corps as a Judge Advocate stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. As a Judge Advocate, Mr. Crivelli was selected as the lead military defense counsel in a nationally publicized wrongful death case that has since shaped United States domestic policy on the use of military personnel on America's international borders for drug interdiction purposes. While serving on active duty, Mr. Crivelli was also charged with the responsibility of assisting the development and implementation of the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy's policy on sexual harassment. Mr. Crivelli educated Marines, Sailors and Department of Defense Personnel on the implementation of the policy, and was often called upon to formally investigate serious charges of sexual harassment and defend high-ranking Marines criminally charged with unlawful acts of sexual harassment. Mr. Crivelli is still active in the Marine Corps Reserve where he holds the rank of Major. His last billet was serving as an appellate criminal defense counsel in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Crivelli is admitted to practice law in the Federal and State Courts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Georgia, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He is a member of the American, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Mercer County Bar Associations, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and Mercer County American Inn of Court. Mr. Crivelli presently serves as counsel for the Hamilton Township Zoning Board of Adjustment, the New Jersey Law Enforcement Supervisors Association, Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #200 and New Jersey Policeman’s Benevolent Association, Lodge #105.

Mr. Crivelli is a graduate of Washington College (B.A. 1991), the City University of New York School of Law (J.D. 1994), and the United States Naval Justice School (1995).

JUSTIN R. CALLOW, ESQ

Justin R. Callow is a native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania and a received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. Upon graduating from the University of Delaware, Mr. Callow attended Quinnipiac University School of Law, in Bristol, Connecticut where he received his Juris Doctorate degree.

During law school, Mr. Callow was a member of several law societies, including the Family Law Society and the Sports and Entertainment Law Society. In his third year of law school, Mr. Callow received certification in negotiation and mediation. The certification is given to those students who participated in extensive out-of-classroom mediations and internships, as well as additional in-class lectures. During this time, Mr. Callow interned with the New Haven Superior Court's Family Mediation Department, where he assisted in mediating family disputes, including dissolution of marriage, child visitation and custody evaluations.

Mr. Callow began his legal career as an attorney with Dechert, LLP, where he assisted on a major pharmaceutical litigation defense. Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Callow was an associate attorney with Strich Law Firm, P.C., where his practice concentrated in the area of family law. He handled all issues pertaining to divorce and child custody, including alimony and child support, as well as post-judgment relief. Mr. Callow has extensive experience in drafting pre-nuptial agreements, property settlement agreements.

Mr. Callow joined the Law Offices of Frank M. Crivelli, L.L.C. in March of 2007 where he continues to focus his practice on matrimonial law, commercial litigation, labor and employment litigation and workers compensation

Mr. Callow is admitted to practice law in all New Jersey state courts, administrative tribunals, and the Federal District Court, District of New Jersey. He is a member of the American, New Jersey, and Mercer County Bar Associations. He is also active with the Young Lawyers Association, as well as being a member of Business Network International, an organization dedicated to improving and expanding business practices in the state of New Jersey.

CHARLES J. MOORE, ESQ

Charles J. Moore is originally from St. Louis, Missouri and is a graduate of the University of Missouri (B.A. 1998) and California Western School of Law (J.D. 2004). During law school, Mr. Moore clerked at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego and Brewer & Carlson, a prominent securities litigation and arbitration firm in La Jolla, California. Before attending law school, Mr. Moore was involved in the marketing and legal representation of professional athletes from the NFL and NBA, working at sports agencies in St. Louis and Chicago.

Prior to joining the Law Offices of Frank M. Crivelli, L.L.C. in July 2007, Mr. Moore was in private practice in Southern California, where he focused his practice on business litigation, estate planning and real estate matters. At the Law Offices of Frank M. Crivelli, L.L.C., Mr. Moore will focus his practice on business and corporate litigation, commercial transactions, workers compensation and real estate matters. Mr. Moore is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and California. He is a member of the American Bar and Mercer County Bar Associations, and is also an active member of the New Jersey Young Professionals, an organization which encourages the development and growth of business relationships across professional fields of work.