Why Choose A Certified Civil Trial Attorney?
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Choose a Certified Civil Trial Attorney.

Frank M. Crivelli is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney. 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 NJ's courts.

Less than two percent of the attorneys in New Jersey have been certified. According to the Office of Client Protection Fund, there are 87,000 attorneys in New Jersey. Less than one percent of these attorneys qualify as Certified Civil Trial Attorneys.

The designation, "Certified Trial Attorney," criminal or civil, is granted by the New Jersey Supreme Court to attorneys who demonstrate a significant level of experience, education, knowledge and expertise in their designated trial practice. Attorneys who apply for trial certification must meet stringent standards set by the Board on Trial Attorney Certification.

Further requirements to be certified as a Civil Trial Attorney include an unblemished reputation. Applicants must submit a list of other attorneys and judges who can attest to their character and competency. At last, the applicant must also pass a full day written examination covering various aspects of trial practice.

The Trial Attorney Certification program provides a consumer guide to identifying attorneys with specific legal experience in handling matters which may go to trial.

Certified attorneys may retain the distinction for only five years before applying for recertification, at which time they must satisfy another set of requirements, insuring they have retained their competence.

For more information about the Certified Trial Attorney program, contact the Board on Trial Attorney Certification, CN 970, Trenton, NJ 08625, 609-777-0366.

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).