EMAIL: FCrivelli@CrivelliADR.com TEL: (609) 271-9162
Frank M. Crivelli, Esq.
Arbitrator • Mediator • Neutral
Decades of Experience in Labor Relations & Employment Law
Frank M. Crivelli serves as an Assistant Professor of Instruction in Labor Relations, Negotiations, and Employment Law at the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business. His academic focus centers around collective bargaining theory, advanced negotiations strategy, workplace governance, and employment law compliance. In the classroom, he trains future executives and labor professionals to navigate complex workplace issues with discipline and analytical rigor.
Mr. Crivelli’s work as a Neutral and Professor began after more than thirty years as a labor and employment trial lawyer. Now, in addition to teaching, Mr. Crivelli devotes his time to serving exclusively as an Arbitrator, Mediator, and Fact Finder. His transition from advocate to neutral reflects a natural progression: applying decades of advocacy and negotiations leadership to the fair and efficient resolution of disputes.
Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Crivelli litigated countless grievance arbitrations and unfair practice charges. He has negotiated well over 150 collective bargaining agreements, many valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. His experience spans subject areas such as employee discipline, discrimination, wage-and-hour disputes, and complex statutory interpretation in both the public and private sectors.
As a Neutral, Mr. Crivelli combines litigation-tested judgment with scholarly depth. His approach is structured and grounded in a comprehensive understanding of labor relations theory. Having represented parties across the labor-management spectrum, he brings balance and practical insight to every proceeding, producing clear and well-reasoned outcomes.
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, he is a frequent lecturer at national labor conferences and the author of the New Jersey Public Safety Officers Law Blog, having published approximately 600 articles over fifteen years.
Decisive • Balanced • Independent
Industries & Issues
Industries
Police & Fire
Corrections
Prison Guards
Dispatching
Education
Education Administration
Health Care
Higher Education
Hospitals/Nursing Home
Manufacturing
Office Workers/Clerical
Protective Services
Public Sector
University Faculty and Administrative Staff
Commercial Banking
Community Colleges
Construction
Custodial
Defense
Distribution
Federal Sector
Financial Services
Landscaping
Legal Services
Mental Health
Transportation
Utilities
Warehousing
Issues
Substantive Arbitrability
Procedural Arbitrability
Bargaining Unit Work
Contract Interpretation
Constructive Discharge
Discipline (Discharge)
Discipline (Minor-Major)
Off Duty Conduct
Discrimination (Disability)
Discrimination (Age)
Discrimination (Gender)
Discrimination (Hostile Wk)
Discrimination (Sex. Harass.)
Discrimination (Military)
Discrimination (Nat. Origin)
Discrimination (Orientation)
Discrimination (Ethnicity)
Drug Testing
Fitness for Duty Hiring
New Bargaining Unit Contracts
Job Bidding / Job Posting
Work Performance
Layoffs / Bumping Rights
FMLA
State Medical Leave
Fact Finding
Garcia Time
Tuition Reimbursement
Holiday Pay
Duty of Fair Representation
Performance Improvement Plans
Civil Service Issues
Management Rights
Medical Leave
On-Duty and Off-Duty Injuries
USERRA
Minimum Staffing Analysis
Non-Competition Agreements
Fringe Benefits
Trade Secrets
Work Scheduling
Hours of Work
FLSA Issues
Past Practices
Promotion
Protective Agreements
Separation Agreements
Interest Arbitration
Health Care Negotiations
Fact Finding
“Equal to or Better” Healthcare Analysis
Wages and Hours
Working Conditions
Donning and Doffing
Absenteeism
Insubordination
Falsification/Truthfulness
Excessive Use of Force
Kelly Time
Medicare Reimbursement
Rosters & Panels
New Jersey State Board of Mediation
The Labor Relations Connection
Locations
Florida * New Jersey * Nationwide
FCrivelli@CrivelliADR.com
(609) 271-9162
Phone
Labor Relations
Hearing Rate: $2,000 per diem for hearings.
A hearing day is defined as up to eight (8) hours of hearing time. Should a hearing exceed eight hours, and a second day is not needed due to the parties’ anticipating completion of testimonial evidence within a three (3) hour period, an hourly rate of $300 per hour will be charged.
Hourly Rate: $300 per hour for all work performed outside of hearing days, including but not limited to: study, pre-hearing conferences, motion practice, award preparation, and other case-related matters.
Travel: Travel time will not be charged. Mileage will be billed at the IRS rate once the arbitrator enters the state where the hearing is scheduled to take place.
Virtual Hearings: Available and may permit for earlier scheduling than in-person hearings.
Cancellations: If a scheduled hearing day is cancelled or postponed with fewer than fourteen (14) days’ notice, the arbitrator reserves the right to charge the scheduled per diem rate.
The arbitrator maintains a flexible schedule and is often able to accommodate expedited matters, particularly when hearings are conducted via virtual platform.
Fee Schedule
Employment
Hourly Rate: $500 per hour for all work performed including but not limited to: study, pre-hearing conferences, motion practice, taking of testimonial evidence (hearing), award preparation, and other case-related matters.
Travel: Travel: Travel time will not be charged. Mileage will be billed at the IRS rate once the arbitrator enters the state where the hearing is scheduled to take place.
Virtual Hearings: Available and may allow earlier scheduling than in-person hearings.
Cancellations: If a scheduled hearing day is canceled or postponed with fewer than fourteen (14) days notice, the arbitrator reserves the right to charge the scheduled per diem rate.
Fee arrangements may be adjusted as required by the administering organization or by agreement of the parties.