New Jersey Local Government Deskbook

Thomas P. Scrivo is a Managing Partner of O’Toole Scrivo, LLC. Mr. Scrivo is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He is a past President of the Essex County Bar Association, former Trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Association, and currently serves as Chair of Association’s Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee. He has served as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court’s District V-B Ethics Committee. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and is an adjunct professor of law at Seton Hall University School of Law.

Mr. Scrivo served as Chief Counsel to Governor Chris Christie, where he led the Governor’s legislative initiatives, supervised gubernatorial appointments, and oversaw New Jersey’s Executive Branch, including all state departments and authorities. Mr. Scrivo also served as Chairman of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, an independent state agency that provides financing and tax incentives to New Jersey businesses to retain and grow jobs and revitalize communities through redevelopment initiatives.

Mr. Scrivo is a graduate of Fairfield University and Seton Hall University School of Law, where he served as editor of the Seton Hall Law Review. He is a member of the Bars of the State of New Jersey and the State of New York. He is admitted in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.