Veteran of the U.S. Attorney’s Office discovered a passion for criminal law
When Robert Scrivo was asked to join the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey in 2018, it was an opportunity he could not imagine passing up. In one sense, it was a position he had been preparing for his entire career.
His 2-1/2 years in the job were a hallmark in the veteran attorney’s professional life. It was a long way to come for the son of a clothing manufacturer whose parents could not afford to send him to college.
The weight and honor of standing up in a courtroom to declare that he represented the United States of America will never be lost on him, says Scrivo.
“It was humbling and I thought about it every single time,” he says. “I’m representing the people. What an awesome responsibility.”
When the newly appointed U.S. Attorney offered Scrivo the position of Assistant U.S. Attorney and Special Counsel, Scrivo “could not wait until I went to my parents’ house to share the news with them because I knew how proud they were going to be.”
A graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law, Scrivo was born in Tom’s River, a small beach town in central New Jersey. He is the youngest of Bruno and Marie Scrivo’s four sons. His father owned a successful sewing company that made women’s clothing for prominent designer labels. In the 1970s, however, clothing manufacturing largely moved overseas and Bruno Scrivo’s business collapsed. He was 49 and had four children to support. It was a fateful event in young Robert’s life — one that would fundamentally influence his future life choices.
His 2-1/2 years in the job were a hallmark in the veteran attorney’s professional life. It was a long way to come for the son of a clothing manufacturer whose parents could not afford to send him to college.
The weight and honor of standing up in a courtroom to declare that he represented the United States of America will never be lost on him, says Scrivo.
“It was humbling and I thought about it every single time,” he says. “I’m representing the people. What an awesome responsibility.”
When the newly appointed U.S. Attorney offered Scrivo the position of Assistant U.S. Attorney and Special Counsel, Scrivo “could not wait until I went to my parents’ house to share the news with them because I knew how proud they were going to be.”
A graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law, Scrivo was born in Tom’s River, a small beach town in central New Jersey. He is the youngest of Bruno and Marie Scrivo’s four sons. His father owned a successful sewing company that made women’s clothing for prominent designer labels. In the 1970s, however, clothing manufacturing largely moved overseas and Bruno Scrivo’s business collapsed. He was 49 and had four children to support. It was a fateful event in young Robert’s life — one that would fundamentally influence his future life choices.
Klaus Oblin
OBLIN Rechtsanwälte, Vienna, Austria
OBLIN Rechtsanwälte, Vienna, Austria
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