Atty. Frank T. Araps

Atty. Frank T. Araps

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Warren Warren 49 yrs experience 49 year
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About Frank T. Araps at a glance

Frank T. Araps is a Shareholder based in Warren, New Jersey, practicing at Herold Law, P.A.. They have 49+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1977. Their practice focuses on formation, residential, wrongful termination, wills, and contracts. Admitted to practice in New Jersey (1977), U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (1977), and United States Court of Federal Claims (2001). Educated at Rutgers School of Law - Newark (J.D., 1977) and Lafayette College, Civil Engineering (Dean, 1970). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Active member of M, National Society of Professional Engineers, A, and M. Serands clients in Warren, NJ and the surrounding metropolitan area.

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About

  • Frank T. Araps, a shareholder of the firm, represents businesses, contractors, public owners, corporations, industrial manufacturers, pharmaceuticals, educational institutions, condominiums, cooperatives, homeowner associations, diners, restaurants, their shareholders and principals in construction, engineering, project risk allocation and management, contract preparation, governance, transactions, buying and selling of assets, formation, reorganization, mergers, acquisitions and the negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation of their construction, transaction and governance disputes and claims
  • Frank has extensive experience in the analysis, negotiation, arbitration and litigation of complex engineering, construction and public bid disputes
  • He has represented public and private owners, architects and engineers, contractors, suppliers, and professional errors and omissions carriers before state and federal courts, Federal Boards of Contract Appeals, and the U.S
  • Court of Federal Claims. 2
  • Projects that Frank's clients have engaged him to work out or resolve disputes include restaurants, diners, hotel casinos, high-rise condominiums, schools, utility projects, heavy and highway construction, bridge projects, airports, hospital and medical centers, urban downtown redevelopment, power, professional sport stadium, residential subdivision, multi-family and luxury dwelling units
  • When negotiated or alternate dispute procedures were not successful, Frank litigated and arbitrated hundreds of trial and hearing days defending and recovering millions of dollars for public and private owners, contractors, suppliers, architects, engineers, and principals of companies selling or buying out their ownership interests. 3
  • Frank served as consultant, assistant corporate counsel and sales coordinator for one of the leading construction management and consulting firms in the U.S., where he participated in the development of a comprehensive claims and risk management program for a public sewerage authority engaged in the construction of over 125 integrated projects, and the analysis, management and settlement of hotel/casino construction claims in Atlantic City
  • Frank has negotiated and drafted leases, financing, construction and procurement contracts and documents for bulk food distributors, restaurant, food service and diner industry
  • He has also advised and represented these businesses in many shareholder and partnership disputes
  • Frank organized and represented as general counsel a prototype buyers food service cooperative corporation comprised of more than 700 New Jersey diner and restaurant members. 4
  • Throughout his career Frank has dedicated many hours to researching, writing, lecturing and presenting continuing education seminars to construction professionals and owners on construction law and claims management across the country and throughout New Jersey
  • He has also devoted many years of pro-bono service to non-profit charitable organizations
  • Frank was the principal of his own law firm where he also practiced in the areas of professional liability & malpractice, real estate & land use, and estate planning, administration & litigation. 5
  • Publications and seminars Frank has authored and presented include: Quality Control Best Practices For Commercial And Industrial Capital Improvement Projects, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, June 2013
  • Construction Claims and Law: Preparation, Proof & Defense, NJICLE, Morristown, NJ, December 11, 2012
  • Co-authored Chapter, Construction and Development, Commercial Real Estate Transactions in New Jersey, Third Edition, Editor-in-Chief: Jack Fersko, Publisher: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), March 2010
  • Construction Claims Course NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention
  • Seminar for Construction Defect Litigation: From A to Z, National Business Institute, Princeton, NJ, September 19, 2013
  • Construction Claims and Law: Preparation, Proof & Defense, NJICLE, Morristown, NJ, December 11, 2012
  • Amendments to New Jersey's Construction Lien Law, Client Seminar, Bridgewater, New Jersey, June 23, 2011
  • New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act in Commercial & Residential Construction Disputes: Issues, Claims & Election of Remedies, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, December 5, 2009
  • Construction Claims and Law: Preparation, Proof & Defense, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November 21, 2009
  • An Overview of Issues in Designing and Building Green, Client Seminar, October 20, 2009
  • Construction Claims and Law: Preparation, Proof & Defense, New Jersey State Bar Association Construction Law Section, New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, New Jersey, January 19, 2009
  • Managing Risks and Contract Preparation Under the New 2007 AIA Documents, Client Seminar, June 12 and 19, 2008
  • How to Manage Risk and Stay Out of Trouble on Capital Investment Projects, Annual Surety Class, Surety Association of New Jersey, August 13, 2007

CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Managing the Design, Financing, Risk Management and Project Delivery, Client Seminar, June 12 and 19, 2007

Practice Areas Explained

Frank T. Araps's Areas of Practice

Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Frank T. Araps handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.

Business Formation

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Residential Real Estate

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Wrongful Termination

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Wills

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Contracts

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Jurisdictional Context

Why local counsel matters in New Jersey

Practicing law in New Jersey. Legal matters in New Jersey are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Warren are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Jersey state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Jersey brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Jersey courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.

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Common questions about Frank T. Araps

Where is Frank T. Araps's law office located?
Frank T. Araps's law practice is located in Warren, New Jersey. The firm is Herold Law, P.A.. You can contact the office directly through this profile page.
What practice areas does Frank T. Araps handle?
Frank T. Araps focuses on formation, residential, wrongful termination, wills, contracts. Each practice area listed reflects experience handling cases of that type in New Jersey.
How long has Frank T. Araps practiced law?
Frank T. Araps has 49+ years of legal experience and has been licensed since 1977.
Where did Frank T. Araps go to law school?
Frank T. Araps earned their education at (J.D., 1977); (Dean, 1970).
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What awards or recognition has Frank T. Araps received?
Frank T. Araps's notable recognition includes: BV Distinguished.

Practice Areas

Construction Accidents Construction Arbitration Construction Law Accountants Liability Accountants Malpractice Administrative Agency Practice Administrative Hearings and Appeals Administrative Law Administrative Litigation Agency and Distributorships Agents And Brokers Errors And Omissions Agents and Brokers Liability Alcoholic Beverage Control Alcoholic Beverage Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Arbitration Architects And Engineers Errors And Omissions Architects and Engineers Liability Architects And Engineers Malpractice Architectural Law Bank Fraud Banking Law Bankruptcy Litigation Bid Protests Boundary Disputes Breach of Contract Building And Public Safety Codes Business & Succession Planning Business Acquisitions Business Arbitration Business Associations Law Business Cooperatives Business Divestitures Business Enterprises Business Formation Business Fraud Business Law Business Litigation Business Mediation Business Organization Business Planning Business Start Ups Business Successions Business Torts Business Transactions Business Transfers Business Valuation Buy Sell Agreements Buying and Selling of Businesses Chancery And Equity Chancery Practice Charitable Giving Charitable Organizations Law Civil Litigation Closely Held Business Estate Planning Closely Held Business Law Closely Held Corporations Commercial Contracts Commercial Landlord And Tenant Law Commercial Leasing Commercial Mortgages Commercial Property Insurance Commercial Recovery Commercial Workouts Common Interest Community Law Community Association Law Complex Business Litigation Complex Litigation Condominium Association Law Condominium Law Confidentiality Agreements Conservation Easements Construction And Design Law Construction And Surety Law Construction Claims Construction Contracts Construction Defects Construction Equipment Liability Construction Finance Construction Insurance Construction Insurance Defense Construction Labor Law Construction Liability Construction Liens Construction Litigation Construction Mediation Construction Products Liability Construction Safety Construction Workouts Consumer Fraud Contested Trusts And Estates Contested Wills Contract Fraud Contract Litigation Contractor Performance Bonds Contractors Liability Contracts Conveyancing Cooperative Housing Association Law Corporate Commercial Law Corporate Contracts Corporate Control Contests Corporate Dissolutions Corporate Ethics Corporate Fiduciary Law Corporate Finance Corporate Formation Corporate Governance Corporate Investigations Corporate Law Corporate Litigation Corporate Organization Corporate Partnerships Corporate Planning Corporate Real Estate Corporate Reorganization Corporate Successions Corporate Workouts Covenants Not To Compete Creditors Rights Debt Relief Debtor and Creditor Debtor And Creditor Collections Debtor And Creditor Remedies Debtor And Creditor Reorganization Debtor And Creditor Rights Debtor And Creditor Workouts Debtors Rights Defense Contract Fraud Defense Contracts Design Professionals Liability Design Professionals Malpractice Directors And Officers Errors And Omissions Directors And Officers Insurance Coverage Directors and Officers Liability Distribution Distribution Agreements Easements Entrepreneurial Business Law Environmental Construction Law Estate Administration Estate Litigation Estate Planning Estate Settlements Evictions False Claims Act Family Business Law Family Business Mediation Family Business Successions Family Wealth Transfer Federal Administrative Law Federal Civil Litigation Federal Contracts Fidelity and Surety Fidelity And Surety Bonds Fiduciary Law Fiduciary Liability Fire Insurance Fire Loss First And Third Party Insurance First Party Insurance Food Distribution Foreclosure Defense Foreclosures Fraud Fraudulent Conveyance General Liability General Practice Government Government Construction Contracts Government Contract Arbitration Government Contract Cost Accounting Government Contract Fraud Government Contracts Government Procurement Highway Construction Law Highway Design Liability Housing Development Housing Finance Housing Law Identity Theft Indemnity Industrial Accidents Industrial Leasing Insolvency Insurance Adjuster Liability Insurance Agents And Brokers Defense International Transportation Law Joint Ventures Labor and Employment Land Acquisitions Land Sales Land Use Litigation Landlord and Tenant Law Lease Terminations Leases and Leasing Legal Negligence Legal Professional Liability Leveraged Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Limited Liability Company Law Limited Liability Partnerships Limited Partnerships Liquor Licensing Litigation Living Wills Local Government Contracts Local Liquor Options Manufactured Housing Law Materialmens Liens Mechanics Liens Mediation Merger Reorganization Mergers And Acquisitions Mergers And Acquisitions Taxation Mixed Use Development Mortgage Finance Mortgage Foreclosure Mortgage Law Mortgage Workouts Multi Family Housing Municipal Contracts Municipal Corporation Law Municipal Law Municipal Prosecution Negligence Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations Nonprofit Corporations Nonprofit Organizations Law Occupational Safety And Health Office Leasing OSHA Out Of Court Debt Restructuring Partnership Dissolution Partnership Formation Partnership Law Partnership Organization Personal Property Leasing Powers Of Attorney Private Business Law Private Foundations Professional Conduct Professional Errors And Omissions Professional Liability Professional Malpractice Professional Negligence Professional Practices Property Management Proxy Contests Public Bidding Public Charities Public Construction Law Public Contract Law Public Works Public Works Contracts Real Estate Real Estate Acquisitions Real Estate Arbitration Real Estate Collections Real Estate Contracts Real Estate Development Real Estate Exchanges Real Estate Finance Real Estate Tax Liens Real Estate Title Real Estate Title Insurance Real Estate Valuation Real Estate Workouts Real Property Real Property Acquisitions Real Property Development Real Property Finance Repossessions Residential Real Estate Residential Real Estate Acquisitions Residential Real Estate Development Residential Real Estate Finance Residential Real Estate Sales Retail Leasing Right Of Way Easements Roof Industry Liability S Corporations Scaffolding Liability School Board Defense School Board Liability Secured Creditors Rights Secured Lending Senior Citizen Housing Sewer Utilities Shopping Center Leasing Small Business Corporations Small Business Law Sole Proprietorships State Government Law Stucco Litigation Subdivisions Surety Bonds Surety Law Surveyors Malpractice Tax Exempt Organizations Township Law Transportation Trusts and Estates Unsecured Creditors Rights Utility Law Waterfront Development White Collar Crime White Collar Fraud, Wills Workouts Wrongful Termination Zoning Law Zoning Planning and Land Use Zoning Variances

Education

J.D.
Rutgers School of Law - Newark
- 1977
Dean
Lafayette College, Civil Engineering
- 1970

Awards

BV Distinguished

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
Admitted: 1977
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Admitted: 1977
United States Court of Federal Claims
Admitted: 2001

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