José A. Calves is a proud resident of Haddon Township where he lives with his wife Ana, and daughter Melanie. He believes in the importance of being engaged in the community and civic service, volunteering his time by serving on the Haddon Township Joint Zoning and Planning Board, the Board of Directors for the Rowan University Alumni Association, and as the Vice President of the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey.
Professionally, José is the Corporate Counsel of Employment for a national automotive aftermarket service company. In that role, he manages the company’s employment litigation and provides day-to-day counseling to internal departmental clients and the senior leadership team. In his prior roles, José worked for several prominent regional law firms in southern New Jersey where he focused his practice on representing public entities and employment law. He also served as a law clerk in the New Jersey Appellate Division. José was admitted to the bar in New Jersey and Pennsylvania after graduating from The George Washington University Law School in 2016. He serves as a trustee on the both the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Camden County Bar Association and was appointed to the local Professional Ethics Committee by the New Jersey Supreme Court in 2024.