Barry J Serebnick

Mr. Serebnick served as an Assistant Prosecutor with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office from 1993 to 2012. Barry started his career as a Law Clerk in the Appellate / Motion section and was eventually promoted to Director of the Family Division were he trained and supervised other Assistant Prosecutors and oversaw all juvenile prosecutions and Domestic Violence Restraining Order violations throughout the County. He also supervised the Domestic Violence Weapons forfeiture unit. He was a member of the Monmouth County Domestic Violence Task force, a Member of the Attorney General’s Law Enforcement and Education Working Group, and Monmouth County Youth Service Commission. He is currently a member of the Monmouth County Minority Concerns Committee, appointed to the position by Lisa P. Thornton, Assignment Judge of Monmouth County.

In addition to representing the State as a zealous prosecutor, Barry also became an advocate for juveniles within the juvenile justice system. Barry has spoken nationally on juvenile justice and juvenile detention reform. As an Assistant Prosecutor, Governor Corzine appointed Barry to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) State Committee to assist in overseeing implementation of juvenile rehabilitation programs throughout the State of New Jersey. Barry is also the recipient of the 2008 JDAI Champion Award for Monmouth County, for spearheading the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) within the County. He is a former member of the JDAI State Steering committee which implemented and replicated JDAI throughout the State of New Jersey.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Serebnick was a Litigation Associate in a New Brunswick law firm where he handled all aspects of general legal practice, including commercial matters, contested family court matters and the defense of indictable criminal matters, municipal court matters and juvenile matters. He was also a municipal prosecutor in North Brunswick and East Brunswick, New Jersey.