NJSBA NAMES ACPO ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR BRETT YORE YOUNG LAWYER OF THE YEAR

MAYS LANDING- The New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Year Award is presented to a young lawyer whose combined personal and professional achievements over the past year merit special recognition, and who has additionally made significant community and public service contributions; has actively participated in the organized bar; and has stood out in the areas of professional knowledge, skill, integrity and courtesy. The NJSBA has named Atlantic County Assistant Prosecutor Brett Yore, the 2019 Young Lawyer of the Year. Assistant Prosecutor Yore graduated from Rutgers-Camden Law School with a J.D., and the New School for Liberal Arts with a B.A.

Brett Yore is an Assistant Prosecutor at the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office. He is the Vice President of the Cape May County Bar Association, Trustee for the Atlantic County Bar Association, and Representative of Cape May/Atlantic County for the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. In 2018 the New Jersey Law Journal recognized him as one the New Leaders of the Bar.

“We congratulate Brett on this incredible honor of being named Young Lawyer of the Year by the New Jersey State Bar Association. Brett has written articles for the NJSBA publication and has volunteered a lot of his personal time for the benefit of our local and legal communities. Congratulations, Brett on this well deserved honor,” Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said.

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Anyone with information involving serious crimes is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Web site at http://www.acpo.org/tips.html and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page. People can also call Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.