Atlantic County Assistant Proscutor Brett Yore was recognized by the New Jersey Bar Association.

MAYS LANDING- The New Jersey State Bar Association has named Atlantic County Assistant Prosecutor Brett Yore, the 2019 Young Lawyer of the Year.

The award is presented to a young lawyer whose combined personal and professional achievements over the past year merit special recognition, made significant community and public service contributions, actively participated in the organized bar, and stood out in the areas of professional knowledge, skill, integrity and courtesy. 

Yore is vice-president of the Cape May County Bar Association, a trustee for the Atlantic County Bar Association, and the Cape May/Atlantic County representative for the association’s Young Lawyers Division. In 2018, the New Jersey Law Journal recognized him as one the “New Leaders of the Bar.” He graduated from Rutgers-Camden Law School and has a bachelor’s degree from the New School for Liberal Art.

“We congratulate Brett on this incredible honor of being named Young Lawyer of the Year by the New Jersey State Bar Association,” Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. “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.”


Nanette LoBiondo Galloway

Award winning journalist covering news, events and people of Atlantic County for more than 20 years.