https://www.serralawgroup.com/on-line-legal-services-2https://www.serralawgroup.com/on-line-legal-services-2Managing Partner and Founder, Serra Law Group and the online legal services platform called Smart Law

EDUCATION

Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, NJ
Juris Doctorate Degree 1988, Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Law Review

Drew University, Madison, NJ
B.A. Economics 1983
Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economic Honor Society)

The Center for Social Gerontology, Ann Arbor, MI, Certification in Adult Guardianship and Family Mediation 2003

Seton Hall University, Institute for Dispute Resolution, Montclair, NJ, Certification in Divorce Mediation 1997

EXPERIENCE

Serra Law Group, Whitehouse Station, NJ 2014 – Founder of an innovative general law practice offering traditional and on-line legal services. Practice areas include Elder & Disability Law, Guardianship, Family Law, Personal Injury, Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, Special Needs Trust, Real Estate Closings and Mediation. Developer of Smart Law, an on-line legal services platform that is simple and efficient to use at a fraction of the cost. 

Whitehouse Preparatory School, Co-Founder and President, Whitehouse Station, NJ 2009 – Present.
Manage and oversee operations of a private school for children ages 2 ½ through 6 including Policy development, financial accounting and reporting and regulatory compliance.

SerraWeiss Guardianship Law Center, Pennington, NJ 2001 – 2014
Law and mediation practice with a focus on guardianship and estate matters.

Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults, General Counsel, Trenton, NJ 1999 – 2001
Provided legal counsel to the Public Guardian and support staff (legal, financial and social); established and implemented policies for handling of all aspects of guardianship matters; provide legal advice and counsel relative to 500 plus guardianship cases.

Anthony J. Serra, Attorney at Law, Whitehouse Station, NJ 1990 – 1999
Solo/general practice of law including real estate, matrimonial, municipal, land use, elder law, estate planning, probate and civil litigation.

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

Trustee, Life St. Francis (PACE Program), Trenton, NJ 2014 – Present
Member, District XIII Ethics Committee, New Jersey Supreme Court 2014 – Present
Co- Founder & President, Volunteer Guardianship One on One, Inc., Flemington, NJ 1996 – 2013
Board Member, Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, NJ 1996 – 2013
Board Member, Hunterdon Helpline, Inc., Flemington, NJ 1991 – 1994

MEMBERSHIPS

New Jersey State and Federal Bar Associations
Mercer County Bar Association
Hunterdon County Bar Association
Roster of Court Approved Mediators and Mentors

PERSONAL BELIEFES

I have always been a supporter of the underdog. I remember growing up being keenly aware of my classmates and friends who were different than me or treated as outcasts because of their circumstances, appearance or perceived shortcomings. Seems I always had empathy for the “nerdy kid” that everyone ridiculed sensing how demoralizing it must feel to be part of a group that is constantly being rejected. My parents taught me that I was no better than anyone else but that no one was better than me.

Childhood is certainly a difficult time for many of us and kids can be downright cruel. Perhaps as children we don't know better, but the core of who we are is manifest, I believe, at a very early age. It's part of our DNA and how we are raised. It is not to say we cannot change, but if you want to judge a person's character, look and see how he or she treats the outcasts, those who are struggling and the downtrodden.

I am not perfect and I, like the rest of us, have my shortcomings; but I believe in the dignity of each and every human being knowing that at any moment, my good fortune (whatever it may be) can be swept away leaving me to rely on the goodness, compassion and care of others to meet my basic needs. How I treat others is how I will be treated in return.

Although I am not a very religious person, I do believe we reap what we sow and that our work on this earth will be measured, not in terms of the size of our bank account, but rather in our good deeds and how we treated people. “To whom much is given, much is expected” was taught to me at an early age and has never left my consciousness. I also believe that as a society, we rise and fall based on the collective efforts of us all, not through the good fortune of a few. Helping those who require the help and advocacy of others fulfills me both as a lawyer and as a human being.

Despite the prevailing negative attitude towards lawyers, I am honored to be part of this noble profession and to serve the interests of others who need a voice. By the grace of God I have been blessed in many ways; it is only right that I give back to society to make this a better world for all its inhabitants.

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