STEPHEN BARRY

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ATTORNEY

Conducted Local, State and Federal Investigations, Litigation • Handled extensive Domestic Relations matters • Interviewed Over One Thousand Witnesses and Experts• Performed Statewide Investigations • Prosecuted 40 Felony Trials • Coordinated with Local, State and Federal Law Enforcement • Litigated hundreds of Evidentiary Hearings in Family Law and other matters

WORK EXPERIENCE

Morgan Legal Group P.C.

Domestic Relations Litigation October 2023 - Current Position

Senior Attorney

Domestic Relations litigation, including handling Trials, Hearings, In-Court Oral Arguments in Family Court, including divorce, child support, spousal maintenance, custody and related matters

New York State Supreme Court, Surrogate Court Litigation

NYS Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs

DeNovo Investigation of Investigative Files Aug. 2022 – Aug. 2023

Associate Attorney

Ensure the protection of vulnerable persons [adults and children] with special needs as well as those who provide care for them.

Review investigations of all alleged wrongdoings in homes, both residential and institutional, to determine legal sufficiency

Decided all steps needed to be taken in order to establish the basic elements of the pertinent law to substantiate the charges being brought.

Interview all relevant witnesses including adults and children with special needs, as well as forensic and medical experts.

Review thousands of pages of pertinent employment records of care takers as well as medical records of victims of abuse.

Research precedents pertaining to the factual scenarios that I dealt with and prepared legal memoranda.

Church of St. Patrick, Armonk, NY

Manage Religious Education for over 300 students Sept. 2021 – May 2022

Coordinator of Religious Education

Bring religious education to over 326 students to help prepare them for both an interior life as well as being a part of the community by coordinating the efforts of 36 teachers, office staff of 5 with the Pastor’s plan for the parish.

New York State Office of the Attorney General, Poughkeepsie, NY

Affirmative and Defensive Investigations/Litigations 2015 – Oct 2020

Assistant Attorney General

Investigated facts, interviewed witnesses, obtained, and reviewed documentary evidence in preparation for extensive Family Court cases

Regulary prepared witnesses for in-court Family Court hearings and provided oversight review of evidence, both verbal and documentary on all family Court matters Collaborated with outside New York State Agencies, including the Legal Aid Society, Hudson Valley Legal Group on a regular basis to effectuate successful strategies on all cases including Family Law and Domestic Relations,

Accomplished the closing of illegal Adult Home after intensive investigation and affirmative litigation in New York Supreme Court; relocated 16 mentally and physically disabled residents with the Family's assistance,

Added over 50 not-for-profit corporate compliance investigations to the New York State Charities Registry,

Worked on solving problems in a community through legislation in three ways. I worked on legislation as an answer prior to the legislative bodies voting on it, in addition my work included addressing problems of society with relatively new laws, as well as utilizing new interpretations of older laws to address new societal issues

Contributed to the State of New York financial position by successfully defending numerous lawsuits where I located relevant witnesses and key documentary evidence,

Generated successful investigations that withstood judicial scrutiny and in full compliance with legal evidentiary standards

Conducted extensive legal research and drafted all pleadings, motions, protective orders, subpoenas and discovery requests in Family Court, Surrogates Court and Supreme Court matters

Barry Law Firm, New City, NY

Investigative Attorney March 2012 – February 2015

Sole Practitioner

Provided representation in Domestic Violence cases

Provided counsel in Family law matters, including domestic relations [child support, custody, divorce], as well as child protection issues

Collaborated with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in $75 million theft cases and successfully obtained $4 million judgement in federal criminal forfeiture actions

Delivered investigative findings of multi-million-dollar asset investigations to financial institutions, as well as in connection with clients involved in domestic relations disputes

Investigated and proved employee identity-theft for multi-billion-dollar corporation,

Improved financial institution’s security department’s investigative success by stopping the destruction of evidence in multi-million-dollar theft investigation/litigation,

Conducted extensive legal research and preparation of all pleadings and memoranda in connection with Family Law and related matters

Barry Security, Inc., New York, NY

In-House Legal Counsel; Managed and Conducted Investigations April 1998 – March 2012

General Counsel /Vice President

Investigated and handled numerous Domestic Relations and Family Law matters involving different issues such as abuse/neglect, divorce, custody, mental health, domestic violence issues and asset distribution.

Established an Anti-Corruption Program for New York City building trade union that brought in over one million dollars in benefit funds from defrauding union companies, involving assistance to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Attorney’s Office, and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office,

Reduced financial exposure for law firm, corporate and Domestic relations clients by finding evidence that supported our client’s position and was legally sufficient for use in court

Conducted extensive legal research and preparation of all pleadings and memoranda in connection with Family Law and related matters

Manhattan District Attorney’s Office

Prosecuted Criminal Felony cases Feb 1987 – April 1998

Assistant District Attorney

Successfully investigated and litigated hundreds of felony criminal matters including numerous domestic violence cases

Interviewed thousands of witnesses, including domestic violence victims, and reviewed documentary evidence to determine whether it could be used in court and how it could be used,

Conducted forty New York State Supreme Court Felony Trials.

Conducted extensive legal research and preparation of all pleadings and memoranda

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Building Homes for Heroes, Inc.

Founding Board Member 2007-2017

Established corporate structure, provided managerial support, assisted in organizing and running fund-raising events for not-for-profit company that builds homes for severely wounded United States Military veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

WWW.BuildingHomesforHeroes.org has built over 45 homes for military personnel and their families since 2007.

John Jay College Stephen E. Smith Cybercrime Center 1999-2004

Executive Director

Co-founder in collaboration with the United States Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force and John Jay College of Criminal Justice with the assistance of private corporate security subject matter experts. The Stephen E. Smith Cybercrime Center brought together law enforcement, private security and academia and provided significant training and education to both law enforcement personnel as well as private security experts and delivered a sustainable and comprehensive response to cybercrime’s negative impact on the business community.

EDUCATION

Bridgeport University School of Law

Juris Doctor

College of the Holy Cross

BA in Political Science

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