James Barry is a partner at DeNittis Osefchen Prince. Mr. Barry has more than 15 years of experience representing individual and government entity plaintiffs in complex litigation in both federal and state court involving consumer fraud, wage theft, environmental contamination, data breaches and mass torts. Mr. Barry has served in leadership positions in multiple consolidated actions and mass torts including In re Experian Data Breach Litigation, 8:15-cv-01592-AG-DFM (C.D. CA.); In re Yapstone Data Breach Litigation, 4:15-cv-04429 (N.D. Cal); In re Physiomesh Litigation (Flexible Composite Mesh), MCL 627 (Atlantic County); In re Proceed Mesh Litigation (Proceed Surgical Mesh and Proceed Ventral Patch Hernia Mesh), MCL 630 (Atlantic County); In re Prolene Hernia System Mesh Litigation, MCL 633 (Atlantic County): and Ogelsby v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., 3:18-cv-16079 (D.N.J.).
Mr. Barry has argued multiple cases before the New Jersey Supreme Court and Appellate Division involving consumer rights, the enforceability of arbitration clauses, and the propriety of class certification including: Kernahan v. Home Warranty Admin. of Florida, 236 N.J. 301 (2019); Spade v. Select Comfort, 232 N.J. 504 (2018); Morgan v. Sanford Brown Institute, 225 N.J. 289 (2016); Moore v. Atlantic County, 2018 WL 4354304 (App. Div. 2018). Mr. Barry has also tried cases to verdict in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
In addition to his advocacy in the courtroom, Mr. Barry co-authored the chapter entitled NJ Class Actions in the 2020 New Jersey Mass Torts & Class Actions Treatise published by NJICLE. He has previously served as a co-chair of the New Jersey State Bar consumer law section and the New Jersey Association for Justice’s consumer law section.
Mr. Barry earned his law degree with honors from Rutgers University School of Law – Camden where he served as an articles editor for the Journal of Law and Religion. As a member of the Rutgers Vis Moot Arbitration team, Mr. Barry’s performance earned him the Maro R. Sondahl Award for Excellence in International Arbitration. Mr. Barry earned his undergraduate degree in history from Rowan University with honors.
Mr. Barry currently resides in Moorestown, NJ with his wife, Dara, two children, and two rescued dogs. In his free time Mr. Barry enjoys cheering on his children’s sports teams around town and is actively engaged with his local community, having previously served on the Moorestown Environmental Advisory Committee and currently serves as a member of the Moorestown Planning Board and a member of the Burlington County Democratic Committee.
