Outgoing Monmouth Co. Prosecutor Launches ‘Boutique Law Firm’

MONMOUTH COUNTY - Following his resignation from his role as Monmouth County Prosecutor, Christopher Gramiccioni has moved to start a private practice specializing in white-collar crime and internal and government investigations, among other areas.

Alongside his wife Deborah, Gramiccioni, 48, launched Kingston Coventry LLC this month. It’s a “full-service” practice based in both Parsippany and Manasquan that will be able to serve clients on a national scale, according to a news release.

The prosecutor’s resignation became effective June 1.

Chris and Deborah first met while serving as federal prosecutors at the United States Attorney’s Office in Newark, where Chris was responsible for trying cases in the public corruption and terrorism divisions and Deb oversaw its Commercial Crimes Unit.

When Chris was assigned the position of Monmouth County’s top prosecutor in and chief law enforcement officer in 2012, Deb went on to supervise fraud cases at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., run the Attorney General’s Division of Criminal Justice, serve as Policy Chief and Director of the Authorities for former Gov. Chris Christie and later as Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. She also presided over cases as a superior court judge in New Jersey.

The firm is named after the streets each of the two grew up on, according to the Asbury Park Press (Christopher grew up on on Kingston Road in Baltimore, Deborah resided on Coventry Road in Livingston).

“I believe my multi-dimensional leadership experience will provide Kingston Coventry with a unique range of capabilities, allowing us to offer top quality service to a broad client base,” Deb said in a statement.

Gramiccioni submitted his letter of resignation on April 30 to Gov. Phil Murphy. He served as acting county prosecutor for four years before then-Gov. Chris Christie nominated him to a five-year term as county prosecutor in 2016. It was not immediately clear whether Murphy, a Democrat, would re-nominate Gramiccioni, a Republican, when his term expires.

In New Jersey, county prosecutors serve as the chief law enforcement officer in a given county, are appointed by the governor for a five-year term and must be affirmed by the state senate.

"It has been one of my life's greatest honors to serve as Prosecutor and chief law enforcement officer of this fine county for most of the past decade," Gramiccioni wrote in his letter. "I am truly grateful to you and Governor Christie for the support your administrations have shown our law enforcement community."

Before he started with the MCPO, Gramiccioni served as legal counsel for the U.S. Navy, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He is also a member of the New Jersey, New York, Maryland and District of Columbia bars, a trustee of the 200 Club of Monmouth County and the Monmouth County Human Relations Committee.

“My military background is something I’m most proud of, and my international service enables me to offer a more nuanced, global perspective to problem-solving,” he said in a statement.