Education
Born in Biržai, he studied law at the University of Saint St. Petersburg, graduating in 1914.
Born in Biržai, he studied law at the University of Saint St. Petersburg, graduating in 1914.
After he returned to Lithuania, he worked in Vilnius for various political causes centering on independence, and taught at the Vilnius Gymnasium, as well as editing Lietuvos žinios (Lithuanian News). He helped organize the Vilnius Conference, and was elected to the Council of Lithuania, signing the Acting in 1918. After independence Šernas served in the organizations working to establish democratic institutions in the new state, including the Ministry of the Interior.
He founded and edited the journal Savivaldybės (Self Government), and was appointed director of the Commerce and Industry Bank.
He is buried in the cemetery of Nemunėlio Radviliškis.