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Stephen Kunken 
Commack, New York
Member
phone 631-850-3513
888-839-3731
fax 631-462-5029
email Email Me

Stephen Kunken has been practicing law on Long Island for over 30 years. He tried over 50 felony cases to verdict as a trial attorney with the Nassau County Legal Aid Society. After an affiliation with a plaintiff's negligence firm for 4 years, he opened his own law practice in Commack, New York, and has concentrated in the areas of criminal defense and personal injury since 1986.

Mr. Kunken has served for the past 20 years as an adjunct professor at Touro Law Center teaching Trial Advocacy. He has served as a faculty member for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, and he has lectured extensively for the Nassau County Bar Association, the Suffolk County Bar association, and the New York State Bar association.

At the present time, Mr. Kunken is the co-chair of the Nuts and Bolts series of programs offered annually by the Suffolk Academy of Law. In addition, he has helped to coordinate the Trial Advocacy lectures and workshops sponsored by the Suffolk Academy of Law.

Areas of Practice:
Criminal Law
Misdemeanors
Felonies
Driving While Intoxicated
Drug Crimes
White Collar Crime
Automobile Accidents and Injuries
Slip and Fall
Sexual Abuse
Assault
Medical Malpractice
Civil Practice
Construction Accidents
Intentional Torts
Personal Injury
Litigation Percentage:
50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
New York, 1973
U.S. Federal Courts, 1974
Education:
Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1972
J.D.


University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 1969
B.A.


References:
Michael Solomon, Esq.
Michael Director, Esq.
Sale, Groothuis and Hirsch, Esqs.
Lynne Adair Kramer, Esq.
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor, Touro Law Center


Lecturer, Suffolk County Bar Association


Lecturer, Nassau County Bar Association


Lecturer, New York State Bar Association


Lecturer, National Institute for Trial Advocacy


Honors and Awards:
Fellow, New York State Bar Foundation


Fellow, New York State Trial Lawyers Association


Fellow, New York Defenders Association


Fellow, New York Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers


Professional Associations and Memberships:
President, Bay Hills Property Owners, Incorporated, 1988 - Present


Vice President, Bay Hills Property Owners, Incorporated, 1984 - 1988


Suffolk County
Member


Nassau County
Member


New York State Bar Associations
Member


National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Member


Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Sigma Delta