Law Firm Overview

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

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

Classes and Seminars

• 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

References

• Michael Solomon, Esq.
• Michael Director, Esq.
• Sale, Groothius and Hirsch, Esqs
• Lynne Adair Kramer, Esq.

West Practice Categories

Construction Law, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Felonies, Misdemeanor, White Collar Crimes, Estate Planning, Family Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice, Real Estate Law, Transportation Law