Virginia Kristina Trunkes | Attorney

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VIRGINIA K. TRUNKES is an associate with the firm. Ms. Trunkes' previous employment was with the Appellate Division, First Department, where in handling complex civil and criminal matters, as well as emergency applications, she learned the intricacies of appellate practice and litigation advocacy. With her specialized knowledge Ms. Trunkes has presented at Continuing Legal Education classes on appellate practice.

Ms. Trunkes is currently serving on the Committee on Real Property Law, CLE Subcommittee, at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.  Previously, Ms. Trunkes served as the Chair of the Association's Committee on Mental Health Law, as well as a Board Member and Recording Secretary of the New York City affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or "NAMI." Ms. Trunkes has written several articles, including one on employees with mental illness published in the New York Law Journal. Ms. Trunkes has also served as a small claims court arbitrator, and has volunteered in a legal advice and referral program and an elderlaw project.

Ms. Trunkes graduated magna cum laude in 1994 from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and in 1997 from Brooklyn Law School, where she was a Richardson Scholar and received the CALI Award for Excellence. She is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.

Admission

Verified New Jersey

1997

Verified New York

1998

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