William Kuntz II, Esq.

With extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, securities, banking, bankruptcy, and real estate litigation at the trial and appellate levels, Dr. Kuntz is a partner at Baker & Hostetler, LLP, where he specializes in commercial litigation. He was previously a partner at Torys LLP, Seward and Kissel, and Milgrim Thomajan & Lee P.C. In addition to his practice, Dr. Kuntz has been an associate professor at Brooklyn Law School, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and a member of the Advisory Committee on Civil Practice in the State of New York. Formerly he was a board member at Legal Services for New York City and the secretary of the Federal Bar Foundation for the Second Circuit. Dr. Kuntz was appointed to the CCRB as one of the first public members while it was part of the New York City Police Department in 1987, and served until 1992. Dr. Kuntz has been the New York City Council's designee from Kings County to the external CCRB since October 1993.

Ph.D, 1979, Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences; J.D., 1977, Harvard Law School; M.A., 1974, Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences; B.A., 1972, magna cum laude, Harvard College

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