Kevin J. Curnin is Partner and Director for Stroock’s Public Service Project. He is responsible for the overall management of the program, including advising and assisting associates and partners with their pro bono litigation and transactional work. Mr, Curnin also carries his own pro bono caseload. During Mr. Curnin’s tenure, he and the Public Service Project has won numerous awards from city, state, educational and non-profit organizations.

Prior to his March 2001 appointment as the Project’s first Attorney Director, Mr. Curnin spent more than five years handling a wide range of commercial litigation matters for Stroock. His areas of experience include insurance, banking, securities and arbitration. Before joining Stroock, Mr. Curnin clerked for the Hon. Loretta A. Preska, USDJ for the Southern District of New York. Previous to his career in the law, he was a teacher and a journalist.

Memberships

Pro Bono and Legal Services Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Board of Directors, TOUCH Foundation; Board of Advisors, Legal Outreach; Board of Advisors, LIFT; Board of Directors, Advocates for Children; Board of Directors, Global Workers Justice Alliance

Admitted to Practice

New York, 1996; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1996; Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Judicial Department, 1996

Education

J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1995; Notes Editor, Urban Law Journal

M.A., with honors, University College Dublin, 1988

B.A., with honors, Dartmouth College, 1986