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    Office of General Counsel

    Hiring Committee

     Jonathan W. Kunkel
    Senior Counsel

    Education
    • Cleveland Marshall College of Law, JD
    • New York University, BA
    Current Practice
    • Senior Counsel, Human Resources Division, Office of Administration 
    Prior Experience
    • Senior Assistant Counsel, Department of Education
    • Assistant Counsel, Department of Corrections, Employment Litigation Section
    Admissions
    • Pennsylvania
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of PA
    • U.S. District Court of the Western District of PA
    Clerkships
    • The Honorable Senior Judge Narick, Commonwealth Court of PA
    Awards and
    Affiliations
    • Pa Bar Association - Current Chair of Government Lawyers Committee, Former Chair of Administrative Law Section, Member House of Delegates, Council Member of Labor and Employment Section
    • Dauphin County Bar Association - Vice-Chair of Government Lawyer Section; Past President 
    • James S. Bowman American Inn of Court - Bencher and former President
    • William Lipsitt American Inn of Court - Bencher
    • James S. Bowman Award from the PA Bar Association for Leadership in Administrative Law (2024)
    • Two-time recipient of Angelo Skarlatos Award from Dauphin County Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division (2009; 2011)
    • Distinguished Service Award from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (2008)