At Nassau DA’s office, an ‘icon’ retires

Long Island Business News by Adina Genn, June 12, 2024

About 100 people, many of them leaders in the law community, attended Ken Kunken’s recent retirement dinner, which was held at the Nassau County Bar Association in Garden City.

Kunken, who joined the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office in 1982, retired as deputy bureau chief, having served 42 years in the DA’s office. Kunken is also the author of “I Dream of Things That Never Were” (Twelve Tables Press), a memoir about the obstacles he overcame after becoming a quadriplegic, following a devastating football injury.

Last week, Kunken’s retirement dinner was attended by family, friends, colleagues from the DA’s office, judges and other leaders from the community, including Chris Rosa, president and CEO of The Viscardi Center. Read full article here