John P. Brooke, Esq.
Managing Attorney
Education:
- California Western School of Law, San Diego, California (J.D.), 2006
- Hofstra University (B.B.A., magna cum laude), 2003
Bar Admissions:
- New York State Bar-2007
- U.S. Federal Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Federal Court for the Southern District of New York
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- State Bar of New York
- Suffolk County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)
- 18-b Suffolk County court appointed family law attorney.
John P. Brooke, Esq. attended law school at California Western School of Law in San Diego after completing his Bachelor's degree in Finance and Banking from Hofstra University, magna cum laude. While at California Western School of Law attorney John Brooke worked for various law committees. He also clerked for a prestigious San Diego lawyer where he learned to hone his litigation skills. Attorney John Brooke also worked for the Honorable Senior Judge Leonard Wexler, a senior Federal Judge in the Eastern District of New York.
After graduating from law school John moved back to his hometown of Long Island and worked for several years for two prominent law firms practicing bankruptcy, foreclosure defense, loan modifications, civil litigation, family law, real estate and criminal law. After gaining the valuable experience needed, in 2009 John Brooke started his own law firm dedicated to protecting the rights and interests of his clients on Long Island. John Brooke is also currently a Special Assistant District Attorney for the Village of Ocean Beach.
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