received her Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law in 1987 and her Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1984. She is admitted to practice in the Courts of the States of New York and New Jersey and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. She is a member of the Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations and a member of the Bankruptcy Lawyers Bar Association. She is also involved in the Volunteer Lawyers Project providing pro bono legal services in the bankruptcy field. Ms. Brunell practices primarily in the area of creditors’ rights and bankruptcy