Jessica Munk has extensive experience in federal and state court focusing on white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation. Ms. Munk represents clients in criminal, civil and administrative actions relating to potential violations of federal and state law and handles cases with the SEC, FTC, CFPB and IRS. She has represented clients in investigations involving mail and wire fraud, securities fraud, FCPA, Travel Act, False Claims Act, healthcare fraud, bank fraud, public corruption, insider trading, honest services fraud, the CAN-SPAM Act, various tax laws and other federal and state crimes. She represented the lead defendant in the first indicted case under a section of the CAN-SPAM Act securing a misdemeanor no jail disposition during a complex multi-felony trial.
Ms. Munk also represents clients in civil cases involving breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, misappropriation of trade secrets, and a variety of business disputes. Ms. Munk has won several Anti-SLAPP motions resulting in the entire dismissal of the case and has drafted and argued many successful motions.
Ms. Munk has been recognized for the past five years by Super Lawyers®. This distinction is reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice and only 5% of the attorneys in Southern California receive this honor. She has also been selected for four years in a row to The Best Lawyers in America®.
Ms. Munk has practiced in Federal Districts throughout California, has handled appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the California Court of Appeal, and has practiced in the United States Tax Court. Ms. Munk is a member of the CJA Trial Panel for the Central District of California handling a wide variety of federal criminal cases and is highly experienced in fedeal court.
Before joining the firm, Ms. Munk was a prosecuting attorney in Washington State. She has tried many jury trials and has written and argued numerous criminal motions and appeals. She previously clerked for the Honorable Ronald E. Cox at the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I. Ms. Munk received her J.D. magna cum laude from California Western School of Law and she was a staff editor and writer for the California Western Law Review/International Law Journal. She received her B.A. with honors from the University of Washington.
Ms. Munk is admitted to practice in California, Washington, and before the Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Tax Court.
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Posted by Kirsten | December 2, 2024 | Hired Attorney
Having Jessica as my attorney during such a hard and difficult season was exactly what I needed. She went above and beyond for me the entire time during my case. Jessica is professional, determined, extremely intelligent and also so down to earth & enjoyable (this was so refreshing since we had to be...
Posted by Jim | February 7, 2024 | Hired Attorney
Jessica Munk turned my 15-year opening offer into a non-custodial sentence. I attribute this to her relentlessness and organization. One cannot imagine how vital organization is when dealing with hundreds of court documents and tens of thousands of pages of discovery. Jessica will always have your...
Posted by anonymous | October 2, 2023 | Consulted Attorney
I've had the fortune of consulting with her several times over the span of two weeks. She's extremely nice, understanding, patient and clearly understands the laws pertaining to the matter in which we discussed. I cannot thank her enough for the great advice and recommendations. I'm quite thankful fo...
Posted by anonymous | February 7, 2023 | Hired Attorney
I recently had the pleasure of working with Jessica Munk, and I cannot express enough how grateful I am for her professionalism and expertise. Jessica was referred to me by a friend when I found myself in a complicated legal situation that had the potential to turn into a much bigger problem. From th...
Posted by anonymous | January 30, 2023 | Hired Attorney
I hired Jessica in 2016 for my federal white collar case. It took 6 years to complete and the result was amazing. The initial offer was 12 years spread out over 5 charges. After fighting and fighting over time she got them down to 1 charge. With a final sentence of 6 months of house arrest and 1 year...
"Fine lawyer. Bright, creative and hard working. I definitely recommend Jessica. White collar defense is a specialty."
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2023
2023 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar & Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2023
Best Law Firms (three years in a row), Best Lawyers
2022
2022 Criminal Defense: White-Collar & Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2022
2022 Super Lawyers in Southern California, Super Lawyers
2021
2021 Super Lawyers in Southern California, Super Lawyers
2018 - Present
Orange County Women Lawyers AssociationBoard of Directors, Secretary, Vice President, President
2016 - Present
Orange County Bar AssociationMember, former co-chair of Mommy Esq. Committee
2014 - Present
Women's White Collar Defense AssociationMember
2005
JD - Juris Doctor, Graduated Magna Cum Laude
2001
BA - Bachelor of Arts, Graduated with Honors