Jessica Claire Munk

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.