New York City Campaign Finance Board
 

CITY COUNCIL | 28TH COUNCIL DISTRICT

 
  TREVOR K. RUPNARAIN  
  Democratic

 
  Party Enrolled In: Democratic

 
  Occupation: Attorney

 
  Occupational Background: 1986: Legal Assistant, IBM; 1987: Consultant, Putnam, Hayes and Bartlett; 1989 -Present: Law Offices of Rupnarain, Hirsch & Akbar; Small Claims Arbitrator, Queens County Civil Court.

 
  Educational Background: St. Stanislaus College; University of Guyana; L.L.B. (Hons.), University of the West Indies; Admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

 
  Organizational Affiliations: Founding Member: Caribbean Daylight, Queens Caribbean Bar Assoc., New Concept Democratic Club. Member: American Bar Assoc., NY State Bar Assoc, Queens County Bar Assoc., Assoc.of Trial Lawyers of America, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, John Marshal Bar Assoc.

 
  Prior Public Experience: Active member of Caribbean-American/Black Community. Gives free legal service for citizenship applications, and to community organizations. Addressed City Council, public hearings and media on immigration, amnesty, housing, racial profiling, police brutality, democracy and the law - lead team to City Hall in opposition to Intro 363A. Sponsored public forums on immigration, voter registration, immigration reform, police and community relations.