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Rita Bonicelli (formerly Rita Bieniewicz) served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Rackets Bureau of the Bronx County District Attorney's Office from 2005 until 2009. While there, she gained extensive criminal trial experience and led long-term investigations into allegations of sex trafficking, the illegal sale of firearms, and official corruption within New York City government. During that time, Ms. Bonicelli was also appointed to serve as a key member of the New York City Coalition to End the Sexual Exploitation of Children.

After leaving the DA's office, Ms. Bonicelli accepted a position as an NYPD prosecutor under Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. While in that capacity, Ms. Bonicelli handled matters involving police officers, Detectives, and high-ranking members of the police department accused of misconduct and corruption through negotiations and trial.

Ms. Bonicelli left the NYPD in 2012, choosing to relocate to the Hamptons full time and to dedicate her talents to helping those in the communities of the East End with their legal needs.

She graduated from Loyola University of Maryland cum laude, and earned her law degree from New York Law School, graduating cum laude, where she also served on the Law Review.

Charitable Activities
Ms. Bonicelli is dedicated to a number of charitable organizations in Montauk and the Hamptons, including Paddlers for Humanity, a non-profit organization committed to serving various social service programs on the Eastern End of Long Island, and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.