Ben B. Rubinowitz - a New York, New York (NY) Car Accidents Lawyer

New York Car Accidents Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

Car Accidents
Premises Liability
Medical Malpractice
Construction Accidents
Civil Rights Violations
Products Liability

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

Throughout his 28-year legal career, Ben Rubinowitz has made his mark as a leading trial lawyer combining hard work and dedication with his remarkable courtroom skills and presence. Mr. Rubinowitz began his career as a prosecutor, where he honed the trial skills that would become his hallmark. From there, he began serving as a trial lawyer representing severely injured plaintiffs in personal injury cases, eventually joining GGCSMB&R in 1989. For the past 8 years Mr. Rubinowitz was featured in New York Magazines' article on "Best Lawyers in New York" and was one of eight GGCSMB&R attorneys who were listed in "The Best Lawyers in America"- which is more than any other New York plaintiff's personal injury firm. He was also recently recognized in the New York Times as one of the "Top 100" lawyers in the New York Metro area, by New York Super Lawyers.

His meticulous approach to the preparation and trial of cases has produced 19 verdicts and 71 settlements in excess of one million dollars in cases arising out of car accidents, premises accidents, construction accidents, medical malpractice, civil rights violations and products liability. Mr. Rubinowitz has a thorough grasp of the nuances of complex issues. This, coupled with his ability to translate complicated information into clear terms for a jury, has left an indelible impression on all those who have witnessed him in action--including even defendants' medical experts that he has cross-examined. In addition to his skills as a trial lawyer, Mr. Rubinowitz has successfully argued appellate cases before the Appellate Division and the highest court in the State of New York, the Court of Appeals.

Mr. Rubinowitz's experience and legal acumen is also sought out outside of the courtroom. He has appeared as a legal expert on Court TV and co-authors a regular column in the NY Law Journal on the subject of trial advocacy. His successes as a trial lawyer and expertise in his field have earned him national recognition as a trial advocacy teacher both to attorneys and to law students. Mr. Rubinowitz has lectured, chaired, and participated in seminars at Harvard, Emory, Fordham, St. John's, Pace and Cardozo law schools, as well as more than 100 continuing legal education programs throughout the country. In recognition of his trial skills, Mr. Rubinowitz has been asked by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy to serve as a national and regional team leader and thereafter, ultimately elected to the prestigious position of a National Board Member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. And, more recently, Mr. Rubinowitz was asked by the Duke University School of Medicine and Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons to lecture physicians about Medical Malpractice at the National Urologic Forum.

For the past two years Mr. Rubinowitz has chaired the prestigious "Masters of the Art of Trial Advocacy Program" sponsored by the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. That program was a three part seminar featuring only lawyers who have obtained multiple seven- and eight- figure verdicts for their clients. Due to his experience and skill, Mr. Rubinowitz was also asked to Chair the New York State Bar Association program on Construction Site Accidents.
Mr. Rubinowitz is a member of the exclusive International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a Director of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and a Past President of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr Rubinowitz holds an "AV" rating (highest rating) from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is one of the oldest and best-known catalogues of lawyers in the United States.

Among Ben's recent Court victories are a $27,500,000 verdict obtained in New York Supreme Court in which a woman, who was struck by a bus while crossing the street, lost her leg. This is the largest award in New York State history for this type of injury; a $26,000,000 settlement in a wrongful death claim by the husband of a woman struck and killed by a truck. This is one of the largest wrongful death awards in the country for the death of one person; a $17,250,000 verdict in a medical malpractice case in which a man was rendered partially incontinent as a result of a doctor committing medical malpractice. This case was tried to verdict in Syracuse, New York and is one of the largest verdicts ever obtained in that county; an $11,400,000 verdict for the sexual abuse of two teenagers; a $10,000,000 settlement for a woman who was rendered blind as a result of being struck by a drunk driver. Ben successfully argued this case before the highest Court in the State, The New York Court of Appeals winning a 7 to 0 decision for his client (to see the legal argument click here). Ben later settled this case during trial in Nassau County Supreme Court; an $8,000,000 settlement during trial in Queens, New York for a woman who suffered brain damage as a result of anesthesiologic malpractice; and an $8,000,000 settlement obtained during trial for a baby rendered brain damaged shortly after birth.

PUBLICATIONS

Ben Rubinowitz has been widely recognized as an Expert in his field. He co-authors a regular column with his good friend and colleague, Evan Torgan, entitled, "Trial Advocacy," for the New York Law Journal, the daily newspaper for attorneys in New York State. The column discusses state of the art techniques required for successful outcomes at trial. Many of the actual articles are posted on this site.

The Ethics of Trial Practice, New York Law Journal, October 25 2021
Strategic Jury Selection, New York Law Journal, June 18 2021
Trust and Reliance: A Powerful Theme for Cross, New York Law Journal, May 7 2021
Cross-Examination: Exploring the Process That Leads to the Choice, New York Law Journal, December 30 2020
Impeachment: Let's go to the Video Tape, New York Law Journal, November 4 2020
Techniques for Cross-Examining an Expert Witness, New York Law Journal, October 3, 2019
Creating a Winning Frame: From Cross to Final Argument, New York Law Journal, April 10 2019
Cross Examination: Beyond Lead, Lead, Lead, New York Law Journal, September 19 2018
Concurrent Surgery: In Whose Best Interest?, New York Law Journal, March 16 2018
Confronting the Immigration Bias in Jury Selection, New York Law Journal, September 9 2017
Exposing a Lie During Cross-Examination, New York Law Journal, July 14 2017
Protecting Your Clients From Their Own Social Media, New York Law Journal, March 22 2017
Confronting Difficult Issues in Jury Selection Head On, New York Law Journal, August 2016
Use of Supporting Evidence With the IME Physician at Trial, New York Law Journal, April 25 2016
Winning With Failures and Omissions, New York Law Journal, February 10 2016
Trying Damages in the Wrongful Death Case of an Adult Child, New York Law Journal, November 18 2015
Attacking the Electronic Medical Record, New York Law Journal, September 8 2015
From Opening to Summation Making First Impression Count, New York Law Journal, June 5 2015
Scaled Questions During Jury Selection, New York law Journal, March 23, 2015
Cross-Examining the Mistaken Witness, New York Law Journal, December 15, 2014
Wrongful Death: Voir Dire as a Bridge to Summation, New York Law Journal, October 27, 2014
Videotaping IMEs: a Corollary to Defense Surveillance, New York Law Journal, August 26, 2014
Making the Most of Omissions: When Critical Facts Are Left Unsaid, New York Law Journal, June 23, 2014
Direct Examination of the Economist, New York Law Journal, May 19, 2014
Case for the Rhetorical Question as a Summation Technique, New York Law Journal, February 24, 2014
Exposing Expert Witness' Bias During Cross: Collateral Attack, New York Law Journal, December 23, 2013
Turning the Table: Cross-Examining IME Doctor Using Video of Exam, New York Law Journal, October 28, 2013
Summation: More than a Final Argument, New York Law Journal, August 26, 2013
The Use of Video Depositions at Trial, New York Law Journal, July 15, 2013
Preparing For and Defending Against the Collateral Attack, New York Law Journal, April 29, 2013
Focusing on the Witness' Answers and Asking Follow Up Questions, New York Law Journal, February 22, 2013
Trying a Labor Law Case With a Sole Proximate Cause Defense, New York Law Journal, January 9, 2013
Cross Examination: Comparison of Different Approaches, New York Law Journal, October 23, 2012
Oratory Techniques for Effective Opening Statements and Summations, New York Law Journal, September 11, 2012
Controlling Witnesses on Direct and Cross, New York Law Journal, June, 19, 2012
Aggravation of a Pre-Existing Medical Condition, New York Law Journal, April 23, 2012
Examining the All-Purpose Expert, New York Law Journal, December 29, 2011
Proving Liability Through Injuries, New York Law Journal, October 28, 2011
Depositions: An Important Tool for Trial, New York Law Journal, August 23, 2011
"Good As Gold: Using Analogies and Short Stories In Summation," New York Law Journal, June 28, 2011
"Dealing with Damages In Voir Dire and Summation," New York Law Journal, April 25, 2011
"Using The Internet As A Tool For Cross Examination," New York Law Journal, February 28, 2011
Common Mistakes on Direct Examination, December 28, 2010
Proving Your Case Through Adverse Witnesses, November 1, 2010
Preserving and Protecting the Trial Record, August 30, 2010
The Adverse Direct Examination of a Defendant Doctor, July 6, 2010
Cross Examination, Dealing With Changing Testimony: From Set Up to Knock Down, April 22, 2010
Exposing Biased Testimony on Cross, February 23, 2010
Control During Cross Examination: Stopping The Run Away Witness, November 19, 2009
Dealing With Weaknesses and Maintaining Credibility, October 20, 2009
Trial of A Soft - Tissue Knee Injury Case, August 27, 2009
Rethinking The Chronological Presentation of Evidence, July 28, 2009
Jury Selection: Dealing With Damages in Era of Tort Reform Trial Advocacy, December 23, 2008
The Cross Examination of the Defense Economist, 10/31/08
The Art of Jury Selection: Working With Challenges, 8/29/08
Getting the Big Picture: using Exhibits Throughout a Trial, 7/31/08
Prep is Key to Cross-Examining Medical Witness, 5/29/08
Redirect Examination, 11/29/2007
Proving Damages in a Wrongful Death Case, 10/23/2007
Jury Selection: Time Constraints and Weaknesses in Cases, 8/29/2007
Using Operative Terms From Jury Charge in Cross-Exam, 7/26/2007
Authoritative Texts and Cross-Exam of Medical Experts, 6/7/2007
Hypothetical Questions on Cross, 12/29/2006
The Use of Hypothetical Questions as Weapons at Trial, 10/31/2006
Common Mistakes and Simple Remedies, 9/21/2006
Introduction of Exhibits in Civil Cases, 7/25/2006
Continuing to Try Your Case After the Summations, 5/4/2006
Compendium of Trial Advocacy Drills , by Robert Stein & Ben Rubinowitz, NITA, 2006
Who's Up First? Issues Related to Order of Summation, 10/25/2005
Impeachment With a Prior Inconsistent Statement, 1/6/06
The Trial of a Soft Tissue Injury Motor Vehicle Case, 9/21/2005
The Virtue of Patience: Setting Up Expert Witness on Cross-Exam, 7/27/05
The Opening Statement in the Herniated Disc Case, 5/5/2005
Medical Malpractice: Using Defendants' Evidence Against Them, 12/30/04
Voir Dire in Medical Negligence Cases: A Plaintiff's Perspective, 10/28/2004
Tips on Narrative Direct Examination, 9/23/2004
The Use of Photographs in Personal Injury Cases, 7/29/04
Direct Examination of a Hostile Witness, 5/6/04
The Cross Examination of the Radiologist in a Soft Tissue Case, 11/3/03
Economic Testimony: From Lay Witness to Economist, 7/31/03
Cross-Examination of Medical Doctors: Recurrent Themes, 5/3/2003
The Freeze-Frame Technique: A Method for Exposing Key Points, 11/29/02
Direct Examination is an Overlooked Art Within Trial Practice, 10/29/02
The Voice of Reason: A Powerful Approach to Cross Examination, 8/19/02
Cross-Examination: The Basics, 7/31/02
Focusing on the Negative in an Independent Medical Exam, 5/15/08
Dealing With Monetary Damages from Voir Dire to Summation, 11/29/01
The Tale of the Tape: Dealing with Video Surveillance of Your Client, 10/29/01
The Use of the Analogy During Trial, 9/22/01
Cross-Exam of Vocational Rehabilitation Experts, 7/31/08
The Use of the Rhetorical Question on Summation, 5/16/01
Direct Examination of a Medical Expert, 11/28/00
The Opening Statement, 10/24/00
Cross-Examination of a Medical Expert: Collateral Attack, 8/22/00
Cross-Examination of a Medical Expert, 7/25/00
Jury Selection, 5/23/00

RECEN LECTURES

Mr. Rubinowitz has devoted his career to obtaining the best possible results for his clients. His numerous verdicts and settlements are well known throughout the State. In recognition of his expertise, Mr. Rubinowitz has been asked to lecture and share his knowledge with practicing attorneys, Judges and physicians throughout the country. To date, Mr. Rubinowitz has lectured at more than 200 Continuing Legal Education Courses.

Featured Speaker, "Use of Case Framing, Pretrial and at Trial", Master of Advocacy, Boardwalk Seminar 2022, New Jersey Association for Justice, April 27, 2022

Featured Speaker Judicial Institute, Lunch and Learn for New York State Judges, Medical Malpractice, March 15, 2022
Featured Speaker, Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, Communication Mistakes Leading to Medical Malpractice, San Diego, California February 25, 2022
Featured Speaker, Winter Urologic Forum, "AVOIDING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE" Vail, Colorado, January 17, 2022.
Faculty and Speaker, "WINNING CASES IN FEDERAL COURT" NYCLA January 11, 2022
Featured Speaker, MAYO CLINIC, Societies for Pediatric Urology, SPU 2021 "LESSONS FROM A PLAINTIFF'S LAWYER" December 4, 2021
Featured Speaker, "A Plaintiff's Perspective: Medical Malpractice - Urologic Complications Leading to Injury and Death", American Urologic Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, Virtual Lecture and Demonstration, September 11, 2021
Moderator and Speaker, The Child Victims Act, THE JUDICIAL INSTITUTE, 8/3/2021. Educational teaching to New York State Judges at their annual conference. Discussion as a member of the Plaintiff's Steering Committee for all CVA cases in New York City
Moderator and Speaker, Medical Malpractice / COVID and the Courts, THE JUDICIAL INSTITUTE, 8/2/2021. Educational teaching to New York State Judges at their annual conference
Featured speaker, American Academy of Emergency Physicians, Virtual Emergency Room Physician Director's Forum, Tips from a plaintiff's lawyer: medical malpractice prevention and documentation, May 7, 2021
Featured Speaker, COVID and the COURTS, NYU School of Law Live Simultaneous Transmission, January 11 2021
Featured speaker, Webinar, Ethics and Civility in the Courtroom , New York State Trial Lawyers. This program featured Ben Rubinowitz along with the Trial Judge and Appellate Division Judge who ruled on the case Gregware v. The City of New York. The discussion included how to try a case with zeal while being mindful of professional responsibility. August 20, 2020
Co Chair with Doris Cheung, KILLER CROSS EXAMINATION, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Webinar, July 23, 2020
Featured Speaker, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, Webinar, How to Increase the Damages Award Through Effective Cross Examination, June 19, 2020
Featured Speaker, "Successful Trial Techniques from Jury Selection through Summation" Webinar, New York Academy Of Trial Lawyers, June 10, 2020
Co Chair, POWERFUL OPENINGS AND SUMMATIONS, Webinar, New York State Trial Lawyers. Mr. Rubinowitz demonstrated Opening Statements and Final Argument from cases in which the Jury awarded his clients 8 Figure Verdicts. May 26, 2020 and June 1, 2020
PODCAST, "Trial Lawyers Open For Business During The Pandemic - The Value Of Virtual Mediations," March 31, 2020
Featured Speaker, Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses, Federal Bar Council, Thurgood Marshall Federal Courthouse, December 5th 2019
Speaker, Medical Malpractice, Dangers and Pitfalls for the Urologist, 93rd Annual Meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urologic Association, Chicago, Illinois, September 11, 2019
Speaker, Advanced Case Framing Seminar, American Association Of Justice, Philadelphia, PA, September 6 and September 7, 2019
Lecture, Medical Malpractice, Grand Rounds, SUNY Stony Brook Hospital, August 16, 2019
Featured Speaker, New York State Summer Seminars, "What Every Judge Needs To Know About Recent Developments in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases", New York State Judicial Institute, July 17 and July 23, 2019
Featured Speaker, "Winning Cases In Federal Court" New York City Bar Association, July 8, 2019
Co-Chair "25 Trial Issues That Keep You Up In The Middle Of The Night", NYSTLA, June 17 and June 24, 2019
Featured Speaker, "Medical Malpractice - Radiologic Mistakes and Issues," New York State Radiologic Society, Lenox Hill Hospital, Einhorn Auditorium, June 11, 2019
Featured Speaker, American Urologic Association's National Program, Chicago, Illinois, May 3 - 6 2019
Program Director, NITA Drills: A Witness Examination Boot Camp, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Boulder, CO, April 29 to May 1 2019
Featured Speaker, "Powerful Opening Statements" Fordham Law School, March 27, 2019
Featured Speaker, "Medical Malpractice & Urologic Complications" Southeastern Section of the American Urologic Association (SESAUA), Phoenix, Arizona, March 15, 2019
Seminar Leader, Jones Day, Trial Skills Workshop, NYC, March 6 - 8
Featured Speaker, New York State Bar Association, Medical Malpractice Litigation 2019, Long Island, NY, February 27 2019
Moderator and Speaker, "Cases of Urologic, Complications and Implications", Winter Urologic Forum, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, January 19 - 22 2019
Featured Speaker, The New York State Judicial Institute, Medical Malpractice Symposium: "Trending Topics in Medical Malpractice -- What Every Judge Needs To Know" November 27, 2018
Featured Speaker: American Association of Justice, Weekend With The Stars Program: Echoes Throughout Trial, December 8, 2018
Featured Speaker: Masters of Advocacy: Case Framing, Meadowlands Seminar, New Jersey, November 14, 2018
Arizona Association for Justice, The Sidney T. Marable Advanced Trial Advocacy Conference, Phoenix, Arizona October 26 - 27, 2018
Featured Speaker, Judicial Seminar, Civil Court Board of Judges. "What Every Judge Needs To Know About Medical Issues And Medical Records" October 23, 2018
Featured Speaker and Demonstration, International Continence Society, ICS 2018, State of the Art Lecture, Vaginal Mesh Litigation, Philadelphia, PA August 29, 2018
Featured Speaker, NYS Judicial Institute, 2018 Judicial Summer Seminar, Medical Malpractice, Lecture / Demonstration to New York State Supreme Court Judges, July 18, 25 and August 8, 2018
Program Director, NITA, Trial Drills Program, June 18 - 20, 2018
Chair, 25 Trial Issues That Keep You Up In The Middle Of The Night, NYSTLA, June 5, 12, 2018
Seminar Leader, Jones Day, Atlanta GA, Trial Skills Workshop, May 30 - June 1, 2018
Speaker and Demonstration , American Urological Association, AUA 2018 San Francisco, "Court Is In Session: Clinical Lessons Through A Legal Lens," May 19, 2018
Speaker, Case Framing, The Science and Art of Advocacy, Boston, Massachusetts, Trial Guides. May 4 and 5, 2018
Speaker, Long Island Radiologic Society, "Common Medical Errors Leading to Malpractice" April 10, 2018
Speaker, "CLE WITH THE STARS" Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association -- Civil Justice Foundation, How to Drive Damages, April 6, 2018
Speaker, "ANATOMY AND MEDICINE FOR LAWYERS" New York State Bar Association, March 29, 2018
Featured Speaker, American Association Of Justice Winter Convention, Case Framing & Echoes, February, 2018
Featured Speaker, MAYO CLINIC UROLOGY REVIEW, Legal Pitfalls of the Electronic Medical Record & Dangers of Concurrent Surgeries: A Plaintiff Attorney's Perspective on Medical Malpractice, January 31,and February 1, 2018
Profit v. Patient Care - The Dangers of Simultaneous Surgeries, Winter Urologic Forum sponsored by Columbia University, Vanderbilt University, and University of California Davis, Vail Colorado, January 2018
Chair, Opening Statements Demonstrations, Cardozo Law School. Three trial lawyers, all from our firm, demonstrated dynamic and successful Opening Statements. November 2017
Medical Malpractice: How to Protect Yourself and How to Stay Out of Court Robotic, 115th Annual Meeting of the New York Section of the American Urology Association, Havana, Cuba, November 2017
Featured Speaker, Master's Class in Opening Statements, Suffolk Academy of Law, October 2017
Featured Speaker, Recent Developments in Jury Selection, Fordham Law School, October 2017
Featured Speaker at the Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York Annual Conference, "Understanding and Avoiding the Disciplinary System of the State Commission On Judicial Conduct", September, 2017.
Featured Speaker, SUNY Stonybrook Medical Center, Grand Rounds, Medical Malpractice : A Plaintiff's Lawyer's Perspective, July, 2017.
Co-Program Director, Drills Program for Trial Lawyers, National Institute For Trial Advocacy, June, 2017.
Litigating a Medical Malpractice Case from Inception to Trial: Part 4 - Trial, Nassau County Bar Association, May 2017
Co-Chair, New York State Trial Lawyers, "25 Trial Issues That Keep You Up In The Middle Of The Night" March and April, 2017.
Featured Speaker, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Radiology. Grand Rounds Lecture "Communication Errors by Physicians, The Need for Better Communication," February, 2017.
Featured Speaker, National Urologic Forum, sponsored by Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, "A Discussion of Medical Malpractice from a Plaintiff's Lawyers Perspective," January, 2017.
Cardozo Law School, Lecturer, "The Importance of the Opening Statement". November, 2016.
Cross Examination Techniques, Nassau County District Attorneys Office, Lecture to Assistant District Attorneys, June, 2016.
Featured Speaker, Program on Voir Dire, Northampton District Court, June 9 2016.
Program Director, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, "DRILLS: A Witness Examination Boot Camp" Boulder, Colorado, June 2016.
Featured Speaker, Case Framing Seminar, American Association of Justice, Washington D.C., May, 2016.
Featured Speaker, Openings and Summations, Nassau Academy of Law, May 2016.
Featured Speaker, Massachusetts Association of Practicing Urologists annual meeting: "Pitfalls of the Electronic Medical Record", April 27, 2016.
Featured Speaker, Medical Malpractice Litigation, New York State Bar Association, April, 2016.
Featured Speaker, Moore Trial Advocates with the Hon. Douglas McKeon, Fordham Law School, Expert Testimony, March, 2016.
Co-Chair, New York State Trial Lawyers, "25 Trial Issues That Keep You Up In The Middle Of The Night" January and February, 2016.
Featured Speaker, National Urologic Forum, "A Plaintiff's Perspective Of Medical Malpractice" January, 2016.
Featured Speaker, "The Importance Of Powerful Opening Statements" Cardozo Law School, November, 2015.
CHAIR, Masters Program, NYSTLA, Opening Statements and Closing Arguments, November, 2015.
Mediation, Lecture, A Plaintiff Lawyer's Perspective, JAMS, October, 2015.
NYS JUDICIAL CONFERENCE, Lecture to New York State Judges, Medical Malpractice, Saratoga Springs, NY, October, 2015.
NYS Judicial Institute, Lecture to NYS Judges, Current Issues in Medical Malpractice, White Plains, NY, September, 2015.
Lecturer, Decisions Program, NYSTLA, Trial Practice, September, 2015.
Lecture, Cross Examination, The Anger Factor, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas, September, 2015.
Program Director, National Program, NITA, Boulder, Colorado, July, 2015.
Featured Speaker, "Go Big Or Go Home" -- Cross Examination Techniques, Punishing the Deceptive Witness, Las Vegas, Nevada, June, 2015.
Lecturer, Grand Rounds, Winthrop University Hospital, Medical Malpractice : A Plaintiff's Perspective, June, 2015.
Faculty, NITA, Teacher Training Program, New York, NY June, 2015.
Featured Speaker, American Urologic Association Annual Meeting, Pitfalls of Electronic Medical Records, New Orleans, 2015.
Featured Speaker, Anatomy of a Trial, NYC Bar Association, Opening Statements, Trial Demonstration, April, 2015.
Featured Speaker, Medical Malpractice at the Winter Urologic Forum, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, January, 2015
Featured Speaker, New York State Bar Association, Evidence and Trial Tactics, January, 2015
Featured speaker, New York State Trial Lawyers Association's Flagship Program "Decisions." Ben provided expert commentary on Recent Developments in Trial Practice including Wrongful Death, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases. September, 2014
Mastering the Deposition, Featured Speaker, New York Women's Bar Association, June, 2014
Program Director, National Program, Boulder Colorado, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, July, 2014
Featured Expert, Medical Malpractice, The National Urologic Conference, Colorado, January, 2014
Featured Speaker, The New York State Judicial Institute, White Plains, New York, 2014. Ben was asked to speak to Judges and Judicial Referees about Trial Practice at the State-wide Conference for the Judiciary
Chair, Basics of a Civil Trial Program, New York State Bar Association, November, 2013
Featured Speaker, Anatomy of a Trial Program, New York City Bar Association, November, 2013. Ben was asked to lecture along with the Hon. Mary Jo White and the Hon Herb Stern about Successful Opening Statements
Cardozo Law School, Winning Opening Statements, November, 2013
Featured Speaker, Direct and Cross Examination Skills, Fordham Law School, with the Hon. Douglas McKeon and Evan Torgan, Esq.
Program Director, National Institute For Trial Advocacy, Boulder, Colorado, July - August 2013
Chair, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Examination of Medical Experts in the Catastrophic Injury Case, April, 2013
Fordham Law School, Featured Speaker, Opening Statements in a Medical Malpractice Case, February 2013
Featured Speaker, National Urologic Conference, Medical Malpractice, January 2013
Featured Speaker, Dutchess County Bar Association, "Successful Trial Techniques -- Direct and Cross Examination."
Program Director, National Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Summer, 2012
CHAIR, Master's Program, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, May and June 2012
Featured Speaker, Suffolk County Bar Association, The Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case- Opening Statements, April 2012
Featured Speaker, Winter Urologic Forum, Medical Malpractice, January 2012
Featured Speaker, Decisions 2011, NYSTLA
Guest Lecturer, St. John's Law School, Successful Cross Examination of Experts
Chair, Construction Site Accidents, New York State Bar Association, December, 2011
Panelist, The Judicial Conduct Commission, November 2011
Chair, Basics of Civil Practice -- The Trial, New York State Bar Association, November, 2011
Chair, Masters Program, Westchester County, New York, September 2011
Team Leader, Edinburgh, Scotland, Lecture and Demonstration to the Advocates
Featured Lecturer, New York State Bar Association, How to Commence a Civil Lawsuit, Depositions, May, 2011
Chair, Masters Program, Opening and Closing Statements, February and March 2011
Featured Lecturer, National Winter Urologic Forum, "Representing Patients Who Have Been Injured Through Medical Negligence," January, 2011
Chair, Construction Site Accidents, NYSBA, 2010
Guest Lecturer, Cardozo Law School, Opening Statements, 2010
Featured Speaker, Views From a Patient's Lawyer, Medical Liability Mutual Annual Seminar, Albany, NY 2010
Nassau Suffolk Trial Lawyers, How To Be An Effective Advocate, 2010
Team Leader, National Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2010
Howrey Law Firm, Faculty Trial Techniques Course, 2010
The Cross Examination of the Forensic Psychiatrist, Lecture with Justice Arthur Diamond, 2010
St. John's Law School, How to Cross Examine Effectively, 2010
Guest Lecturer, Annual Dinner Nassau/Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association, Crucial Aspects of Trial Advocacy
Lecturer, How to Try a Medical Malpractice Case, New York City Bar Association, 2010
Long Island Radiologic Society, Lecturer to Physicians, What you need to know about Medical Malpractice, 2009
How to Deliver Effective Opening Statements and Closing Arguments, Chair, Masters Series, New York State, 2009
Lecturer, How to Successfully Represent the Victims of Drunk Driving Accidents, Hofstra Law School, 2009
Lecturer, Maximizing Damage Awards: How to appropriately and successfully represent the victims of Construction Site Accidents
Chair, Construction Site Accidents - - The Trial of a Labor Law case, New York State bar Association, 2009
Chair, Masters of Trial Advocacy, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, February and March, 2009
Chair, Examination of Expert Witnesses, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, June, 2009
Lecturer, Winning Cross Examination, Saint John's Law School, April, 2009
Lecturer, Summation, Bronx County Bar Association, February, 2009
North Shore/LIJ Hospital, Cross Examination of the Forensic Psychiatrist, April 18, 2008
St. John's Law School, Mastering the Art of Cross Examination, April 11, 2008
Suffolk County Bar Association, Directed Cross Examination Skills, April 8, 2008
Winter Urologic Forum Scientific Program, State of the Art Urology; Lecture: Issues in Medical Malpractice sponsored by the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
N.Y.S.T.L.I., 2008
Chair, Masters of the Art of Trial Advocacy, January 16, 2007; February 26, 2007; March 19, 2008
N.Y.S.T.L.A., Trial Practice, 2007
Chair, Construction Site Accidents: The Law and The Trial, New York State Bar Association, 2007 and December 2008
Social Security Disability Law Forum, Cross Examination of Medical Experts, N.Y.C., 2007
Update on Trucking Litigation and Claims, N.Y.S.B.A., 2006
Kings County Bar Association, Jury Selection Seminar, 2006
Bronx County Bar Examination, Lecture, How to Cross Examine an Expert, 2006
A.T.L.A., Thinking Inside the Box: Jury Selection and Opening Statement Seminar, April 21-22, 2006, Austin, TX
Cross Examination, Bronx County Bar Association, April 19, 2006
Masters Class In Jury Selection, Brooklyn Bar Association, April 3, 2006
New York State Supreme Court Judges Association, Dealing with the New York State Judicial Conduct Commission
North Shore University Hospital, The Criminalization of Medical Malpractice
Long Island Radiologic Society, Perspectives on Medical Malpractice
Duke University School of Medicine, Winter Urologic Forum, Lecture on Medical Malpractice
Openings and Closings Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
How To Try An Auto Accident Case, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
National CLE Program, 1999-Present
Corporation Counsel, N.Y.C., Trial Advocacy Training Program
United States Attorneys Office, Trial Practice Training Program, S.D.N.Y.
Continuing Legal Education, New York County Lawyers Association
Trial Academy, Direct and Cross Examination Skills, New York County Lawyers Association
Rising Star Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
Jury Selection Seminars, N.Y.S.T.L.A., 2000-Present
Master Advocates Program, N.I.T.A.
Fordham Law School, C.L.E.
Damages Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
Expert Witness Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
Trial Tactics Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
Proof of Damages Seminar, Practicing Law Institute
Chair, Examination of Medical Witnesses, June 7 & 14, 2006
Chair, Cross-Examination Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A., 2000-Present
Chair, Cross Examination Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A., 2000-Present
Nation Institute for Trial Advocacy, Team Leader, teaching attorneys trial advocacy, 1982-Present

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

The Inner Circle of Advocates
Member (Top 100 Plaintiff’s Lawyers in the Country)
Fellow, International Society of Barristers
Fellow, The International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Best Lawyers, Lawyer Of The Year, 2016 - 2018
The Best Lawyers in America
Super Lawyers Top 10 New York – Metro
Best Lawyers, Lawyer Of The Year, 2013
Forbes Advisor "Best Personal Injury Lawyers", 2023

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Included on the 2026 New York Metro Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
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Education

Legal Education
- Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York, 1981
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Boston University, 1978
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

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Managing Partner
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Languages

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English
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Classes and Seminars

Featured Speaker, Judicial Seminar, Civil Court Board of Judges. "What Every Judge Needs To Know About Medical Malpractice and Settlements" June and July, 2023
Chair, POWERFUL OPENINGS AND SUMMATIONS, Masters Program, New York State Trial Lawyers. Mr. Rubinowitz demonstrated Opening Statements and Final Argument from cases in which the Jury awarded his clients 8 Figure Verdicts. June, 2023
Featured Speaker, "A Plaintiff's Perspective: Medical Malpractice - Urologic Complications Leading to Injury and Death", American Urologic Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, Lecture and Demonstration, Chicago, April, 2023
Co-Program Director, Drills Program for Trial Lawyers, National Institute For Trial Advocacy, April, 2023
Featured Direct, Unscripted Direct Podcast, How to Deal with Bad Facts at Trial, February, 2023
Featured Speaker, Winter Urologic Forum, “AVOIDING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE” Aspen, Colorado, January, 2023
Ben Rubinowitz lectured on recent updates in Trial Practice for the New York State Trial Lawyers. During the lecture Ben reviewed the most recent Appellate Division decisions combining the case holdings and instruction with trial pointers to allow for cogent, compelling and winning
Featured Speaker, "Use of Case Framing, Pretrial and at Trial", Master of Advocacy, Boardwalk Seminar 2022, New Jersey Association for Justice, April 27, 2022
Featured Speaker Judicial Institute, Lunch and Learn for New York State Judges, Medical Malpractice, March 15, 2022
Featured Speaker, Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, Communication Mistakes Leading to Medical Malpractice, San Diego, California February 25, 2022
Featured Speaker, Winter Urologic Forum, “AVOIDING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE” Vail, Colorado, January 17, 2022
Faculty and Speaker, “WINNING CASES IN FEDERAL COURT” NYCLA January 11, 2022
Featured Speaker, MAYO CLINIC, Societies for Pediatric Urology, SPU 2021 “LESSONS FROM A PLAINTIFF’S LAWYER” December 4, 2021
Featured Speaker, "A Plaintiff's Perspective: Medical Malpractice - Urologic Complications Leading to Injury and Death", American Urologic Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, Virtual Lecture and Demonstration, September 11, 2021
Moderator and Speaker, The Child Victims Act, THE JUDICIAL INSTITUTE, 8/3/2021. Educational teaching to New York State Judges at their annual conference. Discussion as a member of the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for all CVA cases in New York City
Moderator and Speaker, Medical Malpractice / COVID and the Courts, THE JUDICIAL INSTITUTE, 8/2/2021. Educational teaching to New York State Judges at their annual conference
Featured speaker, American Academy of Emergency Physicians, Virtual Emergency Room Physician Director’s Forum, Tips from a plaintiff’s lawyer: medical malpractice prevention and documentation, May 7, 2021
Featured Speaker, COVID and the COURTS, NYU School of Law Live Simultaneous Transmission, January 11 2021
Featured speaker, Webinar, Ethics and Civility in the Courtroom , New York State Trial Lawyers. This program featured Ben Rubinowitz along with the Trial Judge and Appellate Division Judge who ruled on the case Gregware v. The City of New York. The discussion included how to try a c
Co Chair with Doris Cheung, KILLER CROSS EXAMINATION, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Webinar, July 23, 2020
Featured Speaker, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, Webinar, How to Increase the Damages Award Through Effective Cross Examination, June 19, 2020
Featured Speaker, “Successful Trial Techniques from Jury Selection through Summation” Webinar, New York Academy Of Trial Lawyers, June 10, 2020
Co Chair, POWERFUL OPENINGS AND SUMMATIONS, Webinar, New York State Trial Lawyers. Mr. Rubinowitz demonstrated Opening Statements and Final Argument from cases in which the Jury awarded his clients 8 Figure Verdicts. May 26, 2020 and June 1, 2020
PODCAST, “Trial Lawyers Open For Business During The Pandemic – The Value Of Virtual Mediations,” March 31, 2020
Featured Speaker, Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses, Federal Bar Council, Thurgood Marshall Federal Courthouse, December 5th 2019
Speaker, Medical Malpractice, Dangers and Pitfalls for the Urologist, 93rd Annual Meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urologic Association, Chicago, Illinois, September 11, 2019
Speaker, Advanced Case Framing Seminar, American Association Of Justice, Philadelphia, PA, September 6 and September 7, 2019
Lecture, Medical Malpractice, Grand Rounds, SUNY Stony Brook Hospital, August 16, 2019
Featured Speaker, New York State Summer Seminars, "What Every Judge Needs To Know About Recent Developments in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases", New York State Judicial Institute, July 17 and July 23, 2019
Featured Speaker, “Winning Cases In Federal Court” New York City Bar Association, July 8, 2019
Co-Chair “25 Trial Issues That Keep You Up In The Middle Of The Night”, NYSTLA, June 17 and June 24, 2019
Featured Speaker, “Medical Malpractice – Radiologic Mistakes and Issues,” New York State Radiologic Society, Lenox Hill Hospital, Einhorn Auditorium, June 11, 2019
Featured Speaker, American Urologic Association's National Program, Chicago, Illinois, May 3 - 6 2019
Program Director, NITA Drills: A Witness Examination Boot Camp, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Boulder, CO, April 29 to May 1 2019
Featured Speaker, "Powerful Opening Statements" Fordham Law School, March 27, 2019
Featured Speaker, "Medical Malpractice & Urologic Complications" Southeastern Section of the American Urologic Association (SESAUA), Phoenix, Arizona, March 15, 2019
Seminar Leader, Jones Day, Trial Skills Workshop, NYC, March 6 - 8
Featured Speaker, New York State Bar Association, Medical Malpractice Litigation 2019, Long Island, NY, February 27 2019
Moderator and Speaker, "Cases of Urologic, Complications and Implications", Winter Urologic Forum, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, January 19 - 22 2019
Featured Speaker, The New York State Judicial Institute, Medical Malpractice Symposium: "Trending Topics in Medical Malpractice -- What Every Judge Needs To Know" November 27, 2018
Featured Speaker: American Association of Justice, Weekend With The Stars Program: Echoes Throughout Trial, December 8, 2018
Featured Speaker: Masters of Advocacy: Case Framing, Meadowlands Seminar, New Jersey, November 14, 2018
Arizona Association for Justice, The Sidney T. Marable Advanced Trial Advocacy Conference, Phoenix, Arizona October 26 - 27, 2018
Featured Speaker, Judicial Seminar, Civil Court Board of Judges. "What Every Judge Needs To Know About Medical Issues And Medical Records" October 23, 2018
Featured Speaker and Demonstration, International Continence Society, ICS 2018, State of the Art Lecture, Vaginal Mesh Litigation, Philadelphia, PA August 29, 2018
Featured Speaker, NYS Judicial Institute, 2018 Judicial Summer Seminar, Medical Malpractice, Lecture / Demonstration to New York State Supreme Court Judges, July 18, 25 and August 8, 2018
Program Director, NITA, Trial Drills Program, June 18 - 20, 2018
Chair, 25 Trial Issues That Keep You Up In The Middle Of The Night, NYSTLA, June 5, 12, 2018
Seminar Leader, Jones Day, Atlanta GA, Trial Skills Workshop, May 30 - June 1, 2018
Speaker and Demonstration , American Urological Association, AUA 2018 San Francisco, "Court Is In Session: Clinical Lessons Through A Legal Lens," May 19, 2018
Speaker, Case Framing, The Science and Art of Advocacy, Boston, Massachusetts, Trial Guides. May 4 and 5, 2018
Speaker, Long Island Radiologic Society, "Common Medical Errors Leading to Malpractice" April 10, 2018
Speaker, "CLE WITH THE STARS" Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association -- Civil Justice Foundation, How to Drive Damages, April 6, 2018
Speaker, "ANATOMY AND MEDICINE FOR LAWYERS" New York State Bar Association, March 29, 2018
Featured Speaker, American Association Of Justice Winter Convention, Case Framing & Echoes, February, 2018
Featured Speaker, MAYO CLINIC UROLOGY REVIEW, Legal Pitfalls of the Electronic Medical Record & Dangers of Concurrent Surgeries: A Plaintiff Attorney's Perspective on Medical Malpractice, January 31,and February 1, 2018
Profit v. Patient Care - The Dangers of Simultaneous Surgeries, Winter Urologic Forum sponsored by Columbia University, Vanderbilt University, and University of California Davis, Vail Colorado, January 2018
Chair, Opening Statements Demonstrations, Cardozo Law School. Three trial lawyers, all from our firm, demonstrated dynamic and successful Opening Statements. November 2017
Medical Malpractice: How to Protect Yourself and How to Stay Out of Court Robotic, 115th Annual Meeting of the New York Section of the American Urology Association, Havana, Cuba, November 2017
Featured Speaker, Master's Class in Opening Statements, Suffolk Academy of Law, October 2017
Featured Speaker, Recent Developments in Jury Selection, Fordham Law School, October 2017
Featured Speaker at the Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York Annual Conference, "Understanding and Avoiding the Disciplinary System of the State Commission On Judicial Conduct", September, 2017.
Featured Speaker, SUNY Stonybrook Medical Center, Grand Rounds, Medical Malpractice : A Plaintiff's Lawyer's Perspective, July, 2017
Co-Program Director, Drills Program for Trial Lawyers, National Institute For Trial Advocacy, June, 2017
Litigating a Medical Malpractice Case from Inception to Trial: Part 4 - Trial, Nassau County Bar Association, May 2017
Co-Chair, New York State Trial Lawyers, "25 Trial Issues That Keep You Up In The Middle Of The Night" March and April, 2017
Featured Speaker, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Radiology. Grand Rounds Lecture "Communication Errors by Physicians, The Need for Better Communication," February, 2017
Featured Speaker, National Urologic Forum, sponsored by Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, "A Discussion of Medical Malpractice from a Plaintiff's Lawyers Perspective," January, 2017
Cardozo Law School, Lecturer, "The Importance of the Opening Statement". November, 2016
Cross Examination Techniques, Nassau County District Attorneys Office, Lecture to Assistant District Attorneys, June, 2016
Featured Speaker, Program on Voir Dire, Northampton District Court, June 9 2016
Program Director, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, "DRILLS: A Witness Examination Boot Camp" Boulder, Colorado, June 2016
Featured Speaker, Case Framing Seminar, American Association of Justice, Washington D.C., May, 2016
Featured Speaker, Openings and Summations, Nassau Academy of Law, May 2016
Featured Speaker, Massachusetts Association of Practicing Urologists annual meeting: "Pitfalls of the Electronic Medical Record", April 27, 2016
Featured Speaker, Medical Malpractice Litigation, New York State Bar Association, April, 2016
Featured Speaker, Moore Trial Advocates with the Hon. Douglas McKeon, Fordham Law School, Expert Testimony, March, 2016
Co-Chair, New York State Trial Lawyers, "25 Trial Issues That Keep You Up In The Middle Of The Night" January and February, 2016
Featured Speaker, National Urologic Forum, "A Plaintiff's Perspective Of Medical Malpractice" January, 2016
Featured Speaker, "The Importance Of Powerful Opening Statements" Cardozo Law School, November, 2015
CHAIR, Masters Program, NYSTLA, Opening Statements and Closing Arguments, November, 2015
Mediation, Lecture, A Plaintiff Lawyer’s Perspective, JAMS, October, 2015
NYS JUDICIAL CONFERENCE, Lecture to New York State Judges, Medical Malpractice, Saratoga Springs, NY, October, 2015
NYS Judicial Institute, Lecture to NYS Judges, Current Issues in Medical Malpractice, White Plains, NY, September, 2015
Lecturer, Decisions Program, NYSTLA, Trial Practice, September, 2015
Lecture, Cross Examination, The Anger Factor, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas, September, 2015
Program Director, National Program, NITA, Boulder, Colorado, July, 2015
Featured Speaker, “Go Big Or Go Home” -- Cross Examination Techniques, Punishing the Deceptive Witness, Las Vegas, Nevada, June, 2015
Lecturer, Grand Rounds, Winthrop University Hospital, Medical Malpractice : A Plaintiff’s Perspective, June, 2015
Faculty, NITA, Teacher Training Program, New York, NY June, 2015
Featured Speaker, American Urologic Association Annual Meeting, Pitfalls of Electronic Medical Records, New Orleans, 2015
Featured Speaker, Anatomy of a Trial, NYC Bar Association, Opening Statements, Trial Demonstration, April, 2015
Featured Speaker, Medical Malpractice at the Winter Urologic Forum, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, January, 2015
Featured Speaker, New York State Bar Association, Evidence and Trial Tactics, January, 2015
Featured speaker, New York State Trial Lawyers Association's Flagship Program "Decisions." Ben provided expert commentary on Recent Developments in Trial Practice including Wrongful Death, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases. September, 2014
Mastering the Deposition, Featured Speaker, New York Women's Bar Association, June, 2014
Program Director, National Program, Boulder Colorado, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, July, 2014
Featured Expert, Medical Malpractice, The National Urologic Conference, Colorado, January, 2014
Featured Speaker, The New York State Judicial Institute, White Plains, New York, 2014. Ben was asked to speak to Judges and Judicial Referees about Trial Practice at the State-wide Conference for the Judiciary
Chair, Basics of a Civil Trial Program, New York State Bar Association, November, 2013
Featured Speaker, Anatomy of a Trial Program, New York City Bar Association, November, 2013. Ben was asked to lecture along with the Hon. Mary Jo White and the Hon Herb Stern about Successful Opening Statements
Cardozo Law School, Winning Opening Statements, November, 2013
Featured Speaker, Direct and Cross Examination Skills, Fordham Law School, with the Hon. Douglas McKeon and Evan Torgan, Esq.
Program Director, National Institute For Trial Advocacy, Boulder, Colorado, July - August 2013
Chair, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Examination of Medical Experts in the Catastrophic Injury Case, April, 2013
Fordham Law School, Featured Speaker, Opening Statements in a Medical Malpractice Case, February 2013
Featured Speaker, National Urologic Conference, Medical Malpractice, January 2013
Feautured Speaker, Dutchess County Bar Association, "Sucessful Trial Techniques -- Direct and Cross Examination."
Program Director, National Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Summer, 2012
CHAIR, Master's Program, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, May and June 2012
Feautured Speaker, Suffolk County Bar Association, The Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case- Opening Statements, April 2012
Featured Speaker, Winter Urologic Forum, Medical Malpractice, January 2012
Featured Speaker, Decisions 2011, NYSTLA
Guest Lecturer, St. John's Law School, Successful Cross Examination of Experts
Chair, Construction Site Accidents, New York State Bar Association, December, 2011
Panelist, The Judicial Conduct Commission, November 2011
Chair, Basics of Civil Practice -- The Trial, New York State Bar Association, November, 2011
Chair, Masters Program, Westchester County, New York, September 2011
Team Leader, Edinburgh, Scotland, Lecture and Demonstration to the Advocates
Featured Lecturer, New York State Bar Association, How to Commence a Civil Lawsuit, Depositions, May, 2011
Chair, Masters Program, Opening and Closing Statements, February and March 2011
Featured Lecturer, National Winter Urologic Forum, "Representing Patients Who Have Been Injured Through Medical Negligence," January, 2011
Chair, Construction Site Accidents, NYSBA, 2010
Guest Lecturer, Cardozo Law School, Opening Statements, 2010
Featured Speaker, Views From a Patient's Lawyer, Medical Liability Mutual Annual Seminar, Albany, NY 2010
Nassau Suffolk Trial Lawyers, How To Be An Effective Advocate, 2010
Team Leader, National Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2010
Howrey Law Firm, Faculty Trial Techniques Course, 2010
The Cross Examination of the Forensic Psychiatrist, Lecture with Justice Arthur Diamond, 2010
St. John's Law School, How to Cross Examine Effectively, 2010
Guest Lecturer, Annual Dinner Nassau/Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association, Crucial Aspects of Trial Advocacy
Lecturer, How to Try a Medical Malpractice Case, New York City Bar Association, 2010
Long Island Radiologic Society, Lecturer to Physicians, What you need to know about Medical Malpractice, 2009
How to Deliver Effective Opening Statements and Closing Arguments, Chair, Masters Series, New York State, 2009
Lecturer, How to Successfully Represent the Victims of Drunk Driving Accidents, Hofstra Law School, 2009
Lecturer, Maximizing Damage Awards: How to appropriately and successfully represent the victims of Construction Site Accidents
Chair, Construction Site Accidents - - The Trial of a Labor Law case, New York State bar Association, 2009
Chair, Masters of Trial Advocacy, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, February and March, 2009
Chair, Examination of Expert Witnesses, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, June, 2009
Lecturer, Winning Cross Examination, Saint John's Law School, April, 2009
Lecturer, Summation, Bronx County Bar Association, February, 2009
North Shore/LIJ Hospital, Cross Examination of the Forensic Psychiatrist, April 18, 2008
St. John's Law School, Mastering the Art of Cross Examination, April 11, 2008
Suffolk County Bar Association, Directed Cross Examination Skills, April 8, 2008
Winter Urologic Forum Scientific Program, State of the Art Urology; Lecture: Issues in Medical Malpractice sponsored by the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
N.Y.S.T.L.I., 2008
Chair, Masters of the Art of Trial Advocacy, January 16, 2007; February 26, 2007; March 19, 2008
N.Y.S.T.L.A., Trial Practice, 2007
Chair, Construction Site Accidents: The Law and The Trial, New York State Bar Association, 2007 and December 2008
Social Security Disability Law Forum, Cross Examination of Medical Experts, N.Y.C., 2007
Update on Trucking Litigation and Claims, N.Y.S.B.A., 2006
Kings County Bar Association, Jury Selection Seminar, 2006
Bronx County Bar Examination, Lecture, How to Cross Examine an Expert, 2006
A.T.L.A., Thinking Inside the Box: Jury Selection and Opening Statement Seminar, April 21-22, 2006, Austin, TX
Cross Examination, Bronx County Bar Association, April 19, 2006
Masters Class In Jury Selection, Brooklyn Bar Association, April 3, 2006
New York State Supreme Court Judges Association, Dealing with the New York State Judicial Conduct Commission
North Shore University Hospital, The Criminalization of Medical Malpractice
Long Island Radiologic Society, Perspectives on Medical Malpractice
Duke University School of Medicine, Winter Urologic Forum, Lecture on Medical Malpractice
Openings and Closings Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
How To Try An Auto Accident Case, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
National CLE Program, 1999-Present
Corporation Counsel, N.Y.C., Trial Advocacy Training Program
United States Attorneys Office, Trial Practice Training Program, S.D.N.Y.
Continuing Legal Education, New York County Lawyers Association
Trial Academy, Direct and Cross Examination Skills, New York County Lawyers Association
Rising Star Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
Jury Selection Seminars, N.Y.S.T.L.A., 2000-Present
Master Advocates Program, N.I.T.A.
Fordham Law School, C.L.E.
Damages Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
Expert Witness Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
Trial Tactics Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
Proof of Damages Seminar, Practicing Law Institute
Chair, Examination of Medical Witnesses, June 7 & 14, 2006
Chair, Cross-Examination Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A., 2000-Present
Chair, Cross Examination Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A., 2000-Present
Nation Institute for Trial Advocacy, Team Leader, teaching attorneys trial advocacy, 1982-Present

Pro Bono Activities

The Hagedorn Little Village School
Andean Health & Development
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Innocence Project
The Melanoma Research Alliance
JALBCA
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
The Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund

Published Works

Articles

The Ethics of Trial Practice, New York Law Journal, October 25 2021
Strategic Jury Selection, New York Law Journal, June 18 2021
Trust and Reliance: A Powerful Theme for Cross, New York Law Journal, May 7 2021
Cross-Examination: Exploring the Process That Leads to the Choice, New York Law Journal, December 30 2020
Impeachment: Let's go to the Video Tape, New York Law Journal, November 4 2020
Techniques for Cross-Examining an Expert Witness, New York Law Journal, October 3, 2019
Creating a Winning Frame: From Cross to Final Argument, New York Law Journal, April 10 2019
Cross Examination: Beyond Lead, Lead, Lead, New York Law Journal, September 19 2018
Concurrent Surgery: In Whose Best Interest?, New York Law Journal, March 16 2018
Confronting the Immigration Bias in Jury Selection, New York Law Journal, September 9 2017
Exposing a Lie During Cross-Examination, New York Law Journal, July 14 2017
Protecting Your Clients From Their Own Social Media, New York Law Journal, March 22 2017
Confronting Difficult Issues in Jury Selection Head On, New York Law Journal, August 2016
Use of Supporting Evidence With the IME Physician at Trial, New York Law Journal, April 25 2016
Winning With Failures and Omissions, New York Law Journal, February 10 2016
Trying Damages in the Wrongful Death Case of an Adult Child, New York Law Journal, November 18 2015
Attacking the Electronic Medical Record, New York Law Journal, September 8 2015
From Opening to Summation Making First Impression Count, New York Law Journal, June 5 2015
Scaled Questions During Jury Selection, New York law Journal, March 23, 2015
Cross-Examining the Mistaken Witness, New York Law Journal, December 15, 2014
Wrongful Death: Voir Dire as a Bridge to Summation, New York Law Journal, October 27, 2014
Videotaping IMEs: a Corollary to Defense Surveillance, New York Law Journal, August 26, 2014
Making the Most of Omissions: When Critical Facts Are Left Unsaid, New York Law Journal, June 23, 2014
Direct Examination of the Economist, New York Law Journal, May 19, 2014
Case for the Rhetorical Question as a Summation Technique, New York Law Journal, February 24, 2014
Exposing Expert Witness' Bias During Cross: Collateral Attack, New York Law Journal, December 23, 2013
Turning the Table: Cross-Examining IME Doctor Using Video of Exam, New York Law Journal, October 28, 2013
Summation: More than a Final Argument, New York Law Journal, August 26, 2013
The Use of Video Depositions at Trial, New York Law Journal, July 15, 2013
Preparing For and Defending Against the Collateral Attack, New York Law Journal, April 29, 2013
Focusing on the Witness’ Answers and Asking Follow Up Questions, New York Law Journal, February 22, 2013
Trying a Labor Law Case With a Sole Proximate Cause Defense, New York Law Journal, January 9, 2013
Cross Examination: Comparison of Different Approaches, New York Law Journal, October 23, 2012
Oratory Techniques for Effective Opening Statements and Summations, New York Law Journal, September 11, 2012
Controlling Witnesses on Direct and Cross, New York Law Journal, June, 19, 2012
Aggravation of a Pre-Existing Medical Condition, New York Law Journal, April 23, 2012
Examining the All-Purpose Expert, New York Law Journal, December 29, 2011
Proving Liability Through Injuries, New York Law Journal, October 28, 2011
Depositions: An Important Tool for Trial, New York Law Journal, August 23, 2011
"Good As Gold: Using Analogies and Short Stories In Summation," New York Law Journal, June 28, 2011
"Dealing with Damages In Voir Dire and Summation," New York Law Journal, April 25, 2011
"Using The Internet As A Tool For Cross Examination," New York Law Journal, February 28, 2011
Common Mistakes on Direct Examination, December 28, 2010
Proving Your Case Through Adverse Witnesses, November 1, 2010
Preserving and Protecting the Trial Record, August 30, 2010
The Adverse Direct Examination of a Defendant Doctor, July 6, 2010
Cross Examination, Dealing With Changing Testimony: From Set Up to Knock Down, April 22, 2010
Exposing Biased Testimony on Cross, February 23, 2010
Control During Cross Examination: Stopping The Run Away Witness, November 19, 2009
Dealing With Weaknesses and Maintaining Credibility, October 20, 2009
Trial of A Soft - Tissue Knee Injury Case, August 27, 2009
Rethinking The Chronological Presentation of Evidence, July 28, 2009
Jury Selection: Dealing With Damages in Era of Tort Reform Trial Advocacy, December 23, 2008
The Cross Examination of the Defense Economist, 10/31/08
The Art of Jury Selection: Working With Challenges, 8/29/08
Getting the Big Picture: using Exhibits Throughout a Trial, 7/31/08
Prep is Key to Cross-Examining Medical Witness, 5/29/08
Redirect Examination, 11/29/2007
Proving Damages in a Wrongful Death Case, 10/23/2007
Using Operative Terms From Jury Charge in Cross-Exam, 7/26/2007
Authoritative Texts and Cross-Exam of Medical Experts, 6/7/2007
Hypothetical Questions on Cross, 12/29/2006
The Use of Hypothetical Questions as Weapons at Trial, 10/31/2006
Common Mistakes and Simple Remedies, 9/21/2006
Introduction of Exhibits in Civil Cases, 7/25/2006
Continuing to Try Your Case After the Summations, 5/4/2006
Compendium of Trial Advocacy Drills , by Robert Stein & Ben Rubinowitz, NITA, 2006
Who's Up First? Issues Related to Order of Summation, 10/25/2005
Impeachment With a Prior Inconsistent Statement, 1/6/06
The Trial of a Soft Tissue Injury Motor Vehicle Case, 9/21/2005
The Virtue of Patience: Setting Up Expert Witness on Cross-Exam, 7/27/05
Medical Malpractice: Using Defendants' Evidence Against Them, 12/30/04
Voir Dire in Medical Negligence Cases: A Plaintiff's Perspective, 10/28/2004
Tips on Narrative Direct Examination, 9/23/2004
The Use of Photographs in Personal Injury Cases, 7/29/04
Direct Examination of a Hostile Witness, 5/6/04
The Cross Examination of the Radiologist in a Soft Tissue Case, 11/3/03
Economic Testimony: From Lay Witness to Economist, 7/31/03
Cross-Examination of Medical Doctors: Recurrent Themes, 5/3/2003
The Freeze-Frame Technique: A Method for Exposing Key Points, 11/29/02
Direct Examination is an Overlooked Art Within Trial Practice, 10/29/02
The Voice of Reason: A Powerful Approach to Cross Examination, 8/19/02
Cross-Examination: The Basics, 7/31/02
Focusing on the Negative in an Independent Medical Exam, 5/15/08
Dealing With Monetary Damages from Voir Dire to Summation, 11/29/01
The Tale of the Tape: Dealing with Video Surveillance of Your Client, 10/29/01
The Use of the Analogy During Trial, 9/22/01
Cross-Exam of Vocational Rehabilitation Experts, 7/31/08
The Use of the Rhetorical Question on Summation, 5/16/01
Direct Examination of a Medical Expert, 11/28/00
The Opening Statement, 10/24/00
Cross-Examination of a Medical Expert: Collateral Attack, 8/22/00
Cross-Examination of a Medical Expert, 7/25/00
Jury Selection, 5/23/00

Bar Admissions

New York, 1982
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1982
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1982

Other Affiliations

American Board of Trial Advocates, New York City Chapter (Past President)
The American Trial Lawyers Association
New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Dean)
New York State Bar Association
New York County Lawyers Association, Mayor's Advisory Committee On The Judiciary, 2019 - Present (Member)
Mayor's Advisory Committee On The Judiciary

Fraternities and Sororities

Phi Beta Kappa

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