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| | Address | 105 Eisenhower Parkway
Suite 401 | | Roseland, New Jersey 07068-1640 | | (Essex Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Starr, Gern, Davison & Rubin,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Business Law, Real Estate, Litigation, Appellate Practice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Torts, Professional Liability, Corporate Law, Family Law, Trusts and Estates, Labor and Employment, Securities, Environmental Law. | | Year Established: 1993 | | Firm Size: 17 | | Edwin S. Rubin (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, September 8, 1929; admitted to bar, 1958, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Syracuse University (A.B., 1951); Brooklyn Law School (LL.B., 1957; J.D., 1967). Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Hudson County (Member, New Jersey Supreme Court, Hudson County, District Ethics Committee, 1981-1985) and New Jersey State (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Wills; Probate; Property Law; Family Law; Litigation. Email: Edwin S. Rubin | | Ronald L. Davison (Member) born Newport News, Virginia, November 5, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., with high honors, 1967); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1971). Articles Editor, Rutgers Law Review, 1969-1970. Lecturer: Civil Procedure and Commercial Law, Rutgers Law School, Newark, New Jersey, 1972-1973. Associate Dean, Rutgers Law School, Newark, New Jersey, 1972-1973. Member, 1984-1987 and Chair, 1986-1987, Supreme Court of New Jersey District Ethics Committee. Member, West Essex Regional School District Board of Education, 1991-2005. President, 2002-2004. Member: Essex County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Also Of Counsel to Hofheimer Gartlir & Gross, LLP). Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Estate Litigation. Email: Ronald L. Davison | | Amos Gern (Member) born Affula, Israel, November 1, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1967); New York University (J.D., 1970). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha. Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey, 1971-1974. Assistant Township Attorney, 1978-1980 and Zoning Board Attorney, 1981-1982, Livingston, New Jersey. Disciplinary Hearing Officer, Rutgers University, 1977-1985. Lecturer: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Civil Trial Preparation, 1980, 1984, 1996; Hot Tips In Tort Law, 1990-1992; "Preparing an Inadequate Security Case," Tort Law Forum, 1997; ATLA-N.J., Evidence, 1988; Direct and Cross Examination of Experts, 1995; Medical Negligence From Evaluation Through Trial, 1996; Medical Proofs in Negligence Practice, ATLA Trial Academy, 1993-1999. "Trustworthiness: Connecting with the Jury," 1998; Overcoming Jury Skepticism in the Age of Tort Reform, 1999, Developing Damages, 2001; "Settlements, 2003; War Stories: Strategies in Courtroom, 2004. Author: "Medical Malpractice Discovery: A Critical Analysis of the Self Critical Analysis Privilege," 156 N.J.L.J. 236, (1999); "Bogged Down by 'Botta' Ban on Jury Damages," 11 NJL 227, (2000); "Medical Malpractice: Winning the Expert Shell Game," 185N.J.L.J.1057 (2006); Panelist, Personal Injury Law, MSG Learning Network, 1998-1999. President, N.Y.U. Law Alumni of New Jersey, 1985-1987. Member: Essex County (Chair, Joint Medical Legal Committee, 2000-2003) and New Jersey State (Member, Civil Trial Bar Section, Executive Committee, 1990-1994; Chair, Certified Trial Attorneys Section, 1994-1996; Member, Medical Malpractice Committee, 1996—) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Governor, New Jersey Branch, 1989—; State Delegate, 2000-2002; President, 2007-2008). (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability Law; Personal Injury; Civil Trials; Negligence. Email: Amos Gern | | Ira M. Starr (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, May 22, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, District of Columbia; 1974, New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (A.B., 1957); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1961). Attorney Advisor, U.S. Internal Revenue Service, 1961-1962. Senior Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Trading and Markets, 1962-1966. Lecturer, New Jersey State Bar Securities Law Subcommittee, 1985-1986; 2001. Member, Board of Trustees of: Visiting Homemakers Service of Hudson County, 1975—; Jewish Home and Rehabilitation Center, 1985-1989; Temple B'Nai Abraham of Essex County, 1973—. President, Temple B'nai Abraham of Essex County, 1991-1995. Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers, 1980—. Member: Hudson County (Member, District Ethics Committee, 1989-1993), New Jersey State and American (Member, Subcommittee on Lender Liability; Subcommittee on Financing Low Income and Affordable Housing; Subcommittee on Negotiated Acquisitions) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking; Securities; Securities Arbitration; Real Estate; Business Law; Housing Law. Email: Ira M. Starr | | Jonathan J. Lerner (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, September 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1979); Boston University (J.D., 1982). Author: "The Strange Defense of Reverse Engineer Ability in Trade Secret Cases and Gaps in the Law of Unfair Competition," New Jersey Lawyer February 2008. Mediator, New Jersey Superior Court, 2003—. Justice Marie L. Garibaldi. Member: American Inn of Court for ADR; Essex County, New Jersey State, New York State and American Bar Associations. (Also Of Counsel to Hofheimer Gartlir & Gross, LLP). Reported Cases: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission vs. Carlton Cruises, Inc., 794 F.Supp.131 (S.D.N.Y.1992); Luxliner P.L. Export Co. vs. RDI/Luxliner,Inc.,13F3d 1001 (3d Cir.1993); Resolution Trust Corporation vs. William G. Edie, et al., 1944 WL 744672 (D.NJ); Manhattan Woods Golf Club, Inc. vs. Arai, 312 N.J.Super.573, 711A.2d 1367 (App.Div.1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Business Law. Email: Jonathan J. Lerner | | Nicholas Stevens (Member) born Plainfield, New Jersey, June 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1992, District of Columbia; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Duke University (A.B., Philosophy, 1986); Emory University (J.D., 1989). Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, Emory University, 1989. Listed in Who's Who in American Universities and College, 1988-1989. Author: "Get Ready for Mediation: Your Client Deserves It," 177 New Jersey Law Journal 128 (July 12, 2004); "New Jersey's Discontent with Content," First Amendment & Media Litigation, Newsletter, Summer 1994, A.B.A. (hate crime status analysis); "Residential Sidewalk Liability: Is It Just Around the Corner?," New Jersey Trial Lawyer, July 1990; Column, "From Other Jurisdictions," Civil Trial Bar Newsletter, N.J.S.B.A. President, Student Bar Association, Emory University, 1988-1989. E.E.O.C. Mediator, 1999—. New Jersey State Court Mediator, 2001—. Employment Law Lecturer: "Leaves of Absence in New Jersey," Federal and New Jersey Family Leave Acts, Lorman Education Services; "From Hiring to Termination," Termination of Employment, Lorman Education Services. President, New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 2004—. President, Duke Alumni Club of New Jersey, 2005—. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Immunomedics Inc. v Jean Doe. 342 N.J. Super 160 (App.Div.2001). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Advocacy; Mediation; Litigation; Internet Law. Email: Nicholas Stevens | | Jeffrey A. Rizika (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 17, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Tulane University (B.S.M., 1986); Syracuse University (J.D., 1989). Lecturer, ATLA-NJ, "Proving Permanency at Trial: Tactics, Techniques, and Tribulations - Preparation for Your Pretrial Conference. A Settlement Brochure for the Judge?" 2006; "Winning the Premises and Construction Liability Case - Opening and Closing Arguments in a Premises Liability Case", 2005; "Trying the Auto Case; Openings to Summations-Summations," 2005; "Settlements: Sleeping with the Enemy-First Impressions," 2003; "Hot Tips in Trial Law-The Use of Defense Experts Financial Records in Cross-Examination," 2002; Co-Moderator, ATLA-N.J, Auto Program 2008— "ATLA-NJ Dream Team II - Live Trial Demonstration of a Limitation on Lawsuit Case", 2008; Valuable Trial Tactics for Litigating Auto Cases," 2006; A Practical Approach to Premises Liability," 2006; "Medical Perspectives on Improving Damages," 2004; Panelist, WVNJ-AM Radio, "Personal Injury Law," 1996. Civil Court Arbitrator, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Essex County, 2002—. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Civil Trial Bar Section; Insurance and Auto Reparations Committees; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America-NJ (Governor, 2001—; Co-chairman, Auto Reparations Committee, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Trials; Personal Injury; Negligence; Malpractice; Products Liability. Email: Jeffrey A. Rizika | | Stephen R. Urbinato (Member) born Wilmington, Delaware, December 10, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Union College (B.A., with honors, 1986); George Washington University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Solicitor, 2003-2004. Counselor, Transaction Inn of Court, 2004—. Lectures: "Planning for Closely Held Family Businesses," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2005; "Organization and Operating of a Closely Held Business," NJ State Bar Association, 2007. Author: "Planning for the Generational Succession of a Family Business," New Jersey Lawyer, 2006; "Valuation Methods for the Closely Held Business," Business Law Section Newsletter, 2007. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Director, Business Law Section; Chairman, Family Business Committee, 2004—). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Commercial Real Estate; Banking; Commercial Contracts; Corporate Formation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning; Estate Administration. Email: Stephen R. Urbinato | | John Ratkowitz (Member) born Hempstead, New York, May 31, 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1992); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1995). Member: Essex County and New Jersey State (Member, Young Lawyers Division, 1996—) Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of America-New Jersey; Seton Hall University School of Law Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Accidents; Negligence; Complex Torts; Medical Malpractice. Email: John Ratkowitz | | —————————— | | Kellianne E. Greenwood (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, April 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, New York and Connecticut; 2002, New Jersey. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1991); Tulane University of Louisiana Law School (J.D., 1997). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Real Estate. Email: Kellianne E. Greenwood | | James A. Meszaros (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, February 25, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.S., Economics, 1993); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1996). Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America-New Jersey. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Tort Litigation. Email: James A. Meszaros | | Jeffrey E. Grabelle (Associate) born Long Branch, New Jersey, December 16, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., cum laude, 1989); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1992). Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Plaintiffs Negligence; Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage. Email: Jeffrey E. Grabelle | | Richard T. Welch (Associate) born Fort Sill, Oklahoma, March 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana; 2005, New York. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Richard T. Welch | | John Brost (Associate) born Rahway, New Jersey 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey and New York. Education: Montclair State University (B.A., 1999); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey. Reported Cases: Murawski v. CNA Insurance Co. 136NJ149. Practice Areas: Personal Injury. | | Barbara Drasheff (Associate) born Jersey City, New Jersey, December 1, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2007, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1992); New York Law School (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Barbara Drasheff | | COUNSEL TO THE FIRM | | Larry M. Cole (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., June 7, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, New Jersey. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1959); Columbia University Law School (LL.B., 1962). Member: Hudson County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Family Law; Contracts. Email: Larry M. Cole | Other Office Addresses:
New York, New York Office: 530 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor, 10036. Telephone: 212-681-0117.
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