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(Main Office) Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C. is a full service, internationally known law firm headquartered in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District. Our goal in all matters is to achieve our clients' objective in the most creative, responsive, cost-effective and ethical manner. This approach has enabled us to obtain successful results for clients, often at the cutting edge of legal developments. The Firm represents clients in all phases of litigation before federal and state courts at the trial and appellate level. Our clients range from individuals to Fortune 500 companies. The synergy between the Firm's litigation and transactional departments enables us to provide pragmatic solutions to enhance our clients' success. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice. Corporate and Securities Law, Antitrust, International, Products Liabilty and Professional Liability, Insurance, Municipal Liability, Intellectual Property including, Computer Law, Trademark and Unfair Competition, Construction Industry Claims, Charitable Foundations, Trust and Estate Planning, Probate, Trust and Estate Administration and Litigation, Real Estate, Federal Income Taxation, Gift and Estate Taxation, State and Local Taxation, Business and Commercial Law, Personal Injury, Medical, Dental and Legal Malpractice, Bankruptcy, Trials and Appeals. Firm Size: 100
Address40 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005, (New York Co.)
PhonePhone: 212-471-8500
Telefax: 212-344-3333
Websitehttp://www.herzfeld-rubin.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesLos Angeles, California: Herzfeld & Rubin LLP, 1925 Century Park East, Suite 600. Telephone: 310-553-0451. Telefax: 310-553-0648.
Livingston, New Jersey: Chase, Kurshan, Herzfeld & Rubin, LLC, 354 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 1100. Telephone: 973-535-8840. Telefax: 973-535-8841.
Bucharest, Romania: Rubin Meyer Doru & Trandafir SCA, 7, Putu cu Plopi, Sector 1. Telephone: 40-21-31.114.60. Telefax: 40-21-31.114.65.
Walter Herzfeld (1907-1968).
Herbert Rubin (Member) born Norwich, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1942, New York; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: College of the City of New York (A.B., 1938); New York University (J.D., 1942). President, New York University Law Review Alumni Association. Editor-in-Chief, New York University Law Review. Faculty: New York University Law School, 1946-1950; 1957-1962; Rutgers University Law School, 1949-1957. Member, Board of Editors, New York Law Journal, 1971. Member: Committee on the Judiciary Selection for Senator Charles Schumer, 1999; Committee on the Judiciary for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, 1977. New York State Committee on Judicial Selection, 1975-1982; Mayor's Judicial Selection Committee, 1982; New York State Banking Board, 1976-1985. Member, New York City Charter Revision Commission, 1998-1999. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, active duty, 1942-1946]. Languages: German and French. Practice Areas: Commercial and International Litigation and Appeals; Bankruptcy.Email: Herbert Rubin
Bernard J. Wald (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, September 14, 1932; admitted to bar, 1955, New York; 1960, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of the City of New York (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1953); New York University (J.D., cum laude, 1955). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Decision Editor, New York University Law Review, 1954-1955. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial; Corporate; International Business Law.Email: Bernard J. Wald
Michael Hoenig (Member) born Azanka, Russia, May 22, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, New York; 1969, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Queens College (B.A., 1962); St. John's University (J.D., 1965). Delta Theta Phi. Editor, Biannual Survey of New York Practice and Articles Editor, St. John's Law Review and The Catholic Lawyer, 1964-1965. Member: Board of Editors, Journal of Products and Toxic Liability; Board of Advisors, Product Safety and Liability Reporter. Author: "Products Liability: Substantive, Procedural and Policy Issues," Product Liability Advisory Council Foundation, 1992; Numerous Articles on Tort and Product Liability, "Products Liability" Column, New York Law Journal, 1977. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association; Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. (Director and Member, Case Selection Committee, 1988). Fellow: Product Liability Advisory Council Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice; Product Liability; Tort Law.Email: Michael Hoenig
Edward L. Birnbaum (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, August 2, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, New York; 1967, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Queens College (B.A., 1961); New York University (LL.B., 1964). Author: "Defendant's Trial Tactics," Product Liability, 1978; Articles: "Unique Evidentiary Issues in Product Liability Trials," Complex Product Liability: Proving and Defending the Product Liability Case, New York State Bar Association, 1985; "Discovery in Defense of Product Liability Trials," Discovery in Medical Malpractice, Product Liability and Personal Injury Cases, Practicing Law Institute, 1986; "Outlining Medical Proof in an Opening Statement," Medicine and Medical Evidence in Personal Injury Cases, Practising Law Institute, 1986. Co-author: "Defendant's Use of Experts," Products Liability in the 1980's, Litigation, Legislation and Practical Engineering, 1983; "Use of Experts in a Product Liability Lawsuit," Product Liability Litigation, 1983; "Hazardous Warnings: A New Perspective in Product Liability," New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1984; "Trial Practice Under New York Evidentiary LawsPrivileges," New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1985; "Discovery in Product Liability ActionsA Defendant's Perspective," New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1985. "Accident Reconstruction and the Seat Belt Defense Litigating the Complex Motor Vehicle Case," Practising Law Institute, 1987; "Power Advocacy, 'Voir Dire: How to Win Friends and Influence Jurors,'" N.Y. State Bar Association, 1993. Co-Author: "Preparation of Pleadings," Chapter 12, Product Liability Practice Guide, Matthew Bender & Co., 1987; "Motions as to the Parties," Chapter 4 (revisions), Federal Litigation Guide, Matthew Bender & Co., 1987; "Motions for Summary Judgement," Chapter 5 (revisions), Federal Litigation Guide, Matthew Bender & Co., 1989; "Vehicle Accident Reconstruction," New York State Bar Association, 1989; "Effective Direct and Cross-Examination," Chapter 5, First Annual Civil Litigation Institute course handbook, Practising Law Institute, 1997; "DiscoveryThe Defense Approach," Product Liability, New York State Bar Association, 1997; "Products Liability: Progress after Kum Ho Tire," New York State Bar Association, 1999; "The Medical Chart as Evidence," New York Trial Notebook, James Publishing, Inc. 2005; with Campron Quinn, M.D., "The Medical Records as a Forensic Resource," Jones and Bartlett, 2004; New York Trial Notebook published by James Publishing, 2005. Selected as a 2006 and 2007 New York Super Lawyer by blue ribbon panel of lawyers. Member: New York State Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on the Supreme Court, 1982-1986; Chairman, Action Unit #6, 1988-1991; Member, House of Delegates, 1986-1990; Member, Committee on Judicial Campaign Conduct, 2007); New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Judiciary Committee); Nassau County Bar Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Association Justice. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice; Personal Injury; Product Liability; Professional Liability; Tort Law.Email: Edward L. Birnbaum
Ian Ceresney (Member) born Vancouver, British Columbia, January 4, 1938; admitted to bar, 1970, District of Columbia and New York; 1973, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: McMaster University; University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall (LL.B. 1961); New York University (LL.M. in International Law, 1966). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association; Law Society of Upper Canada; American Society of International Law. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Automotive Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Ian Ceresney
Fred W. Rauskolb, III (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, July 14, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1967); New York University (J.D., 1970). Editor-in-Chief, New York University Journal of International Law & Politics, 1969-1970. Member: American Bar Association. Languages: German and French. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Automotive Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Fred W. Rauskolb, III
Daniel V. Gsovski (Member) born Washington, D.C., February 12, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1972, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1983, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1964; M.A., 1965); Columbia University (LL.B., 1968). Arbitrator, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1986. Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1993. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, 1975 and Chairman, 1978-1981, Committee on Entertainment; Member, Committee on State Legislation, 1976; Chairman, Subcommittee on Commercial and Other Private Legislation, 1978-1980); New York State (Member, Sections on Antitrust, Trial Lawyers and Commercial and Federal Litigation; Co-Chair, Committee on Trial Evidence, 1995) and American (Member: Section on Antitrust Law; Committee on International Litigation, Section on Litigation, 1982; Committee on Litigation, Section on Class and Derivative Litigation, 1988) Bar Associations; Council of New York Law Associates; Federal Bar Council. Languages: Russian and French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust; Trade Regulation; Complex and Class Litigation.Email: Daniel V. Gsovski
Jeffrey L. Chase (Member) born Bronx, New York, July 20, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, New York and U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1977, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1970); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Editor, Brooklyn Law Review, 1973-1974. Author: Outside Counsel, "Seat-Belt Defense in Crashworthiness Cases," New York Law Journal, April 19, 1991. Co-author: "Rule 12 Motions," Chapter 3, Federal Litigation Guide, Matthew Bender & Co., 1988. Contributing Author: Chapter 5, Guide to Survey Research, A Practitioners Guide to Law, Science and the FJC Manual (Black Lee Editors, 1997). Sustaining Member, Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. Trustee, Product Liability Advisory Council Foundation, 1991-1996. Arbitrator, Small Claims Division, New York Civil Court, 1981-1990. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Product Liability Committee, 1988-1990); New York State, New Jersey State and American (Member, Task Force -Conflict of Laws) Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association (Chairman, Product Liability Committee, 1993-1995). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Class Actions.Email: Jeffrey L. Chase
Roger Arentzen (Member) born Paterson, New Jersey, March 19, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1977, New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1969); Rutgers University (J.D., 1972). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Consumer Protection; Regulatory Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Roger Arentzen
David B. Hamm (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, October 6, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, New York and U.S. District Courts, Northern District of New York; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Brooklyn College (B.A., cum laude, 1971); New York Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Member, New York Law School Law Review, 1976-1977. Recipient: New York Law School Alumni Association Professor Vincent LoLordo Award, 1977. Co-Author: "Discovery in Product Liability ActionsA Defendant's Perspective," Practicing Law Institute, 1985; "Discovery in Defense of Product Liability Actions," Practising Law Institute, 1986. Author: "New York's Tort Law: Whither the Wachtler Court?" New York Law Journal, p.l., September, 19, 1989; "A Referee's Rejection of Keene: Is It a 'Blip' on the Screen or Has the Counter-revolution Begun?" TIPS Newsletter, Products, General Liability and Consumer Law, ABA Spring, 1993; "Insurance Law: Cases Show Limited Value of Precedent," New York Law Journal, Nov. 1, 1993, p. 58; "The Defendant/Insured's Personal Counsel: An Unqualified Loyalty In the Quest For the Avoidance of Uninsured Liability," New York State Bar Association on Continuing Legal Education Handbook, Insurance Coverage Issues, Fall 1998. Law Clerk to the Judges of the New York State Court of Appeals, 1977-1979. Recipient, Community Leadership Award, Agudath Israel of America, 1986. Member: National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs, 1979; Commission on Legislation and Civic Action of Agudath Israel of America, 1979. Lecturer, Labor Law and Third-Party Practice, Office of Court Administration, 1999. Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C., New York State Appellate Practice for Litigators, 10/23/02; 2003 Appellate Division, First and Second Departments Appellate Court Attorney Training, "Serious Injury, Toure v Avis Rent a Car and Insurance Law Section 5102(d)," 6/20/03, (Prospective). Member: Brooklyn, New York State (Member, Committee on the CPLR, 1986; Lecturer Continuing Legal Education Seminars on Insurance, 1998 ) and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Tort Section, Appellate Advocacy Committee, 1993). Practice Areas: Appeals; Insurance Law; Product Liability Law; Labor Law; Personal Injury Claims.Email: David B. Hamm
C. Thomas Schweizer (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, August 18, 1939; admitted to bar, 1977, New York; 1980, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lake Forest College (B.A. in Physics, 1961); Long Island University (M.S., 1971); St. John's University (J.D., 1976). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Product Liability Litigation; Technical Litigation/Complex Scientific/Engineering; Computer and Software Litigation; Nationwide Product Liability Litigation; Trial Counsel; Contract and Project Fulfillment; Technical Litigation.Email: C. Thomas Schweizer
Howard L. Wexler (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, April 4, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, New York and U.S. District Courts, Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: Brooklyn College (B.A., 1972). Co-author: "Jurisdiction, Venue and Related Principles," Chapter 16, Frumer and Friedman, Product Liability, Matthew Bender & Co., 1994; "Preparation of Pleadings," Chapter 12, Product Liability Practice Guide, Matthew Bender & Co., 1987; "Motions as to Parties," Chapter 4 (revisions), Federal Litigation Guide, Matthew Bender & Co., 1987; "Motions for Summary Judgement," Chapter 5 (revisions), Federal Litigation Guide, Matthew Bender & Co., 1989. Defendant's Use of Experts," Product Liability in the 1980's, Litigation, Legislation and Practical Engineering, 1983; "Use of Experts in a Product Liability Lawsuit," Product Liability Litigation, 1983; "Trial Practice Under New York Evidentiary LawsPrivileges," New York State Bar Journal, January and February, 1986. Member, Medical Malpractice Panels, Supreme Court, Kings County, 1982-1990. Member: Brooklyn (Member: Editorial Board, Brooklyn Barrister, 1984-1987; Federal Courts Committee, 1984-1994) and New York State (Member: Committee on Civil Law and Rules, 1984-1987; Committee on Environmental Law, 1989) Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association (Secretary to Executive Committee, 1992-1994; Member, Products Liability Committee, 1992-1995). Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Products Liability; Tort Law; Medical Malpractice.Email: Howard L. Wexler
Cary Stewart Sklaren (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, September 26, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1970, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of New York; 1980, Michigan. Education: New York University (B.A., 1964); Fordham University (J.D., 1967). Co-author: "Selected Readings in Sociology and the Law," Charles C. Thomas, 1972. Author: "Is It Time to Label The Banana? Common Sense and Reason in Failure-To-Warn Cases," Product Liability in the 1980's: Litigation, Legislation and Practical Engineering, 1983; "The Effect of the Current NHTSA Regulations and Enforcement Policy on Product Liability in the Motor Vehicle Industry," 21 Torts and Insurance Law Journal 464, 1986; "Product Liability Case History," and "Automobiles," Chapters 26 and 92 Product Liability Practice Guide, Matthew Bender & Co., 1987; "Automobile Product Liability Law," Chapter 12A, Scientific Automobile Accident Reconstruction, Matthew Bender & Co., 1987. Author of "Product Liability History and Theories," "Negligence," "Breach of Warranty," Strict Liability," "Manufacturing and Design Defects," "Warnings," "Class Actions," "Statutes of Limitations," "Product Liability Plaintiffs," "Product Liability Defendants," "Preemption," "Liability of the United States," "Government Contract Defense," "Recall," "Product Liability Evidence" and "Enhanced Injury Chapters," Frumer & Friedman, Product Liability, Matthew Bender & Co., 1987-1998. Legal Annotator, "Attorney's Guide to Engineering," Matthew Bender & Co., 1988-1992; "7A Negligence in the New York Courts-Damages," Matthew Bender & Co., 1996. Director, Product Liability Advisory Council, 1982-1984. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. [Capt. U.S. Army Military Police Corps, 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: Product Liability Law; Litigation; Trial Practice.Email: Cary Stewart Sklaren
Carl T. Grasso (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, September 26, 1948; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (B.S.E.E., 1969); New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Author: "The Statute of Limitations as Applied to Medical Malpractice Actions Brought Under the Federal Tort Claims Act," 117 Military Law Review 1, 1987; "Military Justice within the Reserve Components: A New Chapter in RC Dealings and the UCMJ," The Army Lawyer, p. 64, October, 1988. Co-Author, "Effective Direct and Cross-Examination," Chapter 5, First Annual Civil Litigation Institute course handbook, Practising Law Institute, 1997. Member: New York State Bar Association; New York County Lawyers Association; Association of Arbitrators (Small Claims Division); American Judges Association. [Colonel, USAR, Judge Advocate General Corps, retired]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Product Liability.Email: Carl T. Grasso
Mark A. Meyer (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 19, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University (B.A., 1968); St. John's University (J.D., 1971); Harvard University (LL.M., 1972). Instructor of Law, Boston University School of Law, 1971-1972. Assistant District Attorney, New York County, 1972-1974. Co-Chairman, Romanian Presidential Commission on Tax Reform, 1999. Chairman, Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., 1990. Special Advisor to the: President of Romania, 1991-1995; President of the Republic of Moldova, 1993-1995. Associate Professor of Law, Universitatea Crestin à Dimitrie Cantemir, Bucharest, Romania, 1995. Chairman, American-Romanian Cultural Foundation, 1995. Traphagen Distinguished Alumnus, Harvard Law School, 2004. Recipient, Pinnacle Award, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 2004. Decorated with the Romanian National Order of Merit, Rank of Commander, 2004. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Eastern European Affairs, 1991; Chairman, Committee on European Affairs, 2004); American Bar Association; American Arbitration Association (Member, Panel of International Advisors of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution SM (ICDR),2005). Fellow; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: International Law; Corporate Law.Email: Mark A. Meyer
Gisella Levi Caroti (Member) born Milan, Italy; admitted to bar, 1962, Milan; 1983, Connecticut; 1986, New York; 1987, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Università degli Studi, Milan, Italy (J.D., 1959); New York University School of Law (M.C.J., 1981). Member: New York State, Connecticut and International Bar Associations; Ordine Avvocati e Procuratori di Milano. Languages: Italian and French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law.Email: Gisella Levi Caroti
Miriam Skolnik (Member) born Caracas, Venezuela, July 9, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Columbia University (J.D., 1979). Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of New York, 1981-1986. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Committee on Courts of Appellate Practice, 1992-1996). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Federal and State Appellate Practice.Email: Miriam Skolnik
Michael B. Gallub (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, September 7, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., cum laude, 1983); Hofstra University (J.D., 1986). Associate Editor, Hofstra Law Review, 1985-1986. Author: "A Compromise Between Mitigation and Comparative Fault?: A Critical Assessment of the Seat Belt Controversy and a Proposal for Reform," 14 Hofstra Law Review 319, 1986; "Assessing Culpability in the Law of Torts: A Call for Judicial Scrutiny in Comparing "Culpable Conduct" under New York's CPLR 1411," 37 Syracuse Law Review 1079, 1987; "Defining the Distributor Under Strict Product Liability," Product Liability Law and Strategy, June, 1987; "Adjudicating the Duty Concept: A Step Toward Affirmative Standard Setting," Product Liability Law and Strategy, October, 1987; "Limiting the Manufacturer's Duty for Subsequent Product Alteration: Three Steps to a Rational Approach," 16 Hofstra Law Review 361, Winter, 1988. Co-author: "Rule 12 Motions," Chapter 3, Federal Litigation Guide, Matthew Bender & Co., 1988; "Jurisdiction, Venue and Related Principles," Chapter 16, Frumer and Friedman, Product Liability, Matthew Bender & Co., 1994; "DiscoveryThe Defense Approach," Product Liability, New York State Bar Association, 1997. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Product Liability; Medical Malpractice; Commercial Law.Email: Michael B. Gallub
Maureen Doerner Fogel (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, March 2, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1986, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of International Trade; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of New York; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Long Island University (B.A., 1981); Hofstra University (J.D., 1984). Member, 1982-1983 and Editor, 1983-1984, Hofstra Labor Law Journal. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Products Liability Committee, 2000-2002); Nassau County (Member: Plaintiff's Roundtable; Federal Courts Committee; Advisor, Nassau County Mock Trial Tournament, 1986-1988); New York State (Member, Tort Committee, 2002) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Member, Employment Law Committee). Practice Areas: Litigation; Product Liability; Commercial Law.Email: Maureen Doerner Fogel
James S. Kaplan (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 18, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1980, Florida, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, New Jersey. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1971); Columbia University (J.D., 1975); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1979). Member, Columbia Law Review, 1973-1974. Law Clerk to the Hon. Lee P. Gagliardi, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York, 1975-1976. Consulting Special Tax Counsel, New York City Law Department, 1985-1997. Primary Author, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Tax Section Report on Stock for Debt Exception, 1993. Author: Death and Taxes, Freezing the Tax Value of Closely Held Business Entities Under ERTA, TEFRA and Evolving IRS Valuation Policy, 19 ABA Real Property Probate and Trust Journal, 34-55, Spring 1984. Four time Chairman and/or Co-Chairman, New York State Bar Association on Selected Tax Aspects of Real Estate Transactions (Co-sponsored by Real Property and Tax Sections), November, 1988, March, 1987, November, 1985 and April, 1984. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Corporate Taxation); New York State (Member, Committees on Real Property and Foreign Investment in the United States, Tax Section, 1985) and American (Member, Section on Taxation) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Languages: French, German and Spanish. Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Tax Litigation; Estate Litigation.Email: James S. Kaplan
Victor E. Smukler (Member) born Binghamton, New York, June 28, 1931; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio; 1984, New York. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S., cum laude, 1953; J.D., 1978). Trustee and Past President, Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association. (Past-Chairman, Law Reform Committee). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Construction; Intellectual Property; Art and Entertainment Law.Email: Victor E. Smukler
Wendy L. Prince (Member) born Manhasset, New York, December 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts; 1986, New York; 1988, U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: New York State Bar Association; New York County Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense.Email: Wendy L. Prince
Joseph E. Donat (Member) born Bronx, New York, November 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1978, District of Columbia; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Iona College (B.A., 1971); Fordham University (J.D., 1974). Mediator, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Arbitrator, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Member: New York County Lawyers Association; District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; Maritime Law Association; The Defense Association of New York. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Law; Toxic Torts; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Joseph E. Donat
Linda Marie Brown (Member) born Queens, New York, June 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1977); Fordham University (J.D., 1988). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Federal and State Appellate Practice.Email: Linda Marie Brown
Howard S. Edinburgh (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, March 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, New York; 1978, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Brooklyn College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); New York University (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, New York University Annual Survey of American Law, 1974-1975. Member: Brooklyn, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Litigation.Email: Howard S. Edinburgh
Herbert L. Lazar (Member) born New York, N.Y., June 22, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey; 1988, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1983); New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Notes and Comments Editor, New York Law School Law Review, 1986-1987. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Environmental Law Section; Member, Superfund and Insurance Law Committees, 1992); New York County Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation.Email: Herbert L. Lazar
Natalie M. Lefkowitz (Member) born Queens, New York, December 31, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey; 1998, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1993); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1997). Vice President, Moot Court Honor Society. Recipient, Order of the Barristers Award. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Product Liability Litigation.Email: Natalie M. Lefkowitz
William P. Pawlow (Member) born New York, New York, May 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1993); St. John's University (J.D., 1996). Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations; National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: William P. Pawlow
Arthur M. Strauss (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, January 26, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, New York. Education: American University (B.S., 1965); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1968). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Tax Certiorari Committee, 1996); Nassau County and American (Member, Banking and Real Estate Committees, 1990) Bar Associations. [U.S. Army Reserve, 1969-1975]. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.Email: Arthur M. Strauss
Homer B. Ramsey (Member) born Tehran, Iran, March 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.S., 1994); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1997). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Products Liability Committee); New York State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Farsi (Persian). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Tort Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Homer B. Ramsey
Lawton W. Squires (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, May 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Oneonta (J.D., 1980); New York Law School (J.D., 1983). Author: "Premises Liability - 1996," New York State Bar Association Coursebook. Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Nassau County Bar Association; Defense Association of New York. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Attorney Malpractice; Professional Malpractice; Attorney Discipline Defense; Medical Disciplinary Defense.Email: Lawton W. Squires
Michael B. Sena (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, April 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., cum laude, 1976); St. John's University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Evidence. Author: "Lead Paint Litigation in New York," 66 N.Y.S.B.J. 12 (1994); "Sorting Out the Complexities of Lead Paint Poisoning Cases," 4 Journal of Affordable Housing, 169 (1995). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Science and the Law); New York State Bar Association (Member, Committee on Federal Court; Commercial and Federal Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Toxic Torts Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael B. Sena
Neil Roger Finkston (Member) born Manhattan, New York, October 8, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut; 1992, New York; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.S., 1988); Washington University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Appellate Litigation; Negligence; Personal Injury.Email: Neil Roger Finkston
Kevin J. Vernick (Member) born Jamaica, New York, May 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, New York. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1980); Washington University (J.D., 1984). Editor, Washington University Law Review, 1982-1984. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Lambda Alpha International; Asian Financial Society; Young Mortgage Bankers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Foreclosure.Email: Kevin J. Vernick
RESIDENT PARTNERS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA OFFICECraig L. Winterman (Partner)
Gary S. Yates (Partner)
Michael A. Zuk (Partner)
RESIDENT MEMBER, NEW JERSEY OFFICEPeter J. Kurshan (Member)
ASSOCIATESLeslie T. Williams (Associate) born St. Paul, Minnesota, October 9, 1949; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. (Not admitted in New York). Education: Fordham University (B.S., 1971); Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D., 1984). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability.Email: Leslie T. Williams
Bodenstein Diane (Associate) admitted to bar, 1991, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1981); University of Michigan (J.D., 1984). Member: Rubin Museum of Art; East Side Housing Coalition; Museum of Modern Art. Transactions: Formation of Currency Futures Trading Floor in Dublin, Ireland; Corporate Restructuring of Jennifer Convertibles. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Broker-Dealer Regulation; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance.Email: Bodenstein Diane
Anja Wiesenberg (Associate) born Bensberg, Germany, November 14, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania; 1994, New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1990); Temple University (J.D., 1993). Member: New York State Bar Association; New York County Lawyers Association; American Foreign Law Association. Languages: German and French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Litigation; Corporate.Email: Anja Wiesenberg
Andrew M. Roher (Associate) born New York, April 4, 1964; admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.S., 1986); St. John's University (J.D., 1997). Member: New York County Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Commercial Litigation.Email: Andrew M. Roher
Jodi A. Buratti (Associate) born New York, 1968; admitted to bar, 2002, New York. Education: C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University (B.A., 1997); New York Law School (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: Jodi A. Buratti
Ningur Akoglu (Associate) born Ankara, Turkey, August 25, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: Tufts University (B.A., International Relations & German Literature, 1999; M.A., German Literature, 2001); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2004). Languages: German and Turkish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: Ningur Akoglu
Sharon Schweidel (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, September 10, 1949; admitted to bar, 1987, New York, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1988, Florida. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1970); New York Law School (J.D., 1986). Member: New York State and New Jersey State Bar Associations; New York County Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.Email: Sharon Schweidel
Kate Spinelli (Associate) born Staten Island, New York, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey; 2005, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Boston College (B.A., 2001); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Kate Spinelli
Matthew M. Cordrey (Associate) born New York, N.Y., July 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1991, Pennsylvania; 1992, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Washington College (B.A., 1975); Hofstra University (M.A., 1979); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1981). Assistant District Attorney, New York County, 1981-1988. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New Jersey State Bar Association; American Arbitration Association; Defense Association of New York. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Matthew M. Cordrey
Brian T. Carr (Associate) born Silver Spring, Maryland, July 10, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1993); George Washington University (J.D., 1999). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations.Email: Brian T. Carr
Keith A. Frederick (Associate) born Huntington, New York, December 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey; 2001, New York; 2005, Florida; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.S., 1991); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 2000); Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany (LL.M., Civil Law, magna cum laude). Member: New York State Bar Association. Languages: German, Russian. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Corporate Law; Products Liability.Email: Keith A. Frederick
Flavia Mascolo (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, Italy; 2007, New York. Education: University of Rome La Sapienza (Laurea, 2000); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (LL.M., 2006). Languages: Italian, English and French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; International Law; Trademarks; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Flavia Mascolo
Frances E. Trachter (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1979, New York. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1966); New York Law School (J.D., 1978). Speaker Panel Member: "Commercial Leasing A through Z", CLE presentation sponsored by the Committee on Real Property of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Dec. 2005). Co-Author: with John B. Wood, Esq., "Preparing for an Effective Subleasing Program While Negotiating the Leave" (March 2006); a chapter in Negotiating and Drafting Office Leases, by John B. Wood, Esq. and Alan DiSciullo, Esq. (Law Journal Press, 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Frances E. Trachter
Ari S. Davis (Associate) born August 22, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey; 2008, New York. Education: Yeshiva College (B.A., cum laude, Psychology, 2004); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 2007). Executive Editor, The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution. Author: Note, "Moving from Mandatory: Making ADR Voluntary in New York Commercial Division Cases," published in the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (8 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 283). Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Development; Leasing; Acquisitions; Corporate Law.
Regina Bushkanets (Associate) born Moscow, Russia, October 22, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, New York, Second Department; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Languages: Russian.Email: Regina Bushkanets
Amy F. Altman (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 2007, New York and New Jersey. Education: Brooklyn Law School. Languages: Polish, Hebrew.Email: Amy F. Altman
Samuil Buschkin (Associate) born Riga, Latvia, July 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; 2006, New York; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: Hotel Institute Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland (1995); Southern New Hampshire University (B.S., Hospitality Administration, 1996) Dean's List; Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Languages: German, Russian, French and Italian.Email: Samuil Buschkin
Arlene Eudora Lewis (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey; 2000, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1994); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice focuses on real estate development and finance, the acquisition and disposition of real property and commercial leasing. Former: Associate at Emmet Marvin & Martin, LLP, focused on real estate finance and commercial leasing; Assistant Corporation Counsel, then Senior Counsel for the City of New York, Office of the Corporation counsel, represented the City in tax enforcement proceedings and defended the City's interests in tax certiorari and condemnation proceedings. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Condemnation and Tax Certiorari); New York State and American Bar Associations.
Bryan Lipsky (Associate) born March 29, 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, New York. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 2005); Jewish Theological Seminary (B.A., 2005); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Bryan Lipsky
OF COUNSELMartin Evans (Of Counsel) born New Haven, Connecticut, January 22, 1918; admitted to bar, 1949, New York; 1950, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1955, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: New York University (B.S., 1938; LL.M., 1955); Harvard University (M.B.A., 1940); Columbia University (LL.B., 1949). Justice, New York Supreme Court, 1973-1994. Judge, New York Civil Court, 1969-1972. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State (Presiding Member, Executive Committee, Judicial Section, 1987) and American (Member, Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility of National Conference of State Trial Judges, 1990) Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association; Association of Supreme Court Justices of the State of New York (President, 1981-1982; Member, Pattern Jury Instructions Committee, 1987); American Law Institute; World Jurists Association. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Certified International Arbitrator. [Captain, U.S. Army Infantry, active duty, 1940-1946]. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Labor Arbitration; International Arbitration.Email: Martin Evans
Lawrence Kalik (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, March 12, 1920; admitted to bar, 1948, New York; 1961, U.S. Supreme Court; 1966, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1941); New York University (J.D., cum laude, 1947). Co-Chairman, New York County Lawyers Association Practical Legal Education Program for Newly Admitted Lawyers, 1977-1978. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Judges Association; First American Title Insurance Company (Member, Advisory Board); American Title Insurance Company (Former Member, Advisory Board); Jessie Ridley Foundation (Trustee). Practice Areas: Probate Administration; Estate Administration; Real Estate Law.Email: Lawrence Kalik
Charles A. Crum (Of Counsel) born Nyack, New York, October 13, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1964); Cornell University (LL.B., with distinction, 1967). Note Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1966-1967. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Charles A. Crum
Charles E. Finberg (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, February 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1984, Vermont; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1992, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. (Not admitted in New York). Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; Vermont and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re O'Dea, 622 A.2nd 507. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: Charles E. Finberg
Harry A. Kritzer (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1995, Florida. Education: Emory University School of Law (B.B.A., 1976); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 1980). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Harry A. Kritzer
SPECIAL COUNSELAaron D. Twerski (Special Counsel) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 10, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Wisconsin; 1970, Pennsylvania; 1977, New York. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1960); Marquette University (J.D., cum laude, 1965). Phi Eta Sigma. Student Editor, Marquette Law Review, 1964-1965. Teaching Fellow, Harvard Law School, 1966-1967. Professor of Law: Duquesne Law School, 1967-1972; Hofstra Law School, 1972-1986. Interim Dean, Hofstra Law School, 1977-1978. Visiting Professor: Cornell University Law School, 1976; Boston University Law School, 1982; University of Michigan Law School, 1985. Professor, Brooklyn Law School, 1986.Email: Aaron D. Twerski
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