MEMBERS OF FIRM
Reuben Samuel (Partner) born Sarid, Israel, October 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1976, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: City College of the City University of New York (B.B.A., 1970); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1975). Pi Sigma Epsilon. Lecturer, Real Estate Licensing, Kingsborough Community College, 1985-1986; Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, Member: Disciplinary Committee, 1999-2004, 2006; Chairperson: Family Court Advisory Committee, 1983-1988; Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, 1984-1985; Member: Committee on Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities 1982-1989; Member and Treasurer: New York State Task Force on Foster Care, 1990-1995; Vice President, General Counsel (residential), Sumitomo Real Estate Sales (N.Y.), Inc., 2002. Member: New York County Lawyers Association (Chairperson, Committee on the Family Court, 1981-1984; Member, Real Property Committee, 1987-1988); New York State Bar Association (Member: Real Property Law Section; Co-op and Condo Committee 1995). [First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Inf., 1961-1963; New York National Guard, 1965-1970]. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate(70%); Commercial Real Estate(30%).Email: Reuben Samuel
Gerald M. Levine (Partner) born London, England, May 20, 1937; admitted to bar, 1976, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1962); City University of New York (M.A., 1964); New York University (Ph.D., 1968); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1975). Publications include: "Spreading Costs for Cleaning Up Contaminated Property: Contribution and Indemnification Under CERCLA," New York State Bar Journal, July/August 1991, Vol. 63, No. 5; "Qualifying for the Innocent Purchaser/Landowner Defense Under CERCLA," NYSBAJ Envtl. Section Journal, Summer 1991; "The Rhetoric of Public Expectation," 9 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. (1991); "Insurance for CERCLA Claims: The Premium Pays for What?" Loyola Consumer Law Report, Vol. 4, No. 3, Spring, 1992; "Materiality Standard Under Martin Act," N.Y.L.J., July 27, 1988; "A Prolegomenon to Understanding the Developer's True Statutory Responsibilities Under SEQRA," Touro Law Review, Spring, 1989; "Research on the Web: Internet Resources in Law and Business," N.Y.L.J., Nov. 12 and 19, 1996; "How Cases are Decided under the Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy," N.Y.L.J., January 31, 2005; "Havana Central: Tort Liability and Holdover Tenants," page 4, N.Y.L.J., July 9, 2008; Comments on Domain Name Cases on LexisNexis Trademark Blog. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(20%); Real Estate Litigation(20%); Intellectual Property(10%); Trademark Arbitration(25%); Trademark Registration(15%); Trademark Litigation(10%).Email: Gerald M. Levine