Robert W. Rubinstein
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Trenton, NJ
Trenton, NJ 08619
- Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (50%),
- Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI (30%),
- Business Litigation (20%)
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Mr. Rubinstein is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney. His practice focuses on business law and litigation, personal injury, and municipal court. Mr. Rubinstein fights hard for his clients, winning important appellate victories against major corporations such as Trump Casino and Disney. He was Municipal Prosecutor for Lawrence Township from 2001 to 2005. He is the author of two Thompson West NJ Practice Series books-Motor Vehicle Law and Practice Forms and New Jersey Personal Injury Law and is a senior instructor for Garden State CLE where he provides lawyers with an annual review of personal injury and insurance law. Mr. Rubinstein is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Florida State Court and Federal Court and before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Rubinstein received his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law and is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Florida, and before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Personal Injury - General (50%): Animal Bites, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Dram Shop Laws, Construction Accident, Brain Injury, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff
Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI (30%): DUI/DWI
Business Litigation (20%): Trade Secret, Non-Compete Agreements
Animal Bites, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Dram Shop Laws, Construction Accident, Brain Injury, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, DUI/DWI, Trade Secret, Non-Compete Agreements
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Super Lawyers: 2006, 2011 - 2020
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About Robert Rubinstein
Admitted: 1990, New Jersey
Professional Webpage: http://www.njpa-law.com/robert-w-rubinstein-esquire.html
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified Civil Trial Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court, 2008
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to serve on the Supreme Court of New Jersey District Ethics Committee, District VII. , 2013
- Civil arbitrator for the Mercer County Superior Court., 2005
- Chief Municipal Prosecutor, Lawrence Township, NJ, 2002
- New Jersey, 1990
- Florida, 1989
- Board of Governors, New Jersey Association for Justice, 2010 - 2012
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Trial Bar U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Board of Directors, Jewish Family & Children's Services of Greater Mercer County, 2006 - 2015
- Former Chief Municipal Prosecutor, Lawrence Township, 2002 - 2005
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Personal injury treatise and handbook for use by attorneys. Updated annually., Author, New Jersey Personal Injury Law, Thompson Reuters Westlaw, 2015
- Taught continuing legal education class on personal injury and insurance law review for 2013, Senior instructor, 2013
- Taught continuing legal education class on personal injury and insurance law review for 2012, Senior instructor, 2012
- Taught continuing legal education class on personal injury and insurance law review for 2011, Senior instructor, 2011
- Senior legal insructor for continuing legal education classes for lawyers on a topics related to personal injury law and trials in New Jersey., Senior Instructor, Garden State CLE, 2009
- Author, New Jersey Practice Series-NJ Motor Vehicle Forms and Law, Thompson-West Publishing, 2006 to present.
- Speaker, NJAJ Seminar on Effect of Municipal Court on Personal Injury Matters
- Editor, Southern District Digest
Verdicts/Settlements:
- Confidential settlement of wrongful birth lawsuit on day of trial. Plaintiffs rejected offer of $2.5 million dollars the week prior to trial., 2017
- $252,500 settlement for knee and spinal injuries from motor vehicle accident, 2016
- $325,000.00 settlement for fractures due to motor vehicle accident., 2015
- $430,000.00 settlement on behalf of injured bus passenger while scheduled for trial., 2014
- $1.25 Million Dollar settlement of car accident resulting in traumatic brain injury. Settled during jury selection., 2011
- $500,000.00 settlement of slip and fall case against major retail establishment.
Representative Clients:
- Jacobs v. Walt Disney World, Co.
- Grey v. Trump Castle Associates, L.P.
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Reported Appellate decision concerning jurisdiction over Walt Disney World. Jacobs v. Walt Disney, 309 N.J.Super. 453 (App.Div.1998). Reported Appellate decision upholding judgment against Trump Marina/Casino for negligent entrustment in allowing drunk patron to retrieve car from valet. Grey v. Trump Castle Associates, L.P., 367 N.J.Super. 443 (App.Div.2004).
Educational Background:
- Tulane University, B.A. English, 1986
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Last Updated: 10/10/2019