Roman Rabinovich
Top rated Insurance Coverage attorney in New York, New York
Wilkofsky Friedman Karel & Cummins
Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage, Construction Litigation, Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in New York since: 2004
Education: Brooklyn Law School
Languages Spoken: English, Russian
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2014 - 2015 Call today:
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Mr. Rabinovich focuses his practice on issues involving insurance coverage claims on behalf of policyholders; defense of general liability claims against business and property owners, contractors and insurance industry professionals. Mr. Rabinovich represents co-op and condominium boards, as well as individual owners/shareholders in both first-party (claims against their insurance carriers), and third-party (claims against tortfeasors) actions. Additionally, Mr. Rabinovich represents clients in matters involving disability and ERISA claims, as well as victims of motor vehicle accidents, trip and fall, and construction site accidents.
Mr. Rabinovich has spoken at town-hall meetings both in New York and New Jersey regarding Superstorm Sandy and has appeared on behalf of the NY Public Adjusters Association at several NY Assembly Roundtable meetings to address specific insurance issues in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
Mr. Rabinovich received his B.B.A. from Baruch College, magna cum laude, and his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, where he was the recipient of the prestigious CALI award for Excellence in Legal Writing. Mr. Rabinovich served as a junior law clerk to the Honorable David Trager of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He is admitted to practice in all of the state and federal trial courts of New York and New Jersey and is a member of the American Bar Association, as well as the New York State Bar Association.
Mr. Rabinovich's thoughtful and no-nonsense approach to litigation has been well known for many years, as evidenced by his selection by Super Lawyers Magazine, 5.0 Peer Review Rating on Martindale-Hubbell, as well as testimonials from many satisfied clients.
Practice areas
Insurance Coverage, Construction Litigation: Consumer, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Professional Liability: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Bad Faith Insurance, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Construction Defects, Dram Shop Laws, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Legal Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Defense, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Professional Malpractice - Other, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 70% Insurance Coverage
- 10% Construction Litigation: Consumer
- 10% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Professional Liability: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2004, New York
Professional Webpage: http://www.romanrabinovich.com
- Chairman of the New York State Assembly Insurance Committee
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- New Jersey
- New York
- Over $500,000 recovered for victims of the 330 Lenox Road building fire. Settlement reached with landlord and managing agent after the Kings County court agreed with our argument that they had delegated a nondelegable duty to the roofer who ultimately started the fire, 2015
- Obtained summary judgment on liability on behalf of our client in a case of first impression. During dispositive motion practice, the trial court agreed with our argument that "[b]y imposing absolute liability on those parties whose excavation work results in damages to the neighboring land, section 3309.4 places the burden of protecting those with a property interest therein on those who choose to undertake the risks associated with excavation work in the City of New York, by requiring the latter to respond in damages for any harm which may result to structures or walls on the adjoining property", 2015
- Plaintiff's verdict received for a claim of property damage as a result of neighbor's negligent construction activities. Prior to trail, Plainiff received an award of summary judgment as to defendants' negligence in a case of first impression in New York. Roman Rabinovich represented the Plaintiff, 2017
- $1.1M Settlement reached on behalf of luxury condominiums in Brooklyn as a result of managing agent and insurance broker negligence in procuring proper and adequate insurance coverage, 2018
- Obtained a settlement that was double the client's building estimate for property damage to his home, including a component for attorney's fees based on allegations of unfair claims settlement practice by the carrier. We obtained summary judgment even though this particular carrier had prevailed in two prior claims brought by other insureds under almost identical facts, 2019
- New Jersey Civil Arbitrator, (Monmouth County), 2016
- Successfully defended New Jersey man for violation of probation. Jail sentence averted, 2019
- Brooklyn Law School, CALI award for Excellence in Legal Writing
- SuperLawyers as a NY Metro Rising Star
- Baruch College, magna cum laude, B.B.A.
- Insurance
- Personal Injury
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2014 - 2015
