Ben Rubinowitz co-authors a regular column with his good friend and colleague, Evan Torgan, entitled, "Trial Advocacy," for the New York Law Journal, the daily newspaper for attorneys in New York State. The column discusses state of the art techniques required for successful outcomes at trial. Many of the actual articles are posted on this site.

• The Cross Examination of the Defense Economist, 10/31/08

• The Art of Jury Selection: Working With Challanges, 8/29/08

• Getting the Big Picture: using Exhibits Throughout a Trial, 7/31/08

• Prep is Key to Cross-Examining Medical Witness, 5/29/08

• Redirect Examination, 11/29/2007

• Proving Damages in a Wrongful Death Case, 10/23/2007

• Jury Selection: Time Constraints and Weaknesses in Cases, 8/29/2007

• Using Operative Terms From Jury Charge in Cross-Exam, 7/26/2007

• Authoritative Texts and Cross-Exam of Medical Experts, 6/7/2007

• Hypothetical Questions on Cross, 12/29/2006

• The Use of Hypothetical Questions as Weapons at Trial, 10/31/2006

• Common Mistakes and Simple Remedies, 9/21/2006

• Introduction of Exhibits in Civil Cases, 7/25/2006

• Continuing to Try Your Case After the Summations, 5/4/2006

• Compendium of Trial Advocacy Drills , by Robert Stein & Ben Rubinowitz, NITA, 2006

• Who's Up First? Issues Related to Order of Summation, 10/25/2005

• Impeachment With a Prior Inconsistent Statement, 1/6/06

• The Trial of a Soft Tissue Injury Motor Vehicle Case, 9/21/2005

• The Virtue of Patience: Setting Up Expert Witness on Cross-Exam, 7/27/05

• The Opening Statement in the Herniated Disc Case, 5/5/2005

• Medical Malpractice: Using Defendants' Evidence Against Them, 12/30/04

• Voir Dire in Medical Negligence Cases: A Plaintiff's Perspective, 10/28/2004

• Tips on Narrative Direct Examination, 9/23/2004

• The Use of Photographs in Personal Injury Cases, 7/29/04

• Direct Examination of a Hostile Witness, 5/6/04

• The Cross Examination of the Radiologist in a Soft Tissue Case, 11/3/003

• Economic Testimony: From Lay Witness to Economist, 7/31/03

• Cross-Examination of Medical Doctors: Recurrent Themes, 5/3/2003

• The Freeze-Frame Technique: A Method for Exposing Key Points, 11/29/02

• Direct Examinationis an Overlooked Art Within Trial Practice, 10/29/02

• The Voice of Reason: A Powerful Approach to Cross Examination, 8/19/02

• Cross-Examination: The Basics, 7/31/02

• Focusing on the Negative in an Independent Medical Exam, 5/15/08

• Dealing With Monetary Damages from Voir Dire to Summation, 11/29/01

• The Tale of the Tape: Dealing with Video Surveillance of Your Client, 10/29/01

• The Use of the Analogy During Trial, 9/22/01

• Cross-Exam of Vocational Rehabilitation Experts, 7/31/08

• The Use of the Rhetorical Question on Summation, 5/16/01

• Direct Examination of a Medical Expert, 11/28/00

• The Opening Statement, 10/24/00

• Cross-Examination of a Medical Expert: Collateral Attack, 8/22/00

• Cross-Examination of a Medical Expert, 7/25/00

• Jury Selection, 5/23/00

Mr. Rubinowitz has devoted his career to obtaining the best possible results for his clients. His numerous verdicts and settlements are well known throughout the State. In recognition of his expertise, Mr. Rubinowitz has been asked to lecture and share his knowledge with practicing attorneys throughout the country. To date, Mr. Rubinowitz has lectured at more than 100 Continuing Legal Education Courses.

• Chair, Masters of Trial Advocacy, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, February and March, 2009
• Chair, Examination of Expert Witnesses, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, June, 2009
• Lecturer, Winning Cross Examination, Saint John's Law School, April, 2009
• Lecturer, Summation, Bronx County Bar Association, February, 2009
• North Shore/LIJ Hospital, Cross Examination of the Forensic Psychiatrist, April 18, 2008
• St. John's Law School, Mastering the Art of Cross Examination, April 11, 2008
• Suffolk County Bar Association, Directed Cross Examination Skills, April 8, 2008
• Winter Urologic Forum Scientific Program, State of the Art Urology; Lecture: Issues in Medical Malpractice sponsored by the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
• N.Y.S.T.L.I., 2008
• Chair, Masters of the Art of Trial Advocacy, January 16, 2007; February 26, 2007; March 19, 2008
• N.Y.S.T.L.A., Trial Practice, 2007
• Chair, Construction Site Accidents: The Law and The Trial, New York State Bar Association, 2007 and December 2008
• Social Security Disability Law Forum, Cross Examination of Medical Experts, N.Y.C., 2007
• Update on Trucking Litigation and Claims, N.Y.S.B.A., 2006
• Kings County Bar Association, Jury Selection Seminar, 2006
• Bronx County Bar Examination, Lecture, How to Cross Examine an Expert, 2006
• A.T.L.A., Thinking Inside the Box: Jury Selection and Opening Statement Seminar, April 21-22, 2006, Austin, TX
• Cross Examination, Bronx County Bar Association, April 19, 2006
• Masters Class In Jury Selection, Brooklyn Bar Association, April 3, 2006
• New York State Supreme Court Judges Association, Dealing with the New York State Judicial Conduct Commission
• North Shore University Hospital, The Criminalization of Medical Malpractice
• Long Island Radiologic Society, Perspectives on Medical Malpractice
• Duke University School of Medicine, Winter Urologic Forum, Lecture on Medical Malpractice
• Openings and Closings Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
• How To Try An Auto Accident Case, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
• National CLE Program, 1999-Present
• Corporation Counsel, N.Y.C., Trial Advocacy Training Program
• United States Attorneys Office, Trial Practice Training Program, S.D.N.Y.
• Continuing Legal Education, New York County Lawyers Association
• Trial Academy, Direct and Cross Examination Skills, New York County Lawyers Association
• Rising Star Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
• Jury Selection Seminars, N.Y.S.T.L.A., 2000-Present
• Master Advocates Program, N.I.T.A.
• Fordham Law School, C.L.E.
• Damages Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
• Expert Witness Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
• Trial Tactics Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A.
• Proof of Damages Seminar, Practicing Law Institute
• Chair, Examination of Medical Witnesses, June 7 & 14, 2006
• Chair, Cross-Examination Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A., 2000-Present
• Chair, Cross Examination Seminar, N.Y.S.T.L.A., 2000-Present
• Nation Institute for Trial Advocacy, Team Leader, teaching attorneys trial advocacy, 1982-Present

Ben has presented a yearly pro-bono lecture series at The Bronx County Courthouse, the Brooklyn Bar Association, New York Supreme Court, the Queens Bar Association and Suffolk County Bar Association. In the past, Ben has given pro-bono lectures to the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, as well as guest lectures at New York Law School and St. John's Law School. Ben has also lectured to Judges about the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

The Prentice Marshal award was presented to Ben Rubinowitz at the New England Regional NITA program in Boston, Massachusetts in December, 2008. Ben was recognized for his contributions as a Faculty Member at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy for over 25 years of outstanding service. In 2009, Ben was elected by his peers to the Board of Trustees of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He is one of only 19 members nationwide elected to this prestigious position. Ben has also been recognized as an expert in his field having been asked by the New York Law Journal to be a featured writer on the Field of Trial Advocacy. He has been a featured writer and contributor to this scholarly journal for the past decade.

$27,500,000 verdict for a pedestrian struck by a bus. The pedestrian suffered the loss of her leg. This is the largest verdict for such an injury in New York State history.

$26,000,000 settlement for a pedestrian struck by a truck in a personal injury action. The decedant was a research analyst at a well regarded brokerage firm who was on her way to work when the truck made a right turn striking her while she was walking in the cross walk.

$17,250,000 verdict for a New York man who was rendered partially incontinent as a result of a doctor committing medical malpractice in failing to diagnose a spinal malformation.

$11,400,000 verdict for the sexual abuse of two teenagers.

$10,000,000 settlement for a woman rendered blind as a result of being struck by a drunk driver.

$10,000,000 settlement for a woman who suffered severe injuries to her legs as a result of the negligence of a bus driver.

$8,000,000 settlement in a medical malpractice case in which a woman was rendered brain damaged as a result of anesthesiologic malpractice.

$5,000,000 settlement in a wrongful death case in which a man (father and husband) was killed in an auto accident.

$5,000,000 settlement in a wrongful death case in which a bar permitted a man to continue to drink alcoholic beverages before he started driving. That man then drove drunk, killing a father of two children.

$4,800,000 verdict for the wrongful death of a 8 year old child killed as the result of the negligence of a truck driver.

$4,000,000 verdict for a woman who suffered injuries and whose husband was killed as a result of inadequate security at the building in which she lived.

$2,500,000 settlement in a medical malpractice case for a woman whose physician failed to timely diagnose bladder cancer.

$2,050,000 verdict for a man who, while riding his bicycle, suffered a fractured pevlis, after being struck by a bus.

$2,000,000 verdict for a man who suffered a fractured hip and head trauma in a train accident.

$2,000,000 recovery for a man whose physician failed to timely diagnose his prostate cancer.

$1,800,000 verdict for a man who suffered the loss of his spleen due to a construction site accident

$1,500,000 settlement for a man who suffered a fractured femur after falling on a defective stairway.

$1,200,000 settlement for a man who suffered a burst fracture of a lumbar vertebra due to an unsafe condition at a school.

$1,200,000 verdict for a woman who, while riding her bicycle, suffered a lower back injury (herniated disc) after being struck by a car.

Disclaimer: Please be advised that the results achieved in any given case depend upon the exact facts and circumstances of that case. Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz cannot guarantee a specific result in any legal matter. Any testimonial or case result listed on this site is based on an actual legal case and represents the results achieved in that particular case, and does not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction of the outcome of any other legal matter.