Honors and Awards: The Prentice Marshall award was presented to Ben Rubinowitz at the New England Regional NITA Program in Boston, Massachusetts in December, 2008.  Ben was recognized for his outstanding contributions as a Faculty Member at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy for over 25 years. 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 writed and contributor to this scholarly journal for the past decade., The Prentice Marshall Award, NITA, 2007

Bar/Professional Activity: Ben has lectured throughout the State and Nation.  He has Chaired programs for the New York State Bar Association on such topics as Construction Accidents and Automobile Accident cases as well as Trial Techniques.  He has been a Team Leader at  The National Institute for Trial Advocacy in New York, Colorado and Florida.  He has lectured numerous times throughout each year -- for the last 25 years -- for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in such venues as Harvard, inMassachusetts,  Hofstra, in New York,  Pace in New Youk, Cardozo in New York, and The  University of San Francisco,  California. Ben regularly Chairs programs for the New York State Trial Lawyers on such topics as Automobile Accident litigation, Construction claims,  Medical Malpractice claims,  and Product Liability  claims.  This year Ben was again asked to chair the prestigious Masters Program which limits its faculty to only lawyers who have obtained multiple 8 figure and 7 figure verdicts., 1985

Pro bono/Community Service: 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 the Suffolk County Bar Association. In the past Ben has given pro bono lectures to the Criminal Division of the United States Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York,  as well as guest lectures at New York Law School and St. John's Law School, 1981

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Cross Examining A Medical Witness, New York Law Journal, 2008, The Cross Examination of the Defense Economist, The New York Law Journal, 2008, "Prep Is Key to Cross-Exam of Examining Medical Witness", New York Law Journal, 2008, "Getting the Picture: Using Exhibits Throughout a Trial", New York Law Journal, 2008, The Effective Use Of Exhibits Throughout Trial, 2008, "Authoritative Texts and Cross-Examination of Medical Experts", New York Law Journal, 2007, "Jury Selection: Time Constraints and Weaknesses in Cases", New York Law Journal, 2007, "Proving Damages in Wrongful Death Case", New York Law Journal, 2007, "Redirect Examination", New York Law Journal, 2007, "The Use of Hypothetical Questions as Weapons at Trial", New York Law Journal, 2006, "Hypothetical Questions on Cross", New York Law Journal, 2006, "Trial Advocacy, Impeachment With a Prior Inconsistent Statement", New York Law Journal, 2006, "Trial Advocacy, Introduction of Exhibits in Civil Cases", New York Law Journal, 2006, "Trial Advocacy, Common Mistakes and Simple Remedies", New York Law Journal, 2006, Chair Lecturer, Examination of Medical Witnesses, 2006, Trial Advocacy, The Opening Statement in the Herniated Disc Case", New York Law Journal, 2005, "Trial Advocacy, The Virtue of Patience: Setting Up Expert Witness on Cross-Examination" , New York Law Journal, 2005, "Trial Advocacy, The Trial of a Soft Tissue Injury Motor Vehicle Case", New York Law Journal, 2005, "Trial Advocacy, Who's Up First? Issues Related to Order of Summation", New York Law Journal, 2005, "Trial Advocacy, Direct Examination of a Hostile Witness", New York Law Journal, 2004, "Trial Advocacy, The Use of Photographs in Personal Injury Cases", New York Law Journal, 2004, "Trial Advocacy, Tips on Narrative Direct Examination" , New York Law Journal, 2004, "Trial Advocacy, Voir Dire in Medical Negligence Cases: A Plaintiff's Perspective", New York Law Journal , 2004, Trial Advocacy, Cross Examination Of Medical Doctors: Recurrent Themes, 2003, "Trial Advocacy, Economic Testimony: From Lay Witness to Economist, New York Law Journal, 2003, "Trial Advocacy, The Deposition as a Tool For Trial", New York Law Journal, 2003, "Trial Advocacy, The Cross Examination of the Radiologist in a Soft Tissue Case", New York Law Journal, 2003, Trial Advocacy, Golden Rule Violations: Placing the Jury in the Shoes of Your Client" , New York Law Journal , 2003, "Trial Advocacy, Focusing On The Negative In An Independent Medical Exam", New York Law Journal, 2002, "Trial Advocacy, Cross-Examination: The Basics", New York Law Journal, 2002, "Trial Advocacy, The Voice Of Reason: A Powerful Approach To Cross-Examination", 2002, "Trial Advocacy, The 'Freeze-Frame' Technique: A Method For Exposing Key Points", New York Law Journal, 2002, "Trial Advocacy, Direct Examination: The Basics", New York Law Journal, 2002, "Trial Advocacy, Cross Examination of Vocational Rehabilitation Experts", New York Law Journal, 2001, "Trial Advocacy, The Use Of The Analogy During Trial", New York Law Journal, 2001, "Trial Advocacy, The Tale of The Tape: Dealing With Video Surveillance Of Your Client", New York Law Journal, 2001, "Trial Advocacy, Some tips On Rules, Time Constraints, Questioning Techniques" , New York Law Journal, 2000, "Trial Advocacy, The Opening Statement", New York Law Journal, 2000, "Jury Selection Strategy, Cross-Examination Of A Medical Expert", New York Law Journal, 2000, "Trial Advocacy, Direct Examination Of a Medical Expert", New York Law Journal, 2000, "Trial Advocacy, Cross Examination Of a Medical Expert: Collateral Attack" , New York Law Journal , 2000, "Trial Advocacy, The Use Of The Rhetorical Question On Summation", New York Law Journal, 2000, Chair, Cross Examination Seminar , 2000-present, N.Y.S.T.L.A., Trial Practice Training Program, S.D.N.Y., United States Attorneys Office , Proof of Damages Seminar , Practing Law Institute , Trial Tactics Seminar , N.Y.S.T.L.A., Lecturer, Fordham Law School, Continuing Legal Education, Lecturer, Master Advocates Program, N.I.T.A., Jury Selection Seminars, 2000-present, N.Y.S.T.L.A., Rising Star Seminar, 2000, N.Y.S.T.L.A., Direct and Cross Examination Skills, Trial Academy of the N.Y. County Lawyers' Assn. , Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education, Trial Advocacy Training Program, Corporation Counsel, N.Y.C., Lecturer, 1999-Present, National CLE Program, "How To Try An Auto Accident Case", N.Y.S.T.L.A., Openings and Closings Seminar , N.Y.S.T.L.A., Lecture on Medical Malpractice, Winter Urological Forum , Duke University School Of Medicine, "Perspectives on Medical Malpractice", Long Island Radiologic Society, "Dealing with the New York State Judicial Conduct Commission", New York State Supreme Court Judges Association, Masters Class in Jury Selection, Brooklyn Bar Association , April 3 2006, "Cross Examination," Bronx County Bar Association, April 19, 2006, ATLA, "Thinking Inside the Box: Jury Selection and Opening Statement Seminar," April 21-22, 2006, Austin, TX, Chair, "Examination of Medical Witnesses," N.Y.S.T.L.A., 2006, Kings County Bar Association, Jury Selection Seminar, 2006, "Social Security Disability Law Forum," Cross Examination of Medical Experts, N.Y.C., 2007, Chair, "Construction Site Accidents: The Law and The Trial," New York State Bar Association, 2007 , "Decisions," N.Y.S.T.L.A., Trial Practice, 2007, Chair, Masters Of The Art Of Trial Advocacy, January 16, 2007; Febuary 26, 2007; March 19, 2008, NYSTLI, 2008, Winter Urological Forum Scientific Program, State of the Art in Urology; Lecture: Issues in Medical Malpractice, sponsored by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine, North Shore/Long Island Jewish Hospital, Cross Examination of the Forensic Psychiatrist, April 18, 2008, Suffolk County Bar Association, Directed Cross Examination Skill, April 8, 2008, St. John's Law School, Mastering the Art of Cross Examination, April 11, 2008

Verdicts and Settlements: $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 verdict for a pedestrian struck by a truck in a personal injury action.$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. $2,050,000 verdict for a man who, while riding his bicycle, suffered a fractured pelvis, 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

Educational Background: JD   Hofstra Law School, 1981, Boston University,  Magna cum laude with Distinction, 1978