Robert I. Rubin

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rrubin@becker-poliakoff.com
Professional Experience

Mr. Rubin has 40 jury trials to verdict and is rated "5.0" by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Mr. Rubin's experience includes:

  • Community Association Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Premises Liability
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Food Liability
  • SCUBA accidents
  • Medical and Dental Malpractice
  • 1st and 3rd party insurance disputes and bad faith
  • Medical Malpractice Arbitrator and fee expert
  • Guardian ad Litem
  • Florida Bar Inventory Attorney
  • Westchester County Assistant District Attorney. ( 1983-1986)
  • Assistant Editor: Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Journal ( 1992-1995)

Publications

  • "Video Surveillance in Personal Injury Cases" (Co-Author) The Florida Bar Journal, June 2011
  • "Discovery and Use of Criminal Convictions in a Civil Case" November, 2009 The Florida Bar Journal
  • "Police Requests for Patient Narcotics Agreements: Placing Physicians Between a Rock and a Hard Place" Florida Medical Magazine Nov. 2008 (Journal of the Florida Medical Association)
  • "Legal, Practical and Ethical Considerations of Medical Malpractice Settlements" The Florida Bar Journal, January, 2009
  • Medical - Legal Implications of the Proposed Colorectal Protocol" (Co-author) Abstract - Cleveland Clinic Florida Colorectal Disease in 1997 Symposium
  • "Tainted Food," (Co-Author) Trial (March 1993)
  • "Discovery and Use of Criminal Convictions of a Witness in a Civil Trial," New York Law Journal Vol. 28 No. 18, July 27, 1992
  • "Administrative Agency Records Can Help the Defense," (Co-Author) For the Defense
  • "Arm Yourself with Discovery in Defending Construction Accident Cases, " Construction Litigation Reporter (Part I Vol. 12, No. 7, July, 1991; Part II Vol. 12 No. 8 , Aug. 1991)
  • "Removing Guesswork from Calculating Damages in Personal Injury Cases," Defense Counsel Journal, (January 1991, Vol. 61)
  • "Bulldoze Your Adversaries in Defending Construction Accident Cases," Construction Law Advisor (July 1991, No. 7)
  • "Ski Liability Law Cuts New Trails" Trial (October 1990)
    Co-Author, "Family Law Update," Minnesota Trial Lawyer, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1982.

Lectures

  • “Disaster Preparedness:  Are You Ready To Weather The Storm?”  May 2013 Deerfield Beach, FL
     “Killer Cross Examination” Martin County Trial Lawyers Association, April 2013
  •  "Legal, Practical and Ethical Considerations of Medical Malpractice Settlements", (ProAssurance/Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches), June 2008, Atlantis, FL
  • "Trends in Medical Malpractice Litigation”(ProAssurance/Neuro-science Consultants, LLC), October 2007, Miami, FL.
  • "Florida Constitutional Amendments 3, 7 and 8" - (GE/Medical Protective), April 2005, Coral Gables, FL.
  • "Would Have, Could Have and Should Have of Dental Risk Management" (NOVA Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine), January 2003, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • "The Defense Perspective on Presenting Damages" (The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers), April 2001, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  •  "In Defense of Dr. X" (American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine), March 2000, Miami, FL.
  • "Trends in Medical Malpractice Verdicts"(Florida Physicians Insurance Company 1999), August 1999, Orlando, FL.
  • "Risk Management for the New Millennium"(Continue Care/Western Indemnity), May 1999, Miami, FL.
  • "Medical-Legal implications of the Proposed Colorectal Protocol" (Eighth Annual Cleveland Clinic International Symposium on Colorectal Disease), February 1997, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • "Risk Management for the Medical Office Manager" (Columbia/HCA), January 1997, West Palm Beach, FL.
  • "Financial Responsibility and Consent Policies in Florida" (Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council, Inc.), June 1996, Palm Beach, FL.
  • "Altered Medical Records" (Florida Society of Internal Medicine), June 1996, Jacksonville, FL.
  • "Informed Consent" (Florida Medical Foundation), February 1996, Miami, FL.
  • "Medical Records in the Court Room" (Dade County Medical Society), December 1995, Miami, FL.
  • "Loss Prevention Through Proper Documentation" (Florida Society of Internal Medicine), December 1995, Miami, FL.
  • "In Vogue Litigation Theories of the 90's - Tainted Food" (New York State Bar Association), September 1993, Bolton Landing, NY.
  • "Personal Injury Litigation Under the Safe Place to Work Statutes"(New York State Bar Association), May 1991, Buffalo, N.Y
Bar Admissions
  • Florida
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • District of Columbia
Education
  • George Washington University, J.D., 1983
  • Brandeis University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1980
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