Ben Rubinowitz
Managing Partner | Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
Ben Rubinowitz is a personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability trial lawyer and managing partner at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf in New York, New York. Admitted in New York; J.D., Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (1981).
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Ben B. Rubinowitz is managing partner of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf in New York City, where he represents seriously injured plaintiffs. His cases arise from car accidents, premises and construction accidents, medical malpractice, civil rights violations and product liability.
Rubinowitz began his career as a prosecutor before moving to plaintiffs’ personal injury work. He joined the firm in 1989. The firm says his preparation has produced 29 verdicts and more than 180 settlements above $1 million, and he has argued appeals before the Appellate Division and the New York Court of Appeals.
His results include a $120 million medical malpractice verdict in Westchester County, a $71 million verdict for a client with spinal cord injuries, a $59.2 million verdict for a former high school student disfigured in a chemistry experiment and a $41.5 million verdict for the family of a sanitation worker killed by a street sweeper. He also obtained a liability verdict against Metro-North in the Valhalla train crash, which ultimately resulted in a settlement exceeding $182 million for the families of five passengers killed and dozens of others injured.
Rubinowitz co-authors the Trial Advocacy column in the New York Law Journal and has lectured at more than 500 continuing legal education programs. He served as chair of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He has been named Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year multiple times and ranked first among New York Metro lawyers on the Super Lawyers list in 2024 and 2025.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- Boston University, B.A. (1978), magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- Hofstra University, J.D. (1981)
- Admitted to practice in New York (1982)
- Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York (1982)
Practice Areas
- The Inner Circle of Advocates
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Past President, New York City Chapter)
- International Society of Barristers (Fellow)
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Dean)
- New York State Bar Association
- New York County Lawyers Association
- Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary (Member since 2019)
- Super Lawyers, ranked No. 1 in New York Metro (2024, 2025)
- Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury and Product Liability (2024)
- Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year (2018, 2017, 2016, 2013)
- Forbes Advisor Best Personal Injury Lawyers (2023, 2024, 2025)
- $120 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict: Record-setting verdict against Westchester County Medical Center, described as the largest ever in Westchester County.
- $71 Million Verdict: Car accident case in which the client suffered spinal cord injuries, described as the largest verdict in the country for this type of injury.
- $59.2 Million Verdict: Verdict for a former high school student disfigured by a chemistry experiment.
- $41.5 Million Wrongful Death Verdict: Verdict for the family of a city sanitation worker fatally struck by a street sweeper, described as one of the largest wrongful death awards in Queens County.
- $182 Million Metro-North Settlement: Landmark verdict holding Metro-North primarily liable for the Valhalla train crash, which ultimately resulted in a settlement exceeding $182 million for the families of five passengers killed and dozens of others injured.
- $6.5 Million Settlement: Settlement with the New York City Transit Authority for an 80-year-old woman who suffered crush injuries to her feet.
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