Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School
- J.D., cum laude, 1973
- Legal Writing Instructor, 1972-1973
Stanford University
- A.B., 1968
Bar and Court Admissions
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; Third Circuit; Fourth Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Practice Focus
Mr. Rubenstein is a member of the litigation department. Mr. Rubenstein concentrates his practice in the area of commercial litigation, with an emphasis in the areas of corporate, lender liability, insurance, real estate, professional malpractice, and environmental litigation. Mr. Rubenstein, as part of his litigation practice, advises institutional, commercial and individual clients on a variety of litigation and related issues.
Notable Experience
Mr. Rubenstein has practiced in the area of commercial litigation since 1973. He has tried jury and jury waived cases in state courts in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida, New York, Connecticut, and New Hampshire, and in federal court in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. He has argued appeals in state and federal appellate courts. Mr. Rubenstein has argued the appeal in the following appellate decisions, among others:
- 1010 Memorial Drive Tenants Corp. v. Fire Chief of Cambridge, 424 Mass. 661 (1997)
- Nowak v. Tak How Investment Limited, 94 F.3d 708 (1st Cir. 1996)
- Cambridgeport Savings Bank v. Boersner, et al., 413 Mass. 432 (1992)
- In re Fordham, 130 B.R. 632 (Bankr. D. Mass. 1991)
- Goode v. Ryan, 397 Mass. 85 (1986)
- Bennett v. McCabe, 808 F.2d 178 (1st Cir. 1987)
- V.S.H. Realty, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Plymouth, 30 Mass.App.Ct. 530 (1991)
- Madden v. Estin, 28 Mass.App.Ct. 392 (1990)
- In re Courtland Estates Corp., 144 B.R. 5 (Bankr.D.Mass. 1992)
- Wagley v. Danforth, 46 Mass.App.Ct. 15 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Ins. Co., 429 Mass. 355 (1999)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Ins. Co., 44 Mas.App.Ct. 842 (1998)
Background
Joined the firm in 1979.
Following law school, Mr. Rubenstein was an associate at Wolf, Block, Chorr and Solis-Cohen in Philadelphia, PA.
Professional Activities
- Member, Town of Sherborn Planning Board
- Member, Town of Sherborn Zoning Board of Appeals
- Former advocate (CASA) for abused and neglected children
Publications
“Lender Liability In Perspective,” part of Lender Liability: Counseling Clients and Litigating Claims, M.C.L.E. (1990)
“Negligent Loan Underwriting, Negligent Loan Administration, and Joint Venture Claims,” part of Lender Liability Litigation in the 90s, M.C.L.E. (1991)
“Enforcing and Litigating Promissory Notes,” part of Promissory Notes: Do they give what they promise?, M.C.L.E. (1991)
“Enforcing and Litigating Promissory Notes,” part of The Best of MCLE Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, M.C.L.E. (1995)
“Disputes Over Broker Commissions,” part of Real Estate Broker Disputes, M.C.L.E. (1995)
“Real Estate Litigation,” part of Massachusetts Superior Court Civil Practice Jury Instructions (MCLE, 1998)
“An Overview of Differences Between State and Federal Discovery Practice,” part of Massachusetts Discovery Practice (MCLE, 2002)