ALPERT - Key Persons
Managing Partner Arthur Rubenstein is highly experienced in all stages of a personal injury lawsuits from inception to trial. As a plaintiff lawyer, he has settled over $85 million worth of personal injury cases including over $5 million thus far in 2024, often far exceeding client expectations. Having previously worked defending insurance companies, he has unique insight into their requirements, which he leverages into maximum recovery. Prior to his time at Alpert, Slobin & Rubenstein, he founded the plaintiffs personal injury practice at a prior firm.
is highly experienced in all stages of a personal injury lawsuits from inception to trial. As a plaintiff lawyer, he has settled over $85 million worth of personal injury cases including over $5 million thus far in 2024, often far exceeding client expectations. Having previously worked defending insurance companies, he has unique insight into their requirements, which he leverages into maximum recovery. Prior to his time at Alpert, Slobin & Rubenstein, he founded the plaintiffs personal injury practice at a prior firm.
Mr. Rubenstein has built his reputation through a strong commitment to clients and aggressive advocacy on their behalf, and his connection with those he represents frequently extends beyond the courtroom. Notable clients include former New York Mets pitcher Dwight "Doc" Gooden, a member of the New York Yankees organization, and the Police Benevolent Association. Mr. Rubenstein has earned the distinction of being selected by his peers as a "Super Lawyer" for each of the last 3 years.
Mr. Rubenstein received his JD from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, achieving Dean's List four times and graduating third in his class. He has a degree in business management from Adelphi University, where he captained the baseball team and in his junior year hit .448 which ranked him 8th among NCAA leading hitters. He is a member of New York State Trial Lawyers Association and New York County Lawyers Association, as well as the Bronx Bar Association. In 2020, Mr. Rubenstein was selected as a Lawyer of Distinction based on "objective evaluation of qualifications, license, reputation, experience, and disciplinary history."
Education
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Huntington, New York
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Attorney Morton Alpert has been admitted to practice in New York for more than 53 years, graduating from Columbia University School of Law in 1958. He received his liberal arts degree from the College of the City of New York in 1954.
Morton Alpert has focused his practice on personal injury throughout his legal career, starting as a defense attorney, but dedicating his practice exclusively to the needs of plaintiffs more than 40 years ago. He set up his own practice in 1961.
Mr. Alpert is licensed to practice in all state courts in New York, as well as the Southern District and the Eastern District for New York's federal courts. He is a long time member of the American Bar Association, the New York Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, and the American Trial Lawyers Association.
Morton Alpert has spent his legal career in litigation, handling all aspects of a trial, from the evaluation of a case through closing arguments and appeals. He has extensive experience gathering and evaluating evidence, developing and implementing effective trial strategies, deposing and preparing witnesses, conducting direct and cross examination, and presenting arguments to a judge and jury.
Mr. Alpert enjoys serving as a judge in the national moot court proceedings sponsored by the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. He has also sat on judiciary committees, where he evaluated candidates for the bench and has served as a member of the Board of Trustees at Temple Emanuel.
Education
Columbia Law School, New York, New York