Accomplished. Determined. Experienced.
Jeffrey Rubinstein
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Practice Areas:
- Civil Litigation
- Corporate
- Business Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Constitutional
- Construction
- Contracts
- Family Law
- Finance and Investments
- General Practice
- Law and Economics
- Litigation/Trial Advocacy/Advocacy
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Real Estate/Land Development
- Securities
- Trusts and Estates
- Wills
- Zoning
- Planning and Land Use
Biography
Rubinstein is the partner-in-charge of our law firm. Jeff specializes in real estate and commercial litigation, and offers a wealth of expertise with over 30 years’ experience as both a transactional lawyer and a trial lawyer of commercial disputes. Jeffrey’s cross-disciplined practice enables him to provide insights and judgments that can only be gained from the type of broad based experience that Jeff brings to every engagement.
By virtue of the depth of his experience in both the Courtroom as a trial lawyer, as well as his corporate and real estate background, Jeff offers clients a wealth of experience in dealing with problematic real estate projects, land use matters or loans secured by real estate. Jeff has been involved in handling lender liability claims and prosecuted numerous large foreclosures. Jeff handles various types of commercial cases in the State and Federal courts, and commercial foreclosures throughout the State.
Jeff received his B.A. degree with a major in Economics from George Washington University, after transferring there from Bates College, and received his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1974.
He resides in Pinecrest, Florida.
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
- Juris Doctor - 1974
- George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
- B.A. - 1971
- Major: Economics
- Bates College
Bar Admission
- Florida, 1974
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1974
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida Trial Bar, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1975
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1979
- U.S. Tax Court, 1979
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1983
Published Works
- Chapter 2, Scope and Subject Matter of Secured Transactions in Florida, C.L.E. Publications, The Florida Bar, 1981
Representative Cases
- Venema v. Tost, 424 So.2d 786, 1982, Fla. 3rd DCA, 1982133417
- Moreno et ux. v. City Gas Company of Florida, (Circuit Court, 11th Judicial Circuit, Dade County, Fla. 1986)
- Kutner v. Berman and Guardian Life Insurance Company, (CA 21, Miami-Dade Circuit Court)
- Curry v. Dade County and the State of Florida, (AP, Circuit Court, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1993)
- Selig v. Sandler, 642 So.2d 766, 1994, Fla. 3rd DCA, 1994156446
- Caputo v. Internal Revenue Service, (United State Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida 1996)
- Alter Sales Co., Inc. v. Morf, (Broward Circuit Court 1998)
- Sunswipe, Inc. v. Doss, etc., et. al., (U.S.D.C., S.D. Fla. 1999)
- Shaw v. Lake Park Condominium, Inc., et. al., (Circuit Court, Miami-Dade County, Florida 2000)
Honors
- Listed in The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™
- Recognized as one of Florida’s Super Lawyers in the 2006 – 2008, 2010 – 2011 Editions of Super Lawyers
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV RATED LAWYER – MARTINDALE-HUBBELL® Peer Review Rating: An AV certification
- Recipient of the South Florida Business Journal “Best of The Bar” Award, 2005
- Super Lawyers
Representative Clients
- American Maritime Officers Plan
- Resources Warehousing
References
- Sun Bank, Miami, N.A.
- Plus International Bank
- Attorneys' Title Insurance Company
Past Positions
- Roth, Rousso & Darrach, P.A., 2001 to 2002
- Simon Schindler & Sandberg, P.A., 1998 to 2001
- Gallwey Gillman Curtis Vento & Horne, P.A., 1997 to 1998
- Rubinstein, Kornik, Bloom & Minsker, P.A., 1996 to 1997
- Rubinstein and Kornik, P.A., 1979 to 1996
- Jeffrey D. Rubinstein, P.A., 1978 to 1979
- Dubbin, Schiff, Berkman & Dubbin, 1974 to 1978
Professional Associations
- Beth David Congregation, Board of Directors, 1987 to 1995
- Central Agency for Jewish Education, 1988 to 1989
- The Florida Bar
- American Bar Association
- Dade County Bar Association
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers
Current Employment Position
- Member