Michael Rubin is special counsel in the firm's Syracuse office. He defends clients in a wide variety of general liability matters and focuses his practice on complex and high-exposure personal injury actions involving construction, the New York Labor Law, wrongful death, workers' compensation, premises liability, lead exposure, environmental claims, and asbestos litigation, as well as property damage actions involving petroleum discharges under the New York Navigation Law.

Michael's clients include construction site owners, contractors, and subcontractors; commercial premises owners and lessees; residential premises owners and managing agents; and petroleum remediation contractors. He has represented his clients through trial.

Professional Affiliations and Training
  • American Bar Association
  • Onondaga County Bar Association
  • Department of Labor OSHA-10 Construction Training
Admitted to Practice
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Education
  • University of Delaware, B.A., 1993
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2000
Presentations/Publications
  • Presenter, “NY Construction Site Accident Update: Labor Law Section 240, Indemnity Agreements and Insurance,” Associated Builders and Contractors, October 2011
  • Presenter, “Contract Drafting for Construction Projects,” Cazenovia College, April 2011