| Rubin M. Sinins |
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State v. Reid, 194 N.J. 386 (2008) |
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Bernoskie v. Zarinsky, 394 N.J. Super. 421 |
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Rankin v. Board of Trustees, Police and Fireman's Retirement System, 2003 WL 21981984 (App. Div. 2003) |
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State v. Ruiz, 355 N.J. Super 237 (L. Div., 2002) |
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McRae v. St. Michaels Medical Center, 349 N.J. Super 583 (App. Div., 2002) |
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| Presentations |
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Speaker, NJAJ Educational Foundation, "Ethics & Professionalism for Criminal Attorneys", April 26, 2012 |
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Co-Chair, NJAJ Educational Foundation, “Criminal Law Seminar”, April 26 & 27, 2012. |
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Overcoming Ethical Dilemmas Facing Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys, New Jersey Association for Justice, scheduled for April 2011 |
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Ethics and Professionalism for Criminal Practitioners, New Jersey Association for Justice, November 2010 |
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Walk In Their Shoes: A Defense Attorney’s Advice for Prosecutors, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, October 2010 |
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Handling a Criminal Case from Arrest to Sentencing, Essex County Bar Association, October 2010 |
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Building Your Case at the Initial Stage, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, September 2010 |
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Advocating in a Modern World, Newark Academy Cum Laude Society, June 2010 |
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Electronic Discovery in Civil and Criminal Matters, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 2010 |
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Do’s & Don’ts of Cross-Examination, New Jersey Association for Justice, April 2010 |
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Pre-Indictment Strategies, New Jersey Association for Justice, November 2009 |
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Blog On: How the Internet Has Changed Civil and Criminal Litigation Forever, Essex County Bar Association, October 2009 |
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White Collar Crime, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, September 2009 |
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Discovering Unburied Treasure on Social Networking Web Sites, American Association for Justice, published May 2009 |
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Evidentiary and Other Issues Arising in New Jersey Criminal Trials, New Jersey State Bar Association, November 2008 |
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Grand Jury Practice, Union County Bar Association, May and February 2008 |
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Criminal Trials, Essex County Bar Association, March 2008 |
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Panelist and Moderator, "Evidentiary and Other Issues Arising in New Jersey Criminal Trials," Mid-Year Conference of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Orlando, FL, November 2008 |
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Panelist, "Grand Jury Practice," Union County Bar Association, Spring 2008 |
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Moderator, "Issues Arising in Criminal Trials," Essex County Bar association, Spring 2008 |
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Moderator, "Bail Practices in Essex County," Essex County Bar Association, Fall 2007 |
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Panelist, "New Jersey Grand Jury Practice," Essex and Union County Bar Associations Mid-Year Conference with the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, Paradise Island, Bahamas, February 2008 |
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Panelist, "Professionalism in the Law, Skills, and Methods Course," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Seton Hall Law School, May 8, 2007 |
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Panelist, "New Jury Selection Procedures," Essex and Union County Bar Associations Mid-Year Conference with the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, February 2007 |
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Legal commentator on CourtTV for live criminal trials |
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| Publications |
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The Rocket’s Legal Misfires, New Jersey Law Journal, September 27, 2010 |
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The MLB Steroids Investigation, and the Lessons It Offers, New Jersey Law Journal, July 6, 2010 |
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The Governor and FDR, New Jersey Law Journal, May 10, 2010 |
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As a certified criminal trial attorney and a civil trial attorney, Rubin Sinins handles matters involving criminal defense, employment discrimination and wrongful termination, commercial matters, and miscellaneous civil litigation matters. His litigation experience is wide-ranging, and Mr. Sinins is called upon to handle complex litigations for individual and corporate clients in a host of contexts.
In 2006, Mr. Sinins was selected as one of the New Jersey Law Journal's 40 Under 40. The publication's list features 40 of New Jersey's top lawyers under the age of 40 and is comprised of attorneys "well qualified to carry the distinction of being high achievers, future leaders, and well-worth keeping an eye on."
Mr. Sinins earned his B.A. with honors as well as an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991, and his J.D. with honors from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1994, where he was a Notes Editor of the George Washington Law Review and a Dean's Research and Writing Fellow. He is admitted to the New Jersey and New York State Bars as well as the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, and Southern District of New York.
Following law school, Mr. Sinins served as Research Associate at Harvard University to the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Chief Judge Emeritus (retired) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Thereafter, Mr. Sinins served as a litigation associate in the New York offices of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. He was a partner in the Newark, New Jersey firm of Sinins & Bross from 1998 through 2006.
Mr. Sinins is a co-author of "A Life Well Lived: Remembrances of Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.-His Days, His Jurisprudence, and His Legacy," Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, April 2000. In addition, he is the Chair of the District V-B Ethics Committee for the 2008-09 term, Chair of the Essex County Bar Association's Criminal Bench-Bar Committee for the 2008-09 term, and a member of the Richard J. Hughes Inn of Court. |
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| Associations |
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Essex County Bar Association, Chair of the Criminal Bench-Bar Committee (2008-09)
- Union County Bar Association, Criminal Law Committee
- New Jersey Association for Justice
- District V-B Ethics Committee, Chair (2008-09)
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| Bar Admissions |
- New Jersey State Bar
- U.S. District Court for New Jersey
- New York State Bar
- U.S. District Court for Southern District of New York
- United States Supreme Court
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| Professional Activities |
- Trustee, Essex County Bar Association, April 2009 to Present
- Chair, Criminal Bench-Bar Committee, Essex County Bar Association, September 2007 to Present
- Co-Chair, Criminal Law Section, New Jersey Association for Justice, January 2010 to Present
- Trustee, Jewish Community Housing Corporation, September 2008 to Present
- Chair, Supreme Court of New Jersey, District V-B Ethics Committee, September 2008 to 2009
- Member, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Rules of Evidence Committee, September 2007 to 2009
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| Professional Honors |
- New Jersey Super Lawyers, Criminal Defense, 2009 and 2011
- Ten Leaders - Criminal Defense, Northern New Jersey, 2009
- “40 Under 40,” New Jersey Law Journal, 2006
- New Jersey Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, Criminal Defense, 2007 and 2008
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Phone: (973) 642-7005
Fax: (973) 642-2981
rsinins@javerbaumwurgaft.com
Legal Secretary: Jessica Cafiero |
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| Education |
George Washington University National Law Center, J.D., with honors, 1994
Notes Editor of the George Washington Law Review and a Dean's Research and Writing Fellow
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., with honors, 1991
University of Pennsylvania, M.A., 1991 |
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