Rubin M. Sinins

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As both a certified criminal trial attorney and certified civil trial attorney, a distinction held by fewer than 40 attorneys, Rubin Sinins represents individual and corporate clients in a host of legal contexts.

His litigation experience is wide-ranging, from the defense of complex, white-collar investigations to the litigation of employment-related claims for employees and employers alike. He has tried numerous cases in criminal, civil and equity courts. Recently Mr. Sinins obtained a $20 million verdict on behalf of five workers who claimed that a co-worker cheated them out of their share of a Mega Millions lottery jackpot. Mr. Sinins is frequently called-upon to handle internal investigations and other sensitive matters on behalf of his clients. These include the representation of professionals before licensing boards and other regulatory bodies. Mr. Sinins also represents students in disciplinary matters at all levels of education, through graduate schools.

As a leader in the Bar, Mr. Sinins is Past President of the Essex County Bar Association, and is a member and Past Chair of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee for the Essex County Bar Association. He previously served as Chair of the District V-B Ethics Committee. Mr. Sinins lectures extensively for Continuing Legal Education seminars for other attorneys.

Mr. Sinins earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from the George Washington University National Law Center, where he was a Notes Editor of the George Washington Law Review. Following law school, he served as research associate to the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Chief Judge (retired) of the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Thereafter he served as a litigation associate at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison in New York City. He was a partner in the Newark, New Jersey firm Sinins & Bross, from 1998 through 2007, when he joined the Javerbaum Wurgaft firm as a partner.

University of Pennsylvania, 1991 B.A.
with honors
George Washington University National Law Center, 1994 J.D.
with honors; Editor of the George Washington Law Review
University of Pennsylvania, 1991 M.A.

New Jersey State Bar
New York State Bar
U.S. District Court for New Jersey
U.S. District Court for Southern District of New York
U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court

Legal Leadership Award, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation
Top 100 New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2014, 2015 2016, 2017, 2018
New Jersey Super Lawyers, Criminal Defense, 2009 to present
Ten Leaders – Criminal Defense, Northern New Jersey, 2009 to present
New Jersey Super Lawyers – Rising Stars, Criminal Defense, 2007 and 2008
“40 Under 40,” New Jersey Law Journal, 2006
Past Chair, Essex County Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee
Past President, Essex County Bar Association
Past Chair, Criminal Bench-Bar Committee, Essex County Bar Association
Co-Chair, Criminal Section, New Jersey Association for Justice
Former Chair, District V-B Ethics Committee
American Association for Justice
New Jersey State Bar Association

The Rocket’s Legal Misfires, New Jersey Law Journal, September 27, 2010
The MLB Steroids Investigation, and the Lessons It Offers, New Jersey Law Journal, July 6, 2010
The Governor and FDR, New Jersey Law Journal, May 10, 2010
Effective and Ethical Advocacy in High-Profile Cases, Essex County Bar Association, 2016 and 2017
Bail Reform in New Jersey: Impact on Domestic Violence Matters, Union County Bar Association, 2017
“Raising and Trying the Insanity Defense,” New Jersey Association for Justice, May 2014
“New Technologies and the Fourth Amendment,” Union County Public Defender’s Seminar, May 2014
“The Attorney-Client Relationship & Recurring Scenarios,” Lawline.com, April 2014
“Confidentiality & Disclosure Requirements: Navigating the Investigative Waters,” Lawline.com, April 2014
“Defending Charges: Zealous Advocacy Amidst the Candor Requirement,” Lawline.com, April 2014
“Ethics for the NJ Criminal Attorney,” Lawline.com, December 27, 2012
Speaker, NJAJ Educational Foundation, “Ethics & Professionalism for Criminal Attorneys”, April 26, 2012
Co-Chair, NJAJ Educational Foundation, “Criminal Law Seminar”, April 26 & 27, 2012
Overcoming Ethical Dilemmas Facing Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys, New Jersey Association for Justice, scheduled for April 2011
Ethics and Professionalism for Criminal Practitioners, New Jersey Association for Justice, November 2010
Walk In Their Shoes: A Defense Attorney’s Advice for Prosecutors, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, October 2010
Handling a Criminal Case from Arrest to Sentencing, Essex County Bar Association, October 2010
Building Your Case at the Initial Stage, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, September 2010
Advocating in a Modern World, Newark Academy Cum Laude Society, June 2010
Electronic Discovery in Civil and Criminal Matters, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 2010
Do’s & Don’ts of Cross-Examination, New Jersey Association for Justice, April 2010
Pre-Indictment Strategies, New Jersey Association for Justice, November 2009
Blog On: How the Internet Has Changed Civil and Criminal Litigation Forever, Essex County Bar Association, October 2009
White Collar Crime, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, September 2009
Discovering Unburied Treasure on Social Networking Web Sites, American Association for Justice, published May 2009
Evidentiary and Other Issues Arising in New Jersey Criminal Trials, New Jersey State Bar Association, November 2008
Grand Jury Practice, Union County Bar Association, May and February 2008
Criminal Trials, Essex County Bar Association, March 2008
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
Panelist, “Grand Jury Practice,” Union County Bar Association, Spring 2008
Moderator, “Issues Arising in Criminal Trials,” Essex County Bar association, Spring 2008
Moderator, “Bail Practices in Essex County,” Essex County Bar Association, Fall 2007
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
Panelist, “Professionalism in the Law, Skills, and Methods Course,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Seton Hall Law School, May 8, 2007
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
Legal commentator on CourtTV for live criminal trials
State v. Lunsford, N.J. (2016)
State v. Pomainek, 221 N.J. 66 (2015)
State v. Earls, 214 N.J. 564 (2013)
State v. Reid, 194 N.J. 386 (2008)
Bernoskie v. Zarinsky, 394 N.J. Super. 421
Rankin v. Board of Trustees, Police and Fireman’s Retirement System, 2003 WL 21981984 (App. Div. 2003)
State v. Ruiz, 355 N.J. Super 237 (L. Div., 2002)
McRae v. St. Michaels Medical Center, 349 N.J. Super 583 (App. Div., 2002)

MyCentralJersey.com: Donald Sterling Story Is Cautionary Tale About Dangers Of Secret Recordings
Communications and Organizational Management: To Text or Not To Text
N.Y. Times: New Jersey Supreme Court Restricts Police Searches of Phone Data
N.Y. Times: In Rutgers Suicide Case, Ex-Student Gets Plea Deal
N.Y. Times: Co-Workers Say They Chipped In On Winning Lottery Ticket
N.Y. Times: NJ Transit Worker Fired for Burning Koran Gets Back Job
CNN: Lawyers For Rutgers Student Caution Against Uninformed Assumptions
CNN: New Jersey Lottery Fraud
AP / Fox News: NJ Supreme Court Rules Cellphone Tracking By Police Must Be Preceded By Warrant
CBS News: NJ Jury Says Lottery Jackpot Winner Must Pay Coworkers Millions
MSNBC: Mega Millions – When Office Pools Go Wrong
N.Y. Post: Rubin Sinins Delivers Opening Statement in High-Profile, NYC Murder/Insanity Trial
L.A. Times: Pair Charged In Rutgers Sex Video Break Their Silence
Newark Star-Ledger: Jury Rules Elizabeth Man Cheated His 5 Co-Workers Out Of A $38.5M Jackpot From A Lottery Pool
Newark Star-Ledger: Lawyer For Dharun Ravi Says No Evidence Will Be Found To Support Bias Charges

Rubin M. Sinins

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