Background
Rubenstein, Joshua Seth was born on August 5, 1954 in Brooklyn. Son of Seth and Elaine (Freedman) Rubenstein.
Rubenstein, Joshua Seth was born on August 5, 1954 in Brooklyn. Son of Seth and Elaine (Freedman) Rubenstein.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Columbia University, 1976; Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1979.
Associate, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York City, 1979-1982;
associate, Rosenman & Colin LLP, New York City, 1982-1988;
partner, Rosenman & Colin LLP, New York City, since 1988;
chair, Rosenman & Colin LLP, New York City, since 1998. Management committee Rosenman & Colin, New York City, since 1994, chairman trusts & Estates department, since 1995. Advisory board TE/DEC Systems, Inc., Journal New York Taxation.
Lecturer in field; advising committee on surrogate's courts Office of Court Administration, since 1997. Advisory county Columbia Law School Trusts, Wills and Estate Planning,1997-.
President Brasch Farms Civic Association, Middletown, New Jersey, 1982-1984, 340 E. 74th St. Owners Corporation, 1990-1991. Director, secretary Irvington Institute Medical Research, 1991, treasurer, 1991-1992, secretary, 1992-1993, co-president, 1993-1994, president, since 1994;chairman estates and trust specialty group, chairman specialty group. Task force, member Executive Committee lawyers division United Jewish Appeal-Federation, since 1989.
Member legislation committee, development committee, board governance committee, Madeleine Borg committee, chairman, member Executive Committee, since 1994. Trustee Jewish Board Family and Children's Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1991. Fellow American College Trusts and Estate Counsel (state laws committee), New York State Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association (real property and probate section), Internat.Acad. Estate and Trust Law (academician since 1997), Practising Law Institute(estate advising committee, lecturer since 1984, Hadassah estate planning seminar faculty and advisory board since 1993), New York State Bar Association (trust and estate lawsect., treasurer 1997-1998, secretary since 1998, lector since 1984, vice chairman legislation committee 1988, chairman 1988-1991, co-chairman ad hoc commission to review proposals of EPTL advising committee of New York State since 1991, member-at-large Executive Committee 1992-1995, liaison to legislation policy committee since 1995, President's Pro Bono Svc. award 1991, Executive Committee award, 1992, 95, 96, treasurer 1997), New Jersey Bar Association advising committee relations with legislation and executive branches, real property and probate section), Association of Bar of City of New York, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Marta Johnson: children: Mary-Jane, Kenan, Rebecca, Marlena.