Attorneys Ben Rubinowitz and Anthony Gair Named 2018 Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year"

8/16/17

United States, August 15, 2017 – The New York Personal Injury Law Firm of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf is pleased to announce that:

  • Our Managing partner Ben B. Rubinowitz was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2018 "Lawyer of the Year" for Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs in the New York City area.
  • Our partner Anthony H. Gair was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2018 "Lawyer of the Year" for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs in the New York City area.


Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year," making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments.

In addition to the "Lawyer of the Year" award, Ben B. Rubinowitz was also listed in the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the following practice areas: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs. Anthony H. Gair was also listed in the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the following practice areas: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs

8 other personal injury attorneys of the firm have been included in the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America:

  • Marijo C. Adimey - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Jeffrey B. Bloom - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Seymour Boyers - Appellate Practice
  • Christopher J. Donadio - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Howard S. Hershenhorn - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Jerome I. Katz - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Stephen H. Mackauf - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Richard M. Steigman - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs


Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.

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