DERRICK A. RUBIN, Esq. joined Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, P.C. in July 1997. He has numerous years of handling residential and corporate real estate, landlord/tenant, personal injury, estate planning, debtor/creditor, traffic, civil litigation, criminal and corporate law. Mr. Rubin is also an accomplished trial attorney handling a wide range of family and matrimonial issues of divorce, custody and visitation, domestic violence, neglect, geographic relocation, enhanced earning capacity, Uniform Interstate Family Support Act actions, omnibus pendente lite motions, Writs of Habeas Corpus, Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act issues, restraining orders preventing relocation, preservation of marital assets, determination of marital assets and appreciation on separate property. Two of Mr. Rubin's matrimonial cases were prominently featured on the front page of the New York Law Journal. Mr. Rubin is recognized by Newsday as an expert in matrimonial law.

Education:

• Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1984)
• Business School of the University of New York at Albany (B.S. Business cum laude, 1981)

Public Offices:

• Mayor, Village of Flower Hill, NY 1996-1998
• Chairman, Village of Flower Hill, Zoning Board of Appeals, 1994-1995
• Chairman, Village of Flower Hill, Planning Board, 1992-1994

Memberships & Affiliations:

• Arbitrator, District Court of Nassau County, 1992-present
  • Presided over more than 100 cases to date
• Former Associate Board Member, Parker Jewish Institute
• Vice President, Temple Judea
• Treasurer for Roslyn Little League 2004-2006
• Trustee, Parker Jewish Institute, 1995-1996

Teaching/Lecturing:

• Presenter, Legal Workshop for Mental Health Professionals
• Lecturer to teachers and administrators at Edith L. Slocum Elementary School about family law and traffic court
• Presenter, Wells Fargo IBO/Paragon event about Protecting Property in Divorce

Practice Areas:

• Matrimonial and Family Law
• Residential and Corporate Real Estate Law
• Landlord/Tenant Law
• Business Law
• Wills and Estate Planning
• Collections
• Traffic Violations
• Criminal Defense
• Civil Litigation