Robert G. Smith
Member
Legal Practice Experience
Established law practice in 1981.
Prior Legal Experience
Monasch Chazen & Steam -
Associate 1974-1976
Partner 1978-1981
Wein, Lane & Malkin
Associate 1976-1978
Year Joined Firm
- 1981
Areas of Practice
- 5% Criminal Law
- 95% Family Law
- Business Valuation
- Executive Compensation
- Real Estate
- White Collar Crime
- Commercial Litigation
- Custody & Visitation
- Litigation & Appeals
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1974
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1975
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
Education
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey
- J.D. - 1973
- Law Review: Rutgers Law Review, Editor, 1973
- Brooklyn College-CUNY, Brooklyn, New York
- B.A. - 1970
Published Works
- Comment, 26 Rutgers Law Rev. 383, 1973
Representative Cases
- People v. Borriello, 155 Misc. 2d 261 (S.Ct. Kings Co. 1992)
- Mars Productions Corp. v. U.S. Media Corp., 169 A.D.2d 550 (1st Dept 1991)
- People v. Beatty, 168 A.D.2d 683 (2nd Dept 1990)
- Fridman v. Fridman, 120 A.D.2d 491 (1st Dept 1986)
- Anderson v. Anderson, 111 A.D.2d 730 (1985)
- Fendler v. Thorne, 83 A.D.2d 803 (1st Dept 1982)
- Weyerhaeuser v. Weyerhaeuser, 79 A.D.2d 902 (1st Dept 1981)
- Con Edison v. City of New York, 44 N.Y.2d 536 (1978)
- City of New York v. State of Board of Equalization and Assessment, 60 A.D.2d 932 (3rd Dept. 1978)
- Stream v. Sportscar Salon, 91 Misc.2d 99 (Civ.Ct.Queens Co. 1977)
- Wolfe v. Wolfe, 86 Misc.2d 313 (Sup.Ct.Nassau Co. 1976)
- Wolff v. Illustrated World Encyclopedia, 34 N.Y.2d 834 (1974)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- New York County Lawyers Association, Member, Committee on the Supreme Court, 1992 - Present
- New York County Lawyers Association, Matrimonial Law Section, Member
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Court Television Network, Commentator on Criminal Cases and Domestic Relations Cases, 1991 - Present
