Mr. Rubenstrunk has over 10 years’ experience working in the distressed and turnaround industry. His career began working for a small debtor's side Ch. 11 bankruptcy firm in Chicago during law school, followed by a brief stint in Arizona consulting clientsfacing foreclosure and debt collection. In 2012, Mr. Rubenstrunk moved to Minnesota and spent 5 years clerking for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota with Chief Judge Gregory F. Kishel and Judge William J. Fisher. During his clerkship, Mr. Rubenstrunk worked on a wide array of cases covering myriad issues, including the fallout from a multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Following his clerkship, Mr. Rubenstrunk was an attorney Winthrop & Weinstine in the Creditors' Remedies and Financial Services Litigation Groups. Mr. Rubenstrunk’s work as an attorney focused on foreclosures, receiverships, bankruptcies, out of court workouts, and litigation involving financial transactions. Mr. Rubenstrunk has represented banks, non-traditional lenders, equipment financers, receivers, landlords, and asset buyers, among others, across the country in a variety of proceedings and courts. Mr. Rubenstrunk has extensive experience in financial services and can leverage his experience as an attorney to serve Alliance’s clients and add additional depth to an already great team at Alliance.

Emily has practiced civil litigation and family and matrimonial law since 1998. She received a Master of Business Administration degree, conferred with distinction, from Adelphi University in 1989. Thereafter, Emily worked in public relations and artist management in the music industry. She was an Articles Editor from 1996-1997 for the Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law while attending the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University. In 1998, Emily was admitted to the State Bars of New York and New Jersey and, in 1999, to the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Emily has worked in the offices of several prominent New York City matrimonial attorneys before joining Garr Silpe, P.C. in 2010. Emily resides in Westchester County with her husband and children. She plays tennis and volunteers for local political causes and the Humane Society of Westchester.

Melinda Rubin merged her immigration firm with Zwaik, Gilbert & Associates in February of 2015. She is a native Long Islander who grew up in Sag Harbor. At age 5 she decided she could help people by being a lawyer and she has been interrogating people since. She is a 1980 graduate of Tuller School, an Episcopal private school that was in Sag Harbor, NY. She graduated in 1984 from Hofstra University with Honors in Political Science and in addition to awards for leadership she was also a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honor Society. She attended Hofstra Law for a year but decided to take time off and worked doing accounting work at different companies including several Wall Street Firms. The need to help people resurfaced during the late 1980’s and in 1988, when she moved to California to attend Whittier Law School in Los Angeles. While there she graded onto Law Review and was in the top 5% of her class. She transferred to the University of Maryland in 1990 and graduated from there in 1992 where she majored in environmental law. That administrative law background became handy when she shifted her focus to immigration law in 1995. She has been a member of the NYS Bar since 1993. Melinda directed her own practice from 1995 until 2015, practicing immigration, criminal and real estate law. In 2015, her firm merged with Zwaik, Gilbert and Associates and she is now part of a group of lawyers dedicated to ensuring their clients receive the best advice and best service possible. Her areas of expertise include, but are not limited to criminal immigration, asylum, SIJ and asylum for children. Melinda works out of our Hampton Bays office and looks forward to meeting and working with you to develop the best strategy to ensure you win your case. Melinda has been a proud member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association since 1996.

Attorney Paul S. Badame’s primary focus is to provide high-quality, client-driven representation. When you need legal advice regarding Social Security disability claims, he can listen to your individual needs and help you understand how the law applies to your case. Mr. Badame graduated from Villanova University with a degree in Finance in 1995 and received his law degree from Widener University in 1999. He has been practicing law for over 10 years and is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania state courts and Federal Court. Mr. Badame has extensive experience in all matters of family law and Social Security disability law. Prior to entering private practice in 2003, he was employed as a Support and Custody Master for the Domestic Relations Division of Philadelphia County and served as an arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. He has also represented a multitude of claimants before Administrative Law Judges in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He is an active member of the Montgomery, Philadelphia, and Delaware County Bar Associations and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives. Mr. Badame was selected for inclusion in the 2012 and 2013 lists of Rising Stars? by Super Lawyers® Magazine, designating him among the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in the state who are 40 or younger in the area of family law. Paul has also has been awarded The Lawyers of Distinction.

Todd M. Rubin is a Partner and Senior Trial Attorney at Finz & Finz, P.C., and has been with the firm since 2004. Mr. Rubin is Martindale-Hubbell AV rated (peer rated for highest level of professional excellence), has been selected to Super Lawyers (top 5% of attorneys in New York) and is a National Top 100 Trial Lawyer. Mr. Rubin plays a pivotal role in the firm’s highest-exposure cases and has extensive trial experience with a record of substantial verdicts and settlements in personal injury cases, involving motor vehicle accidents, truck and bus accidents, nursing home neglect, products liability, premises accidents, construction accidents, lead paint injuries, dram shop cases, and medical malpractice. Mr. Rubin also has extensive experience in handling cases with the most serious consequences for the firm’s clients, such as wrongful death, brain injuries, spinal injuries, orthopedic injuries, amputations, burns, pain syndromes and infectious processes. Mr. Rubin is dedicated to fighting for the rights of the firm’s clients and is recognized by his peers as being an aggressive and skilled litigator. Mr. Rubin has embraced the newest litigation technologies and is skilled in using sophisticated trial presentation software when trying cases before juries. Mr. Rubin has a unique ability to connect with and persuade jurors as to why the firm’s clients deserve justice and maximum compensation. His strong grasp of litigation technology also allows him to effectively conduct virtual depositions and mediations. Mr. Rubin’s philosophy of always being prepared and not letting up on even the most difficult cases has allowed him to obtain tens of millions of dollars of verdicts and settlements for the clients of the firm. Many of these results have been published in the Jury Verdict Reporter and recognized for being the highest verdicts and settlements of the year. Mr. Rubin makes it a priority to have a personal relationship with every client he represents and makes sure that the firm’s clients are confident in their representation. Mr. Rubin began his legal career in major Manhattan law firms handling sophisticated products liability and patent infringement litigations. He then began to concentrate on personal injury law and has litigated hundreds of matters from inception through trial or settlement. Mr. Rubin was born in Suffolk County, New York. He is a dedicated family man, who loves participating in all types of activities with his wife and daughter, including skiing, working out, and biking. Mr. Rubin is an avid skier who is always searching for the highest peak to descend.