Judd Burstein helms Judd Burstein, P.C., a three-lawyer boutique litigation firm. The son of one of the first women Justices of the New York State Supreme Court, and a father who ran a successful labor law firm, Mr. Burstein grew up with an appreciation of the important role a lawyer can play in society so long as he practices his craft with great honesty and a deep devotion to his clients. After graduating from Brandeis University summa cum laude, obtaining an M.A. in Philosophy, and then graduating from New York University School of Law, Mr. Burstein began his career as a criminal defense lawyer working for Gerald L. Shargel and Jay Goldberg, two of the preeminent criminal defense lawyers in their day. During that period in his career, Mr. Burstein learned the fundamentals of trying cases in the most difficult of circumstances – where the odds are stacked against you as a lawyer.

In essence, Mr. Burstein believes that the ability to communicate with judges and jurors, the trial skill of cross-examination, and the ability to develop overall litigation strategy are skills far more important to victory than a specialty in a particular area of the law. Knowledge of the substantive law underlying a case can be easily secured by a litigator through study and expert assistance. Most litigators who specialize in just one area, such as patents or bankruptcy, simply do not have the breadth of experience or confidence in their litigation talents to make use of that talent and experience in a broad number of areas. In contrast, by the time a case comes to trial, Mr. Burstein, through the course of trial preparation, necessarily secures the very knowledge and experience he may not have possessed at the time of his retention.

The value of Mr. Burstein as a lawyer is not restricted to his ability to win cases. In addition, he has a history of securing very favorable settlements for clients because adversaries are aware of Mr. Burstein’s reputation as a trial lawyer and his love of the courtroom.

Ironically, precisely because he has tried so many different types of cases, there are few litigators in the country who have a breadth of substantive expertise in different areas of the law that is equal to Mr. Burstein’s. Over the years, Mr. Burstein has served successfully as trial counsel in litigations and arbitrations involving defamation, negligence, the airline industry, common law fraud, bankruptcy fraud, securities fraud, income tax disputes, white collar crime, patent law, copyright law, unfair completion, corporate dissolutions, partnership partitions, child custody, divorce, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, provenance of art works, the music industry, the sport of boxing, architectural malpractice, real estate, building construction and civil racketeering. He has handled cases at the trial level in 18 states. In addition, Mr. Burstein has extensive experience as an appellate advocate. He has taught appellate advocacy at Hofstra University Law School, and has argued more than 60 federal and 40 state appeals.