Rob is a partner in the firm's litigation practice group.
He has been involved in all facets of litigation from inception through appeal. His experience includes matters involving all classes of discrimination under Title VII, Title IX, the ADEA, the ADA, the United States Constitution, the New York State Constitution, and the New York State Executive Law. He is also experienced in varied and complex aspects of insurance law and personal injury practice, including scaffold law, products liability, medical malpractice, elevator malfunctions, dram shop law, general liability and automobile claims.
Rob has argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, New York State’s First, Second and Third Appellate Divisions, and New York State’s First and Second Appellate Terms.
Robert B. Weissman
Education
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â–ª Northeastern University School of Law, J.D., 1993
â–ª University of Rochester, B.A., cum laude, Honors in History, 1990
Bar Admissions
â–ª New York, 1994
â–ª District of Columbia, 1996
Court Admissions
â–ª United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
â–ª United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
â–ª United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Clerkship
â–ª Hon. Clifford Scott, New York State Supreme Court, County of
New York
Professional Memberships
â–ª New York State Bar Association (Member, Torts, Insurance and
Compensation Law and Municipal Law Sections)
REPORTED COURT DECISIONS
IN THE NEWS
“A Legislative Flaw is Imperiling Many Adult Survivors Act Cases”, Times Union of Albany, Brendan J. Lyons, https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/legislative-flaw-imperiling-many-adult-survivors-19393166.php (April 9, 2024) (regarding Robert Weissman’s original argument, copied verbatim by other firms, that resulted in the New York State Legislature amending the Adult Survivors Act)
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Shah v. Carlton Gardens Hous. Co.,
286 A.D.2d 432 (2d Dep’t 2001)
Youn v. Bali 9 Bldg. Assocs.,
2003 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 155 (1st Dep’t 2003)
Hughes v. Bi Feng Nie,
12 A.D.3d 406 (2d Dep’t 2004)
Dukhvalov v. Pshierer,
15 A.D.3d 334 (2d Dep’t 2005)
Kashelkar v. Vill. of Spring Valley,
320 Fed. Appx. 53 (2d Cir. 2009)
Wong v. Marriott Hotel Servs.,
2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124740, 2009 WL 5538644 (EDNY 2009)
Ruiz v. County of Rockland,
609 F.3d 486 (2d Cir. 2010)
Sheffield v. Sheriff of the Rockland Cnty. Sheriff Dep’t,
393 Fed. Appx. 808 (2d Cir. 2010)
Matter of County of Rockland v. Rockland Assn. of Mgt.,
69 A.D.3d 621 (2d Dep’t 2010)
Mejia v. Era Realty Co.,
69 A.D.3d 816 (2d Dep’t 2010)
Vargas v. Tomorrow Travel & Tour, Inc.,
74 A.D.3d 1626 (3d Dep’t 2010)
Davitt v. Kralik,
32 Misc. 3d 141(A), 938 N.Y.S.2d 226 (App. Term. 2nd Dep’t 2011)
Fink v. Le Pays Basque,
New York Law Journal, Decisions of Interest, 4/4/11 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty. 2011)
Pauling-Jones v. Head Start of Rockland, Inc.,
95 A.D.3d 1284 (2d Dep’t 2012)
Pinero v. Casey,
2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33825, 2012 WL 832509 (SDNY 2012)
Davitt v. Rockland County Dep’t of Mental Health,
2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 36344, 2013 WL 1091982 (SDNY 2013)
Mittelman v. County of Rockland,
2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46382, 2013 WL 1248623 (SDNY 2013)
Baity v. Kralik,
51 F. Supp.3d 414 (SDNY 2014)
Weslowski v. Zugibe,
626 F. App'x 20 (2d Cir. 2015)
Chapotkat v. Cnty. of Rockland,
605 F. App'x 24 (2d Cir. 2015)
Rhee v. Good Samaritan Hosp.,
2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43282, 2015 WL 1501460 (SDNY 2015)
Allyn v. Rockland Cnty.,
646 F. App'x 60 (2d Cir. 2016)
Evans v. Rockland Cnty. Sheriff’s Dep’t,
2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57427, 2016 WL 1746094 (SDNY 2016)
Baer v. 180 Varick, LLC,
54 Misc.3d 1212(A), 54 N.Y.S.3d 54 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty. 2016)
Bhattacharaya v. Rockland Cmty. Coll.,
2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136367, 2017 WL 1031279 (SDNY 2017)
Russell v. Cnty. of Rockland,
2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116771, 2017 WL 3189873 (SDNY 2017)
Weslowski v. Zugibe,
167 A.D.3d 972 (2nd Dep’t 2018)
Fonvil v. Cnty. of Rockland,
2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3788, 2018 WL 357309 (SDNY 2018)
Watton v. Cnty. of Rockland,
2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126963, 2018 WL 3632523 (SDNY 2018)
Dinkins v. New York,
2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 174742, 2020 WL 5659554 (SDNY 2020)
King v. Shinder,
2020 U.S. Dist. 147700, 2020 WL 4750294 (SDNY 2020)
Ventillo v. Falco,
2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 239540, 2020 WL 7496294 (SDNY 2020)
Bello v. Rockland Cnty.,
846 F. App'x 77 (2d Cir. 2021), certiorari denied 142 S.Ct. 487 (2021)
Klein v. Zugabie,
2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 33912, 2021 WL 5313708 (2d Cir. 2021)
Girard v. Town of Orangetown,
195 A.D.3d 902 (2nd Dep’t 2021)
Panchishak v. Cnty. Of Rockland,
2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 184561, 2021 WL 4429840 (SDNY 2022)
Brooke v. Cnty. of Rockland,
2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 28210, 2022 WL 6585350 (2d Cir. 2022)
Fate v. Petranker,
2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 121353, 2022 WL 2672317 (SDNY 2022)
Cruz v. Vill. of Spring Valley,
2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24999, 2022 WL 428247 (SDNY 2022)
GHP 79 Newco, LLC,
2022 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 48455 (Sup. Ct. Westchester Cnty. 2022)
Phillips v. FIT,
2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 5615, 2024 WL 1005500 (2d Cir. 2024)
Aurecchione v. Falco,
2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44117, 2025 WL 779278 (SDNY March 7, 2025)
