About the firm.
We represent people injured or killed through negligence.
We stand on the side of the victim.
We never defend those who cause tragedy.
We handle no other type of case.
The firm guarantees legal services to those in need, rich or poor.
We are paid only when we win for our client.
We are built to win.
The firm's attorneys are seasoned professionals, supported by state-of-the-art case management systems.
We deliver favorable settlements to our clients in a vast majority of cases.
But we are courtroom lawyers, ready for trial at all times.
We do our job correctly.
We do not waste time when a case should be quickly resolved.
We will not be rushed when a case requires time.
We are not strangers to those we serve.
We are easily reached.
When our clients speak, we listen.
When we speak, our clients listen.
The firm is many people.
But my name stands behind every case.
— Marty Rutberg
Martin Rutberg and Richard Greenblatt, Personal Injury Lawyers in New York
In the third decade of his successful career, Martin Rutberg founded the personal injury law firm of Rutberg & Associates in 1999 with the single goal of helping injured people and their families. Given the fine reputations and 60 years combined experience of the firm's core personal injury lawyers, the firm was immediately recognized as an established and respected member of the legal and business communities of Poughkeepsie, the Hudson Valley region including the counties of Westchester, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, and elsewhere throughout the state of New York.
In order to better serve the firm's many clients in the Catskill region, Mr. Rutberg soon expanded
the firm to include offices at Monticello, where the firm's regional counsel add an additional 50
years of combined experience to the firm's resources. With increased caseload in the Albany and upstate
area, the firm plans new offices in the Capitol District.
At Rutberg & Associates, our personal injury lawyers, medical malpractice and product liability
lawyers help injured people and their families across the fine state of New York. If you have been
injured by the negligence of others, please contact our home office in Poughkeepsie or our Catskill
regional office. We will fight on your behalf for the compensation you deserve.
Attorney Profiles
The founder of Rutberg & Associates, P.C., Marty Rutberg is a passionate, tactful attorney with over 28 years of experience in personal injury law. Mr. Rutberg relocated his practice from New York City to the Hudson Valley in 1982, as he became singularly focused on the needs of injured people. He came to believe that accident and malpractice victims are best served by a law firm representing only injured people. On the strength of his convictions, he withdrew from his partnership with one of the region’s oldest and largest general practice firms to create Rutberg & Associates, a firm whose medical malpractice lawyers, personal injury and product liability lawyers are dedicated to the legal rights of injured people.
Mr. Rutberg has been married for 27 years and has two wonderful children. A dedicated backpacker, canoe traveler and gardener, he is generally found outdoors when he is not at the office or in court.
Bar Admissions:
New York - 1979
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1979
Northern District of New York, 1996
District of Connecticut, 2003
Education:
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1975 cum laude
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1978
Professional Memberships:
- Dutchess County Bar Association
- President 2004 to 2005
- Executive Committee since 1999
- Judiciary Committee since 1992
- New York State Bar Association
- Speaker, Continuing Legal Education Programs since 1993
- Special Committee on Lawyer Advertising and Referral Services, 1993 to 1994
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates
Community Service:
- Mid Hudson Children's Museum (Board of Directors and President)
- United Way
- Temple Beth El Board of Directors
- Catharine Street Community Center, Board of Directors
- Chair of Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast, 1996 to 2003
- Received Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for community service, 2004
- Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
- Frequent speaker on legal topics for students, community groups, radio, and television
As the firm's Senior Staff Counsel, Richard Greenblatt adds great intellectual prowess and 26 years of experience to the firm's arsenal. His extensive professional history began in 1978, when he graduated J.D. Cum Laude from Brooklyn Law School and was admitted to practice in New York.
Talented in legal scholarship as well as advocacy, Mr. Greenblatt worked in areas including legal ethics, civil rights, rights of the accused and family law during the first two decades of his service. But he returned to the representation of injured people time and again.
When Rutberg & Associates opened in 1999, Richard Greenblatt was the head of his own firm. Determined to include Richard on his team of seasoned professionals, Mr. Rutberg extended an offer that he could not refuse—the opportunity to focus on personal injury law and nothing else. The rest is history. Richard Greenblatt is a valuable asset of Rutberg & Associates, proudly serving victims of personal injury throughout New York.
Bar Admissions:
New York - 1978
U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1978
Professional Memberships:
- Orange County Bar Association President, 2001 to 2002
- Board of Directors, 1994 to Present
- Continuing Legal Education Committee Chairman, 1992 to 2000
- Judiciary Committee Member, 1996 to Present
- Dispute Resolution and Fee Arbitration Committee Co-Chair
- Courthouse Utilization Committee Chairman
- Grievance Committee Member
- Assigned Counsel Plan Member - Orange County Criminal & Family Courts, 1978 to 1988
- New York State Bar Association, Family Law and Trial Lawyers Sections
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- New York State Grievance Committee, Ninth Judicial District Member, 1992 to 2000
- Coordinator of Grievance Mediations (22 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 1220) Orange County, 2000 to Present
- Legal Aid Society of Orange Country, Board of Directors, 1983 to Present, President 1988 to 1990
Lawrence "Larry" Breslow dedicated himself to personal injury law, returned to his native Hudson Valley and joined Rutberg & Associates in 2005, after more than 10 years of diversified practice in New York City. Having worked in areas including technology, investment and employment discrimination, in addition to personal injury law, Larry has a broad perspective on human affairs and a deep understanding of how the legal system works.
Known for his good humor and gentle personality, Larry Breslow is also known for his fierce loyalty to client and his capacity for a "take no prisoners" style of litigation, when warranted. He is one of the firm's trial attorneys. He also writes and argues appeals.
Larry also benefits firm and client through his deep roots in the Hudson Valley, where his late father, Ben-Allen Breslow, was a respected member of the Bar during his illustrious career.
Bar Admissions:
- New York - 1996
- Massachusetts- 1996
- Federal District Courts, Eastern and Southern Districts NY- 1998
Education:
- Binghamton University, BA 1992
- Brooklyn Law School, JD 1995
Academic Awards
- Moot Court Honor Society, Brooklyn law School
- Best Brief award, Domenick L. Gabriellie National Family Law Competition