Robert Michael Brill - Profile

SPECIALIZATION: Communication Technology, Transport Infrastructure, Urban Planning, Legal Disputes & Government Proceedings. Advocacy for corporations in front of New York City Agencies.  ACADEMIC BACKGROUND: Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School, 6/1981. Recognitions: Champion of the 1980 Hinton Moot Court. Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University, 6/1978. Recognitions: Graduated with high honors; recipient of the R.W. Van de Velde Prize from the Wilson School in 1977. Major: The Wilson School focusing on Public and International Affairs. Thesis: Analyzing the Lessons and Implications of Nuremberg for American Policy Makers during the 1970s and 1980s. LEGAL APPOINTMENTS: Arbitrator at the Small Claims Division of NYC Civil Court since 2006. Appointed as Receiver and Receiver's Counsel at NYS Office of Court Administration, Part 36, since 2003. Serving as a Referee in Foreclosures at Part 36 since 1995. Previously worked as a Mediator-Neutral at the ADR division of New York Supreme Court, Commercial Part, N.Y. County, from 1999 to 2002. Arbitrator at the Commercial Division of NYC Civil Court, N.Y. County, from 1990 to 1991. BAR ASSOCIATION INVOLVEMENT: Chair of the Transportation Committee at the New York City Bar Association ("ABCNY") from 1991 to 1994, and Secretary from 1989 to 1991 and 2018 to 2019. Member of various committees at ABCNY including NYC Affairs, Administrative Law, Telecommunications Law, Banking Law, and Transportation Law. Active member of ABCNY, NYSBA, and ABA. Co-Moderator of the 4/28/15 ABCNY Panel, “The Evolving City Council.” Presented as a Lecturer/Moderator at ABCNY on “Earth, Wind, Fire and Water: A Practical Guide to the Ins & Outs of New York City Infrastructure,” Sponsored by the Committee on NYC Affairs, 3/24/03. Also, Lecturer/Panel Member at ABCNY on “Representing Clients Before NYC Administrative Tribunals,” Sponsored by the Committee on Administrative Law, 6/3/10. PUBLICATIONS: Authored articles including "Can Local & Federal Regulatory Structures Co-Exist?" in the National Law Journal on 10/30/00; "Banks' Non-Contractual Duty to NY Customers" in the New York Law Journal on 5/27/93; "Federal Court Jurisdiction Over International Banking Transactions" in the Banking Law Journal, March-April 1993; "Bank Liability in NY for Breach of Customer Confidentiality" in the Banking LawReporter, Spring 1992. Co-drafter of the Report, "For Whom the Bell Tolls: NY's Mortal Crisis in Goods Movement," published in The Record by ABCNY in November 1991.