Carolyn A. Kubitschek

"Carolyn Kubitschek [is] a well known foster care expert" -- The Village Voice

"Carolyn A. Kubitschek [is] a lawyer who is an expert in domestic violence" -- The New York Times

Position

Partner

Education

• University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1973
  J.D., Juris Doctor
• Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, 1970
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: Cum Laude

Bar Admissions

• United States Supreme Court, 1987
   
• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1975
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2002
   
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1974
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1974
• United States District Court, Northern District of New York, 1999
   
• State of New York, 1974

Areas Of Practice

• Civil Rights
• Family Law
• Social Security - Disability
• Social Security - Retirement and Survivors Benefits

Published Works

• "Relatves' Rights To Care For Chidlren"
  Trial Magazine, Vol. 42 (December 2006)
  by Carolyn A. Kubitschek and Darius Charney
• "Holding Foster Care Agencies Responsible for Abuse and Neglect"
  Human Rights, Volume 32, No. 1, Winter 2005
• Social Security Administration Nonacquiescence: The Need for Legislative Curbs on Agency Discretion, 50 Pitt. L. R. 399, 1989
• Social Worker Malpractice in Failing to Protect Foster Children, 42 Foster Children, 42 AmJur Trials, 1990
• A Re-Evaluation of Mathews v. Eldridge in Light of Administrative Shortcomings and Nonacquiescence, 31 Ariz. L. Rev. 53, 1989
• Social Security Disability Law and Procedure in Federal Court, West Publishing Company, 1994

Representative Cases

• Tenenbaum v. Williams, 193 F.3d. 581 (2d Cir. 1999)
• Schaal v. Apfel, 134 F.3d 496 (2d Cir. 1998)
• Valmonte v. Bane, 18 F.3d 992 (2d Cir. 1994)
• Cruz v. Sullivan, 912 F.2d 8 (2d Cir. 1990)
• Doe v. New York City Department of Social Services, 709 F.2d 782 (2d Cir 1983)
• Doe v. New York City Department of Social Services, 649 F.2d 134 (2d Cir. 1981)
• Thomas v. City of New York, 814 F.Supp. 1139 (E.D.N.Y. 1992)
• Matter of Alexander L., 60 N.Y.2d 329, 469 N.Y.S.2d 626 (1983)
• Nicholson v. Williams, 203 F.Supp.2d 153 (E.D.N.Y. 2002)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, Hofstra University, 1985 - 1990
• Adjunct Professor, Cardozo Law School, 2003 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives, 1991 - Present
• Vice-President, National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, 1991 - Present
• Advisory Committee, Family Defense Center
• Business Advisory Council, The HOPE Program

Languages

• Italian
• German

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