Crystal Banks-Taylor is an associate at Goldberg, Miller & Rubin’s New York office. Her practice focuses on insurance coverage matters, including first-party coverage, claim investigation, and no-fault litigation and arbitration.
Before joining Goldberg, Miller & Rubin, Crystal represented clients throughout New York and New Jersey in both state and federal courts, as well as the Executive Office for Immigration Review. She has broad experience in several areas of law, including United States immigration and naturalization, real estate, plaintiff personal injury, family and domestic relations, civil and municipal litigation from motions to bench trials, consumer debt, wills, trusts, and estates.
Crystal earned her Master of Laws in US Immigration and Naturalization and Juris Doctor from Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. During her tenure there, she received various honors awards and served as the Vice President of Student Affairs her second year. She was also on diverse collaborative faculty and student body committees, including grants, budgets, and finances.
While attending law school, Crystal was a fellow for the Center for Legal Pedagogy, a program chartered and designed to prepare incoming first-year students for the rigors of law school. During her time there, she researched relevant academic publications and curriculum. Crystal also managed student tutors and their tutorial programs in various doctrinal courses by providing detailed feedback and disaggregation of compiled data. Additionally, she served as a mentor to incoming first-year students until her graduation in 2015.
When Crystal is not practicing, she enjoys traveling, sailing, cooking, reading, and spending time on the porch with her dog Vincent. She is also a die-hard Eagles fan who deserves numerous accolades for being married to a Cowboys fan.
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GMR is proud to announce that Jason Rubin, Matthew Moroney, Rich Castagna, and Warren Holland were selected as New York Metro Super Lawyers for 2025, and Samantha Pullman, Sarah Cohenson, Garrett Rigby, Benjamin Bagenski, Crystal Banks-Taylor, and Victoria Tarasova were selected as New York Metro Rising Stars for 2025. This recognition highlights their exceptional legal skill and unwavering dedication to securing the best results for their clients.
Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.
Congratulations to everyone who made the 2025 list!
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In honor of Women's History Month, GMR proudly celebrates the talented and inspiring female attorneys at our firm.
These women bring a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and unwavering dedication to their clients, all while breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations.
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