About Our Firm
Our History
Our law firm's history
Kutner, Rubinoff & Moss was founded in 1992, but its roots in Miami go back more than 40 years. In 1962, Arno Kutner joined the civil insurance defense law firm of Ross, Reinhardt & Preddy, then in the Biscayne Building on Flagler Street in downtown Miami. Mr. Kutner defended cab companies, transport lines, major insurance companies, and the Florida Guaranty Insurance Corp., sometimes trying more than a case a week.
Within a few years, the firm changed its name to Preddy, Kutner & Hardy. Around that time, Ed Rubinoff joined the firm, and eventually became partner and then managing partner. The firm was then renamed Preddy, Kutner, Hardy & Rubinoff. Arno Kutner and Edward Rubinoff have remained partners ever since.
In the early 1980s, Arno Kutner and Ed Rubinoff decided they would rather represent catastrophically injured people than corporations and insurance companies. Their strong background in the insurance industry proved helpful in getting results for people in settlement and trial. In 1992, our predecessor firm split and Kutner, Rubinoff & Bush was formed. In 1999, Andrew Moss was hired as an associate and was named a partner in 2007. The firm was renamed Kutner, Rubinoff & Moss.
We are also proud that many of the staff members who had helped make our predecessor firm a success from the early 1960s into the 1990s remain with the firm today.
Our building's history
In the late 1980s, our predecessor firm bought and renovated the Shaw Maritime Building , an historic three-story structure built in 1925. It was at the time a bold move into an urban frontier in a neglected corner of downtown Miami. However, the location was ideal for an active trial practice since the building is located within blocks of the State Courthouse, across the street from the Federal Courthouse, and next to a mass transit station.
Our office building has a colorful history. It was built in 1925 at a cost of $70,000, with C.B. Donathan as the builder and Pfeigger & O'Reilly as the architect. A dozen real estate offices were listed as its first tenants at the crest of the 1925-26 Miami real estate boom. After the 1926 hurricane and subsequent depression, the building was occupied by the Remington Rand office supply building. Over the years, the building was occupied by a drug store, a builder's exchange, a state employment office, and a maritime employment center for crews on ships at the nearby Port of Miami.
The building was neglected until it was purchased and renovated by our predecessor firm. Today, we continue to maintain our offices in this historic structure. Along with the current owners, we have continued to preserve the historic integrity of the building and are proud that we invested in a once neglected neighborhood.
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