About
Mr. Goodstein has greater than 26 years revel in representing companies, people and municipalities in actual estate, enterprise, tort, employment and coverage litigation subjects. He frequently appears in state and federal courts at some stage in California, and is certified to exercise before america Supreme Court. Published opinions encompass Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Ensley, 174 F.3d 977 (ninth Cir. 1999); Stuart v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, 217 F.3d 1145 (9th Cir. 2000); Hub City Solid Waste Management, Inc. v. City of Compton, 186 Cal. App. 4th 1114 (2010).
Mr. Goodstein is AV rated via Martindale-Hubbell,* a peer-evaluate designation conferred most effective on legal professionals who have reached the peak of professional excellence...and are identified for the highest tiers of skill and integrity. Mr. Goodstein has additionally been named a Southern California Super Lawyer from 2009 to 2019. Trial revel in consists of actions regarding public contracts, commercial contracts, insurance contracts, partnership agreements, and actual property contracts; enterprise fraud, insurance coverage and horrific religion, product legal responsibility, breach of fiduciary obligation and corruption of public officials.
Mr. Goodstein earned his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School Los Angeles (cum laude 1993), where he earned membership within the Order of the Coif, a felony honor society spotting educational excellence; he turned into additionally a member of the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review.
Mr. Goodstein is admitted to practice law in all kingdom and federal District Courts in California, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He is an lively member of the California Bar, Los Angeles County Bar Association, San Fernando Valley Bar Association and the American Inns of Court, and regularly presents criminal seminars on topics related to litigation and trial practice.
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Legal Issues
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Municipal Law
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Lemon Law
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Experience
- Partner
Alleguez Newman Goodstein LLP
2019 - Managing Partner
Goodstein & Berman LLP
2005 - Partner
Barger & Wolen LLP
1998 - Associate Litigation Lawyer
Bannan, Green, Smith & Frank LLP
1996 - Associate
King & Williams LLP
1993
Educations
Graduation year: 1990
Graduation year: 1988
