The law firm of BARRY M. GOLDSTEIN is located in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York. I provide legal services to clients throughout the New York Metropolitan Area (New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester). My practice deals primarily with personal injury cases. (I also handle probate, estate and commercial litigation).
I have been in practice for more than 30 years. I began my career as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, New York. After several years, I joined in the general practice of law with my father Ralph Goldstein. Following his death in 1986, I have continued the business as a single practitioner with the help of a dedicated support staff.
In accordance with a long-standing family tradition of more than 70 years, I am committed to providing quality legal services to my clients on a personal basis with care and concern for each client's particular background, needs, and goals.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Automobile Accidents
- Slip and Fall
- Construction and Building Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Defective and Unsafe Products
- Medical Malpractice
- Probate of Wills and Administration
- Will Challenges
- Civil Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- New York State, 1975
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1975
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1975
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York
- J.D. - 1974
- Law Review: Brooklyn Law Review, Staff Member, 1972 - 1974
- Queens College, City University of New York, New York, New York
- B.A. - 1971
- Honors: New York State Regents Scholarship
- Honors: Academic Standing: Top 20%
- Major: History
Published Works
- Recent Decision: The Use of Informer Tips in Establishing Probable Cause for Search or Arrest, 40 Brooklyn L. Rev. 1180, 1974
- Recent Decision: Pre-Induction Judicial Review of Selective Service Classification, 39 Brooklyn L. Rev. 1263, 1973
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Queens County Bar Association
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- Brandeis Jewish Lawyers Association
- New York State Assembly, Counsel, Judiciary Committee, 1980 - 1986
- New York State Assembly, Counsel, Election Law Committee, 1978 - 1980
- New York City Council Member Koslowitz, Counsel, 1991 - 2001
Past Employment Positions
- Kings County District Attorney's Office, Brooklyn, New York, Assistant District Attorney, 1974 - 1976
- Civil Court, Queens County (Compulsory Arbitration Program), Arbitrator, 1980 - 1982
- Small Claims Court, Civil Court Queens County, Arbitrator, 1990 - 1991
- 30th Assembly District, Queens, New York, Democratic District Leader, 1988 - 1992
- Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Inspector, 1973
Fraternities/Sororities
- Alpha Epsilon Pi