Richard Goldstein | East Orange Personal Injury Lawyer

Richard Goldstein is the founding partner of the law firm and focuses his entire practice on Personal Injury Litigation. Richard graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1975, with a B.S. in Economics. He majored in accounting. Richard attended law school at Nova University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1978. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1978, the New York Bar in 1979 and the New Jersey Bar in 1988. From 1979 through 1983, Richard was counsel to the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association in New York City, where he successfully represented hundreds of New York City Police Officers in a variety of legal matters. Thereafter, Richard became a partner in the Law Firm of Weicholz, Peters and Goldstein in New York City where he practiced personal injury law. In the mid-nineties Richard opened his current office in East Orange, New Jersey where he has been practicing personal injury law ever since. Richard is a consultant to the Board of Directors of the Family Service Organization of Essex County and was the Chair of District Fee Arbitration Committee. Richard’s son, Michael, joined his firm in 2011 after clerking for the Honorable William Wertheimer, J.S.C. in Union County and working for the law firm of Coughlin Duffy in Morristown.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Managing Partner	Goldstein & Goldstein, LLP	East Orange, NJ	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University	J.D.	Law School	1978
Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania	Bachelors	Economics	1975

State / Court	Date
New Jersey	1988
New York	1979
Florida	1978

• Member | New Jersey State Bar Association

• AV Rated | Martindale-Hubbell
  Top 100 Trial Lawyers | National Trial Lawyers Association
  BBB Accredited Business- Legal Business | Better Business Bureau

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1988) Licensed as Attorney in New Jersey. Verified with New Jersey State Bar Association.	October 19, 2021
(1979) Licensed as Attorney in New York. Verified with New York State Unified Court System.	October 19, 2021

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