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Lee S Goldsmith
also known as Lee Selig Goldsmith
About Lee
Biography
I am a physician as well as an attorney. Visit our web site: and review my work and professional history. Visit AVVO as they have me as Lee S. Goldsmith and Lee Selig Goldsmith. I have 40 years of experience representing patients and physicians. No conflict as one group helps the other.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice
60%
57 years | 300 cases
Licensing
20%
57 years | 100 cases
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
20%
37 years | 200 cases
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in New Jersey for 52 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1973
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 58 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1968
No misconduct found
Location
Goldsmith, Ctorides & Rodriguez, LLP
140 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 07632
Goldsmith Ctorides & Rodriguez, LLP
747 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10017
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"I endorse this lawyer's work. Lee's medical background as a physician, when commbined with his experience in the legal community, makes him the ideal lawyer to refer mediclal malpractice cases to. He knows the law, knows the medicine, and knows the best medical experts. His law partners and support staff, which include nurses, help in the providing of top legal representation."
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Experience
Honors
2005
Presidents Medal, American College of Legal Medicine
Work Experience
1981 - Present
, American Board of Legal Medicine
1964 - Present
, Liscensed to Practice Medicine in New York State
2010 - 2010
Member of the Editorial Board, Pediatric Management Magazine and Obstetrical Management Magazine
1981 - 2003
Member of Editorial Board, "The Legal Aspects of Medical Practice"
1979 - 1979
Founding Editor, The Journal of Legal Medicine
1978 - 1989
Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law
Associations
2009 - 2010
HRWA-Hudson River Watertrail AssociationPresident
1996 - 1998
Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury ChargesMember
1996 - 1998
Medical-Legal Liaison Committee (Bergen County Bar Association)Chair
1993 - 1994
NJAJ-New Jersey Association for JusticePast President
1986 - 1987
American College of Legal MedicinePast President
Sample of Legal Cases
Itara v. Jersey City Medical Center
retinopathy of prematurity $4+ million
Education
1967
New York University School of Law
LL.B - Bachelor of Laws
1964
New York University School of Medicine
M.D.
1960
New York University, University College of Arts and Sciences
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2010
New Jersey Association for Justice Meadowlands Seminar 2010
Direct of Plaintiff's Causation Expert
2010
New Jersey Association for Justice Meadowlands Seminar 2010
Ethics: When Doctors' & Lawyers' Ethics Collide
2010
Lecture at Pace University
Informed Consent
2009
American Association for Justice 2009 Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA
Lecture
2009
American Association for Justice 2009 Annual Convention
Lecture
2008
American Assocation for Justice 2008 Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA
Lecture
2008
ACLM 48th Annual Conference
"Is it a Diamond in the Rough?-Case Selection"
2006
The Jewish Theological Seminary
Medicine on Trial
2006
John B. Collins Associates, Inc. Las Vegas, NV
"Risk Prevention"
2005
ATLA Boardwalk Seminar
"The Medicine Behind the Medicine-What you May Find if you Know What to Ask For"
2004
ACLM 44th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV
Preparing a Plaintiff Breast Cancer Case
2002
ATLA Winter Convention 2002 Loews Miami Beach, FL
Lecture
2002
ACLM 2002 Annual Convention
Medical Liability: Survival Strategies for 2002
2001
Bergen County Bar Assocation-Continuing Edcation Committee
HMO Litigation
2001
ATLA Board of Governor's Meeting in Montreal, Canada
Lecture
2001
American Trial Lawyers of America Board of Governor's Meeting in Dallas, TX
Lecture
2001
American Trial Lawyers of America Annual Boardwalk Convention, Atlantic City, NJ
Lecture
2001
American Trial Lawyers of America 2001 Annual Winter Convention New Orleans, LA
Lecture
2001
American Neurology Group Annual Convention
Lecture
2000
ATLA Board of Governor's Meeting in Savannah, GA
Lecture
2000
ATLA Annual Convention in Chicago, IL
Handling a Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer Case
2000
American Trial Lawyers of America Annual Boardwalk Convention, Atlantic City, NJ
Lecture
2000
American College of Legal Medicine Annual Convention, San Diego, CA
Lecture
1998
New York State Bar Association, Le Parker Meridien, NY
Interstate Telemedicine: Legal Problems and Liabilities for the Practitioner
1998
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Pines Manor in Edison, NJ
Nuts and Bolts of Medical Negligence
1997
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center-Paterson, NJ
Avoiding Malpractice
1997
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center-Paterson, NJ
Lecture
1997
Monmouth Medical Center
The Experts Speak Out on Breast Cancer III
1997
Middlesex County Bar Association-Pines Manor, Edison, NJ
Breast cancer, Litigation and Death
1997
Medical Education Collaborative, New Orleans, LA
A Foundation for the Next Millennium: Principles for Nurses Specializing in Reproductive Medicine and the Arts
1997
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Pines Manor in Edison, NJ
Medicine, Medical Law and Negligence
1996
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education-New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick
Hot Tips in Tort Law
1995
ATLA-NJ Educational Foundation, Landmark Inn, Woodbridge
Medical Malpractice Litigation, Making it Bread and Butter
1994
ATLA-NJ Educational Foundation
Discovery Techniques For Proving Liabilty
1994
ATLA National College of Advocacy-Medical Legal Update
Pharmacology Negligence Cases
1994
American College of Legal Medicine-Jefferson Medical College
Deposition and Cross-Examination of Emergency Care Expert
1993
The New York State Trial Lawyers Institute
An Introduction to Neurological Injuries
1993
Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Pediatrics Dept
Lecture
1992
ATLA Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ
Bad Faith Insurance Problems-Insurer Relationships
1992
American Association of Blood Banks Hyatt Regengy Hotel, Bethesda MD
Medical and Legal Aspects of Transfusions
1992
32nd Annual Meeting of American College of Legal Medicine in San Diego, CA
Successful Defense of Legal Malpractice Claims
1991
Presentation at Middlesex Trial Lawyers
Legal Malpractice-Growth of Legal Malpractice, Sued on Two Occasions and Office Management
1991
North Shore University Hospital, Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Confference
Medico-Legal Problems in Pathology
1991
Concepts in Medicine-Forum on Cardiovascular Therapy in Princeton, NJ
Symposium on behalf of Pfizer Labs: How to Avoid Medical Legal Problems for the Primary Care Physician
1991
Concepts in Medicine-Forum on Cardiovascular Therapy in Kings Island, OH
Symposium on behalf of Pfizer Labs: How to Avoid Medical Legal Problems for the Primary Care Physician
1991
ATLA Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ
The Psychology of Demonstrative Evidence
1991
American Conference on Legal Medicine, 31st Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
Moderator for Drug and Product Liability, Recent Trends in Drug and Product Liability and Punitive Damages
1990
Rockland Psychiatric Center
The Expanding Legal Problems of the Practicing Psychiatrist
1989
The Environmental Institute, a Division of the Institute for International Research
Strategic Management of Infectious Medical Waste
1989
Newark, NJ
Civil Liabilty for the Improper Disposal of Medical Wastes
1989
Hackensack, NJ
The Insurance Breakthrough in Eating Disorders
1989
Atlantic City, NJ
How to Interview & Communicate to Medical Professionals Treating the Chronic Pain Patient
1989
Association of Trial Lawyers of American New Jersey 2 Day Personal Injury Program
Moderator for Recognizing and Proving Pain and Suffering
1989
American College of Legal Medicine-Portland, OR
Thorny Medical-Legal Issues in Rose City-Must Dos and Absolute Don't to Win Personal Injury Cases
1988
The School of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook in cooperation with the American Cancer Society
Medicolegal Issues in Breast Cancer Detection
1988
The New York Academy of Medicine-Section on Ophthalmology, Crisis and Survival in 1989
The Medical-Legal Problem
1988
American College of Legal Medicine: The Disease & The Law
AIDS and the Management of AIDS Children
1988
American Anorexia/Bulemia Assocation, Inc. Spring Conference
Lecture
1987
The Society of Medical Jurisprudence-Lenox Hill Hospital
Trial Strategies of a Medical Malpractice Action
1987
Psychiatric Grand Rounds-NYU Medical Center
The Expanding Legal Problems of the Practicing Psychiatrist
1987
Pediatrics Grand Rounds-NYU Medical Center
Medico-Legal Issues in Pediatrics
1987
Pediatric Grand Rounds-Lenox Hill Hospital
Legal Aspects of Pediatrics
1987
Association of Trial Lawyers of America -Atlantic City, NJ
Emergency Room Procedures and Records
1986
Winthrop University Hospital-6th Annual Perinatal Symposium
Use of Fetal Heart Rate Tracing in the Courtroom
1986
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
Basics in Medical Law
1986
Orthopedics Grand Rounds-NYU Medical Center
Current Concepts in Medical Malpractice
1986
Hackensack Hospital
Legal Issues in Emergency Room Care
1986
College of American Pathologists
Autopsy and Malpractice
1986
American Trial Lawyers Association of New Jersey
Medical Proof in Legal Cases
1985
Winthrop University Hospital
Medico-Legal Dilemma of C/S
1985
New York University School of Continuing Education
Legal Implications of Medical Decisions
1985
New York University Medical Center
Deaths during Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures From a Lawyer's Vantage Point
1985
Medicolegal Issues in Obstetrics
Causes of Malpractice Suits: What makes a patient sue?
1985
American Trial Lawyers of New Jersey-Atlantic City, NJ
Psychiatric Malpractice
1985
American Trial Lawyers Association of New Jersey
Medical Legal Update-Lecture on Hospital Records
1985
American College of Legal Medicine-New Orleans, LA
Frozen Embryo
1984
American College of Legal Medicine
Medical Malpractice Review of Anesthesiology Hospital Records
1983
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Perinatal Practice & Malpractice
1983
The Brooklyn Ophthalmological Society
Medico-Legal Topics in Ophthalmology
1983
Beth Israel Hospital-Current Trends in Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice in Ophthalmology
1982
Seaboard Medical Assocation
Prevention of Malpractice and Malpractice Litigation
1982
Obstetrical & Gynecological Conference
Medico-Legal Aspects of Birth Injuries
1982
New York Law School
Medical Malpractice- The Views from Plaintiff and Defendant
1982
New Jersey Society of Internal Medicine
Malpractice Pitfalls and Prevention
1981
New York County Lawyers Association
Medical Malpractice Dilemma Revisited
1981
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation & Dept of Obstetrics & Gynocology
Perinatal Brain Damage in Society and in the Courtroom
1981
Hospital Quality Assurance Programs
Retirement and Implementation
1981
American College of Legal Medicine
Informed Consent and the Consent Form
1980
NY University School of Medicine, Depts of Neurosurgery and Neurology
What is Malpractice and How it Can Be Prevented
1979
Practicing Law Institute, New York, New Orleans & San Francisco
Chairman lecturing on Risk Management
1979
American Trial Lawyers, Philadelphia
Lecture
1979
American Trial Lawyers Association, NJ Brand in East Brunswick,k NJ
Lecture
1979
American College of Physicians, NJ Branch in Cherry Hill, NJ
Relating to Emergency Treatment
1979
American College of Legal Medicine: Annual Meeting, Hilton Head, NC
A Model Law for In-Vitro Fertilization
1978
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Lecture
1978
Good Samaritan Hospital
"Ethical and Legal Factors in Providing Treatment to Adolescents"
1978
American College of Legal Medicine Annual Meeting San Francisco
"Hazards and Legal Complications in the Use of Computers and Medicine"
1977
American College of Legal Medicine, Delaware Academy of Family Physicians
"Medical Aspects of Office and Health Practice: Current Views and Concepts on Liability and Insurance"
1974
The Optometric Council of New York State
"Health Maintenance Organizations"
1974
New York State Speech and Hearing Association Annual Convention
"The HMO"
N/A
University of Tennessee Clinical Education Center
"Medicine and the Law"
Publications
2001
New Jersey Law Journal
Congress Responds to Terrorist Attacks
1998
New Jersey Law Journal
Finding Sources of Litigation in Breast Cancer Cases
1998
New Jersey Law Journal
Coping with the Aftermath of Emergency Room Chaos
1998
New Jersey Law Journal
Dealing with Infection as a Complication of Medical Care
1998
New Jersey Law Journal
The Games Insurers and Providers Play
1997
New Jersey Law Journal
How Law Ignores Medicine
1997
New Jersey Law Journal
Why the Physician/Patient Privilege Is an Oxymoron
1997
New Jersey Law Journal
Regulating in the Age of Telemedicine
1997
New Jersey Law Journal
Science Races Ahead of the Law in Genetic Testing
1997
New Jersey Law Journal
Navigating the Credentials Maze
1997
New Jersey Law Journal
How Recent Changes Affect Management of the Case
1993
National Trial Lawyer Magazine
Procedural Problems: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
1993
Journal of Legal Medicine
A Look At The Relationships Of Parties Involved In Medical Malpractice Litigation With A View Toward Helping The Patient
1991
New Jersey Law Journal
A Thermography Primer
1991
Emergency Pediatrics
Medical Malpractice and the Pediatric Emergency Room
1991
Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy
Insurers Also Affected: Health Worker Data Bank May Complicate Litigation
1990
West Hudson District Branch Newsletter
The Expanding Legal Problems of the Practicing Psychiatrist, Synapse
1989
New Jersey Trial Lawyer
Cosmetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery
1989
New Jersey Trial Lawyer
The Negligence of the Pathologist
1989
New Jersey Trial Lawyer
Breast Cancer Litigation
1988
New Jersey Trial Lawyer
Medical Malpractice Tutorial: "The Obvious" Malpractice Case--Negligence of the Pathologist
1986
LexisNexis publication
Medical Malpractice: Guide to Medical Issues
1982
Legal Aspects of Medical Malpractice
Informed Consent and the Consent Form, A Practical Approach
1982
INCL Journal (NYSBA)
The Medical Malpractice Crisis: Revisitation
1980
PLI 3rd Edition
Modern Hospital Liability: Law and Tactics
1978
Legal Aspects of Medical Malpractice
Hospital Hearings - Now You Can Take a Lawyer Along -- Maybe,
1978
Legal Aspects of Medical Malpractice
Current Practices in Surgical Sales Need Legal Solution
1977
Medico-Legal Institute, Inc. publication
The Present Status of Physician Privileges-Also authored by Mary Bertolet
1976
Journal of Legal Medicine
In-Hospital Malpractice Prevention Program
1975
Journal of Legal Medicine
Physicians Strike
1975
Journal of Legal Medicine
The Myth About Informed Consent
1974
PLI 2nd Edition
Modern Hospital Liability: Law and Tactics
1974
Journal of Legal Medicine
Classic Cases
1972
PLI 1st Edition
Modern Hospital Liability: Law and Tactics
1969
Patient Care
Legal Risks in Prescribing Contraceptives
1968
Journal of Air Law and Commerce (SMU)
Regulation of Human Factors
N/A
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (New Jersey chapter)
Malpractice Tutorial: Infection
N/A
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (New Jersey chapter)
Malpractice Tutorial: Fractures and the Emergency Room
N/A
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (New Jersey chapter)
Malpractice Tutorial: Negligence In The Prescription of Drugs
Languages
English
Activity
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