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About Harold
Biography
Harold Goodman’s very first case out of law school required him to argue his client’s First Amendment rights before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. A unanimous decision in his favor sparked a profound commitment to fight for those in need. He did just that with Philadelphia’s Community Legal Services for almost two decades where he litigated and won a number of complex class action and individual lawsuits on behalf of unemployed employees, consumers and homeowners. In the early 1990s, a complex asbestos case for the Philadelphia School District brought Mr. Goodman into contact with Raynes McCarty and he has been with the firm ever since.
Throughout his career, Mr. Goodman has proven to be a formidable advocate, particularly in the arena of workers’ rights. On four occasions, he has been called upon and won cases before the United States Supreme Court. In addition, Mr. Goodman has argued and won more than 10 cases in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and more than 30 cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He is also listed in Best Lawyers in America and voted as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by his peers.
In individual and class action cases, Mr. Goodman has represented countless workers who have been discriminated against because of their gender, race, age, national origin or disability. He also has defended whistleblowers and businesses that denied workers the pensions they were promised. One of his most significant cases, Mr. Goodman represented black Pennsylvania state troopers who had been systematically discriminated against for decades. At the time he began his representation, only 40 of the 4100 state troopers were from minority groups. Once the class-action case was concluded, 620 troopers came forward.
Practice Areas
6
Practice Areas
Other
25%
Employment and Labor
20%
Civil Rights
15%
Discrimination
15%
Fees and Rates
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in Pennsylvania for 53 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 1972
No misconduct found
Location
Gallery
Online Presence
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2019
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2018
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Top 100 Philadelphia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2017
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Top 100: 2017 Philadelphia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2016
Top 100: 2016 Pennsyvania Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2016
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2015
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Top 100 Lawyers in Philadelphia, Super Lawyers
2011
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Top 100 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Top 100 Philadelphia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2009
Top 100 Philadelphia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2009
Top 100 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2008
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Top 100 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2008
Top 100 Philadelphia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2006
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2004
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
Work Experience
2000 - Present
Trial Attorney, Raynes Lawn Hehmeyer
Associations
Pennsylvania Association For Justice
Member
National Employment Lawyers Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
Philadelphia Bar Association
Member
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
Member
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Member
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
Member
Sample of Legal Cases
$25,000,000 Recovery for Philadelphia Schools
$2 Million Settlement for City Officials Inciting and Covering Up a Murder
Confidential Settlement for Police Failure to Prevent Suicide
Confidential Settlement Against Professional Sports Team for Sexual Harassment
Education
1969
Boston University School of Law
1966
Boston University
Speaking Engagements
2017
Pennsylvania Bar Association’s 23rdAnnual Employment Law Institute
Evidence Issues in Employment Litigation
2016
Using the Law to Fight Discrimination
Racial Justice & Operating Engineers
Languages
English