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Gary J Goodstein
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Biography
Mr. Goodstein has thirty years experience as a trial and appellate attorney representing corporations, individuals and municipalities in high-stakes business disputes involving government contracts, commercial contracts, partnerships, shareholder and LLC agreements, insurance coverage and real estate. Combining a background in writing with an analytical legal acumen, the ability to synthesize complex facts and legal principles into a compelling story is the hallmark of Mr. Goodstein's practice.
Representative matters include defending a real estate investment LLC manager accused of breach of fiduciary duty; defending a trustee against claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty in the administration of an estate; defending the owners of a Hollywood production company against claims of fraud and breach of contract; representing the owner of a vitamin manufacturing company who was defrauded in the sale of his business; representing a business owner in the threatened dissolution of a plush toy manufacturer; representing a municipality in a commercial lease dispute; representing a property owner in a commercial unlawful detainer action; and representing a healthcare insurance company sued by medical groups for alleged breach of provider reimbursement agreements.
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Licensed in California for 32 years
State: California
Acquired: 1993
No misconduct found
Location
Alleguez Newman Goodstein LLP
16133 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1175, Encino, CA, 91436
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Posted by anonymous | May 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Impressive trial performance
I want to thank you and Bruce again for the dedication and sincerity with which you defended our case. Day after day, I was amazed with the level of in-depth knowledge you commanded of our case and impressed with the strategies you employed in our defense. Our family could not have asked for a bett...
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Experience
Honors
2006
Top 10 Verdicts in California, Daily Journal
2006
Top 100 Verdicts Nationally, Verdict Search
Work Experience
2005 - Present
Managing Partner, Goodstein & Berman LLP
1998 - 2005
Partner, Barger & Wolen
1996 - 1998
Associate, Bannan, Green, Frank & Terzian, LLP
1993 - 1996
Attorney, King & Williams
Associations
2014 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationLitigation Section Membership Chair
2012 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationLitigation Section Executive Committee Member
2012 - 2013
Trial Practice Inn of Court (Los Angeles chapter)President
Sample of Legal Cases
Hub City Solid Waste Services v. City of Compton
$22,402,759
Education
1993
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
JD - Juris Doctor
1988
San Francisco State University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2016
Trial Practice Inn of Court (Los Angeles chapter)
Anti-SLAPP and Malicious Prosecution
2012
Trial Practice Inn of Court (Los Angeles chapter)
Evidence Objection! The Game: When, What and How to Object
2009
Trial Practice Inn of Court (Los Angeles chapter)
Evidence Objection! The Game - When, What and How to Object
2008
Trial Practice Inn of Court (Los Angeles chapter)
Developing Case Themes
2007
Trial Practice Inn of Court (Los Angeles chapter)
How to Disqualify an Expert Witness
2007
Trial Practice Inn of Court (Los Angeles chapter)
Cross-Examination and Impeachment
Publications
2010
186 Cal. App. 4th 1114 (2010)
Hub City Solid Waste Services, Inc. v. City of Compton
2000
217 F.3d 1145 (9th Cir. 2000)
Stuart v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
1999
174 F.3d 977 (9th Cir. 1999)
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Ensley
Languages
English
Spanish
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