State and Federal Appellate Practice
The appeals process is the heart and soul of the legal process. Appellate courts are the source of what most people refer to as "case law" or common law. They are also the place where actual meaning is added to the laws passed by Congress and state legislatures across the country.
Ms. Goldstein is fully comfortable in the appellate setting.
At Barrie L. Goldstein, LLC, we represent clients in the state and federal appellate courts of Connecticut, New York and the United States' Second Circuit.
Over the course of a career spanning more than 30 years, Attorney Barrie L. Goldstein has had a role in more than 30 reported decisions, including acting as lead counsel in the landmark Nicholson v. Williams decision involving the constitutionality of removing children from their mothers when the mothers, themselves, were victims of domestic violence. In fact, Ms Goldstein considers the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to be her "home court."
The end result of all this experience is that here, you will find the kind of clear, concise and compelling legal writing that get appeals heard in the first place — and the kind of precise, well-chosen oral arguments that get results.
Selected Reported Cases
- Interport Pilots Agency, Inc. v. Sammis, 774 F. Supp. 734 (E.D.N.Y. 1991), aff'd, 14 F.3d 133 (2nd Cir. 1993). A dispute between Connecticut and New York concerning which state had the right to regulate pilotage of vessels on Long Island Sound.
- Lawson v. Abrams, 1988 WL 49244 (E.D.N.Y. May 6, 1988), appeal dismissed, 863 F.2d 260 (2nd Cir. 1988), Lawson v. Abrams, __ F. Supp.2d __ (E.D.N.Y. 1997), affirmed sub nom., Lawson v. Barrett, 166 F.3d 1200 (2d Cir. 1998), cert. denied, sub nom., Lawson v. Abrams, 528 U.S. 823 (1999). This was a complex Section 1983 action challenging prosecutorial misconduct in the investigative and grand jury stages of criminal proceedings.
- Nicholson v. Williams, 181 F. Supp.2d 182 (E.D.N.Y. 2001), supplemented, 203 F. Supp.2d 153, certified, 344 F.3d 154 (2d Cir. 2003). (Discussed above)
- Rodeway Inns of America v. Frank, 541 F.2d 759 (8th Cir. 1976), cert. denied, 430 U.S. 946 (1977). Challenge to HUD's decision to promote development of the Mansion House complex in St. Louis, Missouri.
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