Barrie L. Goldstein
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"From the time I was in eighth grade, I really had a passion for the Constitution. I truly love the law." |
Litchfield County, Connecticut
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(860) 946-4855 |
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(860) 868-0303 |
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She is thoroughly experienced as well, working at virtually every level of the legal profession. Barrie's career has culminated with the establishment of her own practice, Barrie L. Goldstein LLC, in Connecticut in 2008. She has quickly made an impact in the Litchfield County area, handling several high profile matters, including a celebrated land use case in Sharon, CT.
Barrie L. Goldstein began her career at the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, through its Honors Program. In her five years at the Justice Department, she defended complex regulatory schemes, including housing, renegotiation of government contracts, civil rights and two-tier price controls on domestic and imported oil. Ms. Goldstein successfully defended the National Flood Insurance Program against a constitutional challenge brought under the taking clause.
After litigating commercial litigation cases in the private sector with a New York City law firm, Ms. Goldstein served 13 years in the New York Attorney General's office as Special Litigation Counsel. She handled unique and complex matters involving many diverse issues such as the regulation of prescription drug prices under Medicaid, civil rights, bankruptcy, and intergovernmental disputes. Ms. Goldstein represented New York in the well-known Farmland Dairy litigation where New York barred this New Jersey milk dealer from the New York market.
Ms. Goldstein re-entered private practice in 1995. One of her most significant cases was a $20 million lawsuit involving control of a Connecticut office building that involved courts in two states. The matter was first arbitrated, then litigated in New York state court, and finally was resolved before the federal district and bankruptcy court in Connecticut .
Barrie then moved to The Legal Aid Society as a Director of Special Litigation for almost five years. She acted as lead counsel in the landmark decision involving the constitutionality of removing children from their mothers when the mothers, themselves, were victims of domestic violence. The matter was litigated in the federal trial and appellate court and, ultimately, in the New York State Court of Appeals.
Ms. Goldstein is a member of the bar in both New York and Connecticut , as well as the U.S. Supreme Court and several federal district and federal courts of appeals. She has more than 30 reported decisions that reflect the depth of her experience.
She has been honored many times throughout her career. Barrie received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Attorneys General, on two occasions, in 1989 and in 1992, for representing 30 states in asbestos litigation. In 1995, she received the "Chairperson Extraordinaire" award, also for her work in asbestos litigation. The New York County Lawyers' Association recognized her exemplary pro bono contributions when it awarded her its "CLE Program Chair Award."
Ms. Goldstein has written a number of published articles, including a recent article in the Connecticut Law Tribune on Effective Removal. The Litchfield County Times profiled Barrie in a major article in February 2008. A number of other publications have quoted her on relevant legal issues.
Barrie Goldstein is an active participant in The Federal Bar Council, as a former co-chair of the organization and a member of its Program Committee. She belongs to the Connecticut Bar Association and the Litchfield County Bar Association.
Ms. Goldstein graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Syracuse University in 1971 and with honors from George Washington Law School in 1974.
- Areas of Practice:
- Administrative Law
- Bankruptcy Law
- Business & Commercial Law
- Business Organizations
- Family Law
- Custody & Visitation
- Divorce
- Government Agencies & Programs
- Government Contracts
- Litigation & Appeals
- Land Use & Zoning
Litigation Percentage:- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:- Connecticut, 1999
- District of Columbia, 1975
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1990
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1981
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1975
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
Education:- George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, June, 1974
Juris Doctor
Honors: With Honors
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: Political Science
- Published Works:
- State Constitutional Provisions And Related Legal Matters Dealing With School Finance, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Office of Education, December, 1973
- "Toward Abolition of Local Funding in Public Education", 3 Journal of Law and Education 307, 1974
- Representative Cases:
- Alexander A. ex rel. Barr v. Novello, 210 F.R.D. 27 (E.D.N.Y. 2002)
- Algonquin SNG v. FEA, 518 F.2d 2d 1051, rev'd, 426 U.S. 548 (D.C. Cir. 1976)
- Ahrens v. Bowen, 646 F. Supp. 1041 (E.D.N.Y. 1986)
- Amoco Oil Co. v. Zarb, 402 F. Supp. 1001 (D.C.C. 1975)
- Algonquin SNG v. FEA, 426 U.S. 548 (1976)
- Battanta v. Bunzl, 239 A.D.2d 167, 657 N.Y.S.2d 637 (1st Dep't 1997)
- Barrett v. U.S., 668 F. Supp. 1201 (S.D.N.Y. 1988)
- Barrett v. U.S., aff'd, 853 F.2d 124 (2nd Cir. 1988)
- City of Boston v. Harris, 461 F. Supp. 1201 (D. Mass. 1978)
- City of Boston v. Harris, 619 F.2d 87 (1st Cir. 1980)
- Farmland Diaries v. Commissioner of New York State Dep't of Agriculture and Markets, 650 F. Supp. 939 (E.D.N.Y. 1987)
- Farmland Diaries v. Commissioner of New York State Dep't of Agriculture and Markets, 847 F.2d 1038 (2nd Cir. 1988)
- Farmland Dairies v. McGuire, 771 F. Supp. 80 (S.D.N.Y. 1991)
- Fields v. Axelrod, 134 A.D.2d 589 (2nd Dep't 1987)
- Glasco v. Hills, 558 F.2d 179 (3rd Cir. 1977)
- Gramercy Spire Tenant's Ass'n v. Harris, 446 F. Supp. 814 (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
- In re ""Baby Girl'' Q., 14 A.D.3d 392, 787 N.Y.S.2d 328 (1st Dep't 2005)
- In re Cosmopolitan Aviation Corp., 763 F.2d 507 (2nd Cir. 1985)
- In re East Coast Airways, Ltd., 146 B.R. 325 (Bank, E.D.N.Y. 1992)
- Interport Pilots Agency, Inc. v. Sammis, 774 F. Supp. 734 (E.D.N.Y. 1991)
- Interport Pilots Agency, Inc. v. Sammis, 14 F.3d 133 (2nd Cir. 1993)
- In re East Coast Airways, Ltd, 146 M.2d 619 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 1990)
- Interport Pilots Agency, Inc. V. Sammis, 173 A.D.2d 387 (E.D.N.Y. 1991)
- Lawson v. Abrams, 1988 WL 49244 (E.D.N.Y. 1988)
- Krauskopf v. Perales, 863 F.2d 260 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 1990)
- Lawson v. Abrams, Supp.2d. (E.D.N.Y. 1997)
- Lawson v. Barrett, 166 F.3d 1200 (2d Cir. 1998)
- New York Public Interest Research Group, Inc. V. Governor's Advisory Comm'n To Make Findings and Recommendations About Problems Relating to Liability Ins., 135 A.D.2d 1149 (1st Dep't 1987)
- New York Public Interest Research Group, Inc. V. Governor's Advisory Comm'n To Make Findings and Recommendations About Problems Relating to Liability Ins., 71 N.Y.2d 964 (2d Cir. 1988)
- Nicholson v. Williams, 181 F. Supp.2d 182 (E.D.N.Y. 2001)
- Nicholson v. Williams, 203 F. Supp.2d 153 (1988)
- Nicholson v. Williams, 344 F.3d 154 (2d Cir. 2003)
- Petition of Rosenman & Colin, 752 F. Supp. 178 (S.D.N.Y. 1990)
- National Foods, Inc. V. Rubin, 936 F.2d 656 (2nd Cir. 1991)
- Pharmaceutical Soc. of the State of New York, Inc. v. Cuomo, 774 F. Supp. 826 (S.D.N.Y. 1991)
- Pharmaceutical Soc. of the State of New York, Inc. v. Cuomo, 981 F.2d 632 (2nd Cir. 1992)
- Rodeway Inns of America v. Frank, 541 F.2d 759 (8th Cir. 1976)
- Rodeway Inns of America v. Frank, 430 U.S. 946 (1977)
- Silva v. East Providence Housing Authority, 423 F. Supp. 453 (D.R.I. 1976)
- Silva v. East Providence Housing Authority, 565 F.2d 1217 (1st Cir. 1977)
- State of New York v. FAA, 712 F.2d 806 (2nd Cir. 1983)
- Tasty Baking Co. v. CLC, 529 F.2d 1005 (T.E.C.A. 1975)
- Texas Landowners Rights Ass'n v. Harris, 453 F. Supp. 1025 (D.D.C. 1978)
- Texas Landowners Rights Ass'n v. Harris, 598 F.2d 311 (D.C. Cir. 1977)
- Texas Landowners Rights Ass'n v. Harris, 431 U.S. 915 (1979)
- United States v. Empire Gas Corp., 547 F.2d 1147, 430 U.S. 915 (T.E.C.A. 1977)
- United States v. Fredeman, 547 F.2d 1156, 431 U.S. 915 (1977)
- United States v. State of New York, 522 F. Supp. 255 (N.D.N.Y. 1932)
- United States v. State of New York, 708 F.2d 92 (2d Cir. 1983)
- United States v. State of New York, 466 U.S. 1907 (1984)
- Vann v. Housing Authority of Kansas City, Mo., 87 F.R.D. 642 (W.D. Mo. 1980)
- Walston v. Axelrod, 103 A.D.2d 769 (2nd Dep't 1984)
Honors and Awards:- Phi Beta Kappa
- President's Distinguished Service Award Presented by National Association of Attorneys General, 1992
- Recipient "Chairperson Extraordinaire" State Asbestos Committee, 1992
- Recipient for "Special Effort and Outstanding Professionalism," New York State, 1995
- Board of Commissioners of Pilots, 1995
- Recipient NYCLA CLE Program Chair Award, 2001
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association, 2010 - Present
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1979 - Present
- Connecticut Bar Association, 2006 - Present
- Member
- Connecticut Bar Association, 2006 - Present
- Member, Federal Practice Committee
- Connecticut Bar Association, 2006 - Present
- Member, Family Law Committee
- Federal Bar Council, 2003 - Present
- Member, Program Committee
- Federal Bar Council, 2005 - Present
- Member, Connecticut Committee
- Federal Bar Council, 2001 - 2003
- Chair, Board of Directors
- Federal Bar Council, 1999 - 2001
- Vice Chair, Board of Directors
- Federal Bar Council on Implementationof Recommendations of Second Circuit Committee on Race and Gender
- Member, Liaison Committee
- Litchfield County Bar Association, 2007 - Present
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
The Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Division, Director, Special Litigation, 2001 - 2005
- Shawn Coulson PC, Of Counsel, 1999 - 2001
- Owen & Davis PC, Special Counsel , 1983 - 1995
- New York State Department of Law, 1979 - 1982
- Burns, Jackson, Summit, Rovins, Spitzer & Feldesman, 1974 - 1979
- United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, 2001 - 2005
- Languages:
English
