OUR ATTORNEYS

Paul J. Goldstein, Esq. — Partner

paul@goldsteinmetzger.com

Areas of Practice

Car Accidents, Truck Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Construction Accidents, Nursing Home Abuse, Dog Bites, Trip/Slip and Fall and Medical Malpractice

About Paul J. Goldstein

Paul Goldstein is admitted to the New York and Florida State Bars; the U.S. District Court for the Southern, Northern, and Eastern District of New York; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Goldstein is Board Certified in civil trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has also been recognized as a "Super Lawyer" of the Hudson Valley. Mr. Goldstein is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyer's Association, the American Trial Lawyer's Association, and the Dutchess County Bar Association. He has also been a delegate with the New York State Bar Association, and a Past President of the Dutchess County Bar Association.

Mr. Goldstein speaks regularly at seminars and programs at the State and County Bar level.

Admitted:

New York State Bar, 1976; Florida State Bar, 1975; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1976; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1976; U.S. Supreme Court, 1979; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 2002; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2003.

Education:

New England School of Law, Boston, MA, Juris Doctor, 1975; State University of New York, Albany, NY, Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1972.

Community Involvement:

• Board member of the TEG Federal Credit Union.
• Past Board member and current member of the Poughkeepsie Area Chamber of Commerce.
• Past Board member of the American Heart Association; awarded Development Volunteer of the Year in 1992 by the American Heart Association.
• Past Board member and Vice Chairman of the Poughkeepsie Tennis Club.
• Past President of the Poughkeepsie Ballet Theater.
• Former attorney for and current member of the Wappingers Falls Elk's Club.
• Member of Dutchess Golf & Country Club.