Bruce I. Goldstein, a Member of the Firm, focuses his practice on litigation where he has gained a reputation as a take-charge litigator managing large complex cases. He also focuses on defending companies and individuals who are targets of white collar criminal investigations as well as representing and defending law firms. Mr. Goldstein was appointed by the United States District Court, District of New Jersey as Chair of a Merit Selection Panel to consider the appointment of a United States Magistrate Judge for the Trenton Vicinage for the District of New Jersey. He was awarded the Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award in 2009 by the Association of the Federal Bar of NJ for his contributions to the legal profession, the 2007 Judge Learned Hand Award for Humanitarianism by the American Jewish Committee and the 2007 New Jersey Bar Association's Professional Lawyer of the Year Award for Essex County. His lifelong commitment to the teaching of trial advocacy was recognized by the Trial Advocacy Institute of the University of Virginia School of Law which conferred on Mr. Goldstein the Justice William J. Brennan Award for Trial Advocacy. He is also very active in the community and has served on the Council of Trustees of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and the Governing Board of the New Jersey Organ Sharing Network. He has also been honored by a variety of professional and civic organizations throughout his distinguished career. Mr. Goldstein demonstrated his legal prowess from the very beginning of his career starting out as an Assistant U.S. Attorney who was quickly promoted to Chief of Special Prosecutions and then to Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney where he was responsible for the prosecution of political corruption. In recognition of his accomplishments, the Department of Justice conferred on him the Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award, an award which is conferred on an annual basis to only one federal prosecutor in the United States. Mr. Goldstein is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as both a civil and criminal trial attorney. He has been selected for inclusion in the 1999-2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®* published by Woodard/White under Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation. He has also been selected for inclusion in the 2005-2011 editions of New Jersey Super Lawyers®* published by Thompson Reuters under Business Litigation, where he was listed as one of "The Top 100 New Jersey Super Lawyers" from 2005 to 2008, and the 2008-2011 editions of New York Super Lawyers®* published by Thompson Reuters under Business Litigation and Criminal Defense: White Collar. He was selected for inclusion in the 2004/2005 and 2006 editions of Chambers USA®* published by Chambers & Partners under New Jersey Litigation: General Commercial. *For ranking methodologies, please see www.bestlawyers.com , www.superlawyers.com and www.chambersandpartners.com. Affiliations Member, Lawyers' Advisory Committee of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Master, John C. Lifland American Inn of Court Member, Special New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Telephonic and Electronic Search Warrants Member, New Jersey Supreme Committee on Bench.Bar.Media, (appointed by Former Chief Justice of New Jersey Supreme Court James R. Zazzali) Member, Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey Elected Fellow, American Bar Foundation, Elected Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers Member, New Jersey State Bar Association Member, Advisory Committee, Essex County Bar Association Faculty, Trial Advocacy Institute of the University of Virginia School of Law, (1982 to 2008) Council of Trustees, New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Former Member, Lawyers' Advisory Committee of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Former Master, Brennan-Vanderbilt Inns of Court Former President; Advisory Board, Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey Former Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on the Rules of Criminal Procedure Former Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Complex Commercial Subtrack Advisory Committee Former Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Trial Attorney Certification Board Former Chairperson, New Jersey Supreme Court Fee Arbitration Committee for Essex County Former Co-Chair, American Bar Association - Federal Practice Task Force Authored Articles 2/1/2010, Bruce I. Goldstein - United States And Shareholders vs. Corporate Fraud 10/1/2008, Peter G. Verniero and Bruce I. Goldstein - Roundtable: Part II - Corporate Internal Investigations: Later Stages 9/1/2008, Peter G. Verniero and Bruce I. Goldstein - Roundtable: Part I - Corporate Internal Investigations: Early Stages Related Press Releases 3/21/2011, Sills Cummis & Gross Announces Its 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers 8/9/2010, Sills Cummis & Gross Attorneys Continue to be Honored in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 3/22/2010, Sills Cummis & Gross Announces Its 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers 8/5/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Retains Prestige in 2010 Best Lawyers ® 5/13/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.'s Bruce I. Goldstein to Receive the NJ Chapter of the AFB's William J. Brennan, Jr. Award 4/30/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Member, Bruce I. Goldstein, Appointed to NJ Special Supreme Court Committee on Telephonic and Electronic Search Warrants 3/26/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Announces Its 2009 New Jersey Super Lawyers 10/28/2008, Highest Accolades from Best Lawyers ® for Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/20/2008, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. to Host Luncheon for the American Jewish Committee Relevant News 7/4/2008, Bruce I. Goldstein - Ex-CEO get 16-year sentence Relevant Events 3/16/2010, Bruce I. Goldstein - What Employment Lawyers Need to Know About Other Areas of Law - NJICLE 4/24/2009, Bruce I. Goldstein - Annual Regional Meeting of the American College of Trial Lawyers (Certified Civil and Criminal Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification) |