Mark J. Goldsmith

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Mark J. Goldsmith: Attorney with Jakubowski, Robertson, Maffei, Goldsmith & Tartaglia, LLP
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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

After graduating from the State University of New York at Albany and receiving his Juris Doctor from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 1983, Mark J. Goldsmith was admitted to practice as attorney before the Courts of the State of New York on February 8, 1984. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts of the Eastern, Southern, and Northern Districts of New York and the U.S. Federal Court of Claims in Washington, D.C.

He began his career as a commercial litigator and then as a negligence trial lawyer for the law firm of Siben & Siben in Bay Shore, New York. In 1988, he founded the law firm of Jakubowski, Robertson & Goldsmith, engaging in the general practice of law with an emphasis on negligence and commercial matters as a trial attorney as well as commercial and residential transactional matters.

He has been involved in the following professional organizations:

• Suffolk County Bar Association

• New York State Bar Association, including the Insurance and Negligence Attorneys Section

• Suffolk County Retired Detectives Association, as the organizing attorney and counsel

Mr. Goldsmith serves as general counsel to several local, respected, and well-known businesses. For example, he serves as counsel to the Watermill Caterers in Smithtown and Cancos Tile Corporation with showrooms throughout the Metropolitan area and New Jersey. He regularly appears and practices in the specialized commercial claims parts of the State Supreme Court. He has been appointed as Receiver and Referee in numerous matters by various Suffolk County Supreme Court judges. He has earned an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating available for skill and ethics based on the opinions of his peers and the judiciary.

Mr. Goldsmith is and has been a basketball coach for St. Mary’s CYO in East Islip and a longtime coach for the East Islip Soccer Club. His family belongs to the congregation of B’nai Israel Reform Temple in Oakdale, New York. A longtime East Islip resident, he continues to live there with his wife and four sons.
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Areas of Practice (23)

  • Negligence Law
  • Civil Litigation
  • Real Estate
  • Bankruptcy
  • Civil Practice
  • Collections
  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Domestic Partnerships
  • Labor and Employment
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Leases and Leasing
  • Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Mortgage Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Negligence
  • Negligence Defense
  • Partnership Law
  • Premises Liability
  • Products Liability
  • Property Damage

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
State University of New York at Albany, B.A., 1980
Law School Attended:
Touro College, J.D., 1983
Year of First Admission:
1984
Admission:
1984, New York
Memberships:
Suffolk County and New York State Bar Association
Birth Information:
Brooklyn, New York, October 3, 1958
ISLN:
907015008

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Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (13 reviews)

  • Legal Knowledge

    5.0/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    5.0/5.0

  • Judgment

    5.0/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 01/04/13 in General Practice

    Mark is a highly intelligent individual who has the compassion to care for his clients and the legal prowess to represent them with the utmost capability in the courtroom.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 01/16/13 in Personal Injury

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 12/11/12 in Litigation

    Mr. Goldsmith possesses great legal acumen, coupled with his integrity makes him a credit to the bar.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Of Counsel on 12/10/12 in Personal Injury

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 12/06/12 in General Practice

    Excellent lawyer and person.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 12/01/12 in Business Transactions

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 11/23/12 in Litigation

    Mark Goldsmith in an intelligent attorney with a broad understanding of complex legal matters. I have worked with him on various projects from real estate to personal injury. His depth of legal knowledge makes him a diligent, yet fair adversary. In... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 11/15/12 in Personal Injury

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 11/15/12 in Commercial Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 11/15/12 in Negligence

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3.0/5.0 (2 reviews)
Client Champion

I have worked with Mark on several business issues. I love how he always has my back and watches out for my wallet. He works hard and diligently to get the work done in a fast efficent manner. He is f...

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