Goldsmith Legal
Medical Malpractice | Serving New York, NY
201-429-7892If you need Medical Malpractice help in New York, contact Goldsmith Legal, a local practice in New York, for legal representation.
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Details Attorney Jordan S. Goldsmith
Attorney Joan M. Bannan
Attorney Lee S. Goldsmith
Attorney William A. Krais
Morristown Medical Malpractice Law Firm
Goldsmith & Goldsmith, LLP, is a boutique litigation firm concentrating on health care-related cases, including plaintiff representation in medical malpractice and physician representation in employment contract review and before licensing board proceedings.
Based in New Jersey and New York City, we primarily serve North Jersey and Hudson, Essex, Passaic and Morris counties of northern New Jersey, but we are regularly retained by clients throughout New Jersey and neighboring New York.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
Call 201-429-7892 today to arrange your initial consultation.
Attorney Jordan S. Goldsmith
Bar Admissions:
- New Jersey, 2007
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2007
New York, 2008
Education:
- New York Law School, New York, New York, 2007
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Moot Court Association Member
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2003
- B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
- Major: Political Science
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- New Jersey Association for Justice, - 2013 (Member)
- American Association for Justice, - 2013 (Member)
- Hudson County Bar Association, - 2008 (Member)
- New York State Bar Association, - 2008 (Member)
- Bergen County Bar Association, member
- New York Trial Lawyers Association, member
Attorney Joan M. Bannan
Bar Admissions:
- New Jersey, 1985
Education:
- Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1985
- J.D.
- Seton Hall University, 1982
- B.S.
- Major: Economics
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Trial Attorneys of New Jersey
- New Jersey State Bar Association
Attorney Lee S. Goldsmith
Bar Admissions:
- New Jersey, 1974
- New York, 1968
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1968
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1968
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1974
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1968
Education:
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York
- LL.B., Bachelor of Law - 00/1967
- New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
- M.D., Doctor of Medicine - 1964
- New York University, New York, New York
- B.S., Bachelor of Science - 00/1960
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- American Bar Association, Member
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
- New York State Medical Society, Member
- American College of Legal Medicine, President, 1986 to 1987
- American Board of Legal Medicine, Chairman, 1983 to 1986
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, Member of Board, 1982
- American College of Legal Medicine, Member, Board of Governors, 1977 to 1983
- American College of Legal Medicine, Co-Chairman, Committee on Legislation, 1973 to 1974
- American College of Legal Medicine, Chairman, Credentials Committee, 1977-1979, 1981-1983
- American College of Legal Medicine, Program Chairman, Annual Meeting, 1977
- American College of Legal Medicine, Program Chairman, Meeting, New York, 1984
- American College of Legal Medicine, Secretary, 1982 to 1983
- American College of Legal Medicine, President-Elect, 1986 to 1987
- American Bar Association, Member, Medicine-Law Committee
- New Jersey Bar Association, Member
- New York State Bar Association, Member, CPLR Committee, 1978
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member, Committee on Law and Medicine, 1970 to 1973
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member, Sex and the Law Committee, 1974 to 1978
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member, Committee on Science and Law, 1984 to 1986
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Secretary, Committee on Science and Law
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, Member, Board of Governors, 1982
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, Parliamentarian, 1987 to 1988
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, Secretary, 1987 to 1988
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, Treasurer, 1989
- New York County Medical Society, Member, Medical Malpractice Committee, 1978
- American Medical Association, Member
- American Medical Association, Alternate Delegate, House of Delegates, American College of Legal Med., 1988
- New Jersey Association for Justice, Past President
- New Jersey Association for Justice, Member of their Board of Governors
Attorney William A. Krais
Bar Admissions:
- New Jersey, 1990
- New York, 1991
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1991
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1994
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1994
Education:
- Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1990
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards: Conflict of Laws, 1989
- Honors: Trial Advocacy, 1990
- Honors: Second Highest Average: Products Liability, 1989
- Law Journal, American Journal of Law & Medicine, Case & Note Editor, 1989, 1990
- Law Journal, American Journal of Law & Medicine, Member, 1988, 1989
- University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
- B.A., Great Books Program of Liberal Studies - 1987
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member, Board of Trustees, Northern NJ Chapter (2016 - present)
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member, Board of Trustees (2010-2016)
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Nominating Committee, Chair (2017-2018), Member (2015-2016), Election Committee (2019-present), Medical Malpractice Committee (2009-present), Membership Committee (2007-2016), Finance and Operations Committee (2011-present), Amicus Committee (2016-present)
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Attorney's Fees and Attorney Advertising, Professional Malpractice, Nominations and Elections, Metadata, Political Action Committee
- Morris County Bar Association, President (2005), Trustee (1996–2006), Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments/Judicial Due Diligence Committees (2009-present), Civil Practice Committee, Chair (2017-present), Member (2002–present), Nominations Committee, various years
- Morris County Bar Foundation, President (2003), Trustee (2000–present), Chair, Lawyers for Kids 5K (2005–2014)
- New Jersey State Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees (2014-2016), Ad Hoc Strategic Planning Committee (2016)
- New Jersey Supreme Court appointment to the District X Ethics Committee, Chair (2001–2002), Member (1998–2002)
- New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners, Committee on Character and Fitness, Member (2021–present)
- Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, Trustee (2000–2006)
- Matheny Medical and Educational Center, Board of Trustees, Member (2002–present), Chair (2018-present), Vice-Chair (2008-2018), Secretary (2004-2008), Chair, Corporate Compliance Committee (2009-2014)