Mr. Goldstein has been licensed to practice law in the State and Federal Courts of California since 1979. He is a University of California – Los Angeles undergraduate and obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Laverne College of Law. He is a native of New York and has been living in
Los Angeles over 40 years.

In the span of his over thirty years of legal practice, he has worked in a variety of legal disciplines, including Family Law, Criminal Law, Personal Injury and general Civil Litigation. Since having worked with the world renowned attorney, Marvin Mitchelson, now deceased, the attorney credited with having created the body of law referred to as “Palimony”, or the rights of unmarried cohabitants, Mr. Goldstein’s practice overwhelmingly consists of the representation of Palimony and Family Law clients. It is believed that Mr. Goldstein handles more “Palimony” cases, both Plaintiff’s and Defense, than any attorney nationwide.

Mr. Goldstein has participated in numerous high profile cases, many of which require anonymity and confidentiality, the most notable of which was his involvement in the Robert Blake / Bonnie Lee Bakley murder case. He represented Bonnie Lee Bakely in the prenuptial agreement
and paternity action against Robert Blake and subsequent to her murder, represented family members seeking civil relief. Mr. Goldstein has appeared on many national news shows on multiple occasions as representing attorney or commentator. Those shows include, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Larry King, CNN, Fox News, Dateline, True TV, and many more.

Since the inception of the “Super Lawyers” awards, conducted by “Law and Politics Magazine” and “Los Angeles Magazine”, Mr. Goldstein has repeatedly been voted by his peers as amongst the top 5% of the lawyers in his field.