Jeffrey M. Goldberg
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 49 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Aviation & Aerospace
2 Prudential Plaza 180 N. Stetson Avenue, Suite 1975, Chicago, IL 60601
About Jeffrey M. Goldberg
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice
- Aviation & Aerospace
Education
- John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1974J.D.
- Bradley University, 1970Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration
- Minor: Mechanical Engineering & Business Finance
Classes and Seminars
- Tort Trends Update, Chicago Bar Association
- Medical Malpractice Seminar, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1982
- Northwest Suburban Emergency Medical Services Seminar, 1986
- Northwest Suburban Emergency Medical Services Seminar, 1987
- Northwest Suburban Emergency Medical Services Seminar, 1988
- Midwest Section American Podiatric Association, 1987
- American Institute of Food Processors, 1987
- Comparative Negligence Seminar, Chicago Bar Association, 1988
- Expert Witnesses, ITLA Update and Review Seminar, September 9, 1989
- Trial Preparation Techniques, ITLA Trial Practice Seminar, October 21, 1989
- Medical Legal Aspects of Neurosurgical Practice, The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1989
- Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1989
- Trial Notebook Series, Leadoff Speaker, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1989
- COBRA Seminar for Physicians, Hospital Administrators, Risk Managers, Highland Park Hospital, April 24, 1990
- Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1990
- Parents Of Developmentally Disabled Children's Support Group, 1990
- Meeting at Oak Forest Hospital, National Spinal Cord Injury Association
- "A Plaintiff Attorney's View For Work Place Safety", Illinois Work Safety Council, October 16, 1990
- Head Injury Trauma, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, 1991
- Medical Malpractice Seminar, Moderator/Participant, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Institute for Injury Reduction Toy Safety Seminar, 1992
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Tort Update Seminar Section on Medical Malpractice, September 11, 1993
- Obstetrics and COBRA Liability, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, September 24, 1993
- Tort Law Update, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1994
- "Shotgun Seminar", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, February 21, 1994
- "Point-Counterpoint Seminar", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, October 10, 1994
- "Professional Negligence/Product Liability,", Illinois State Bar Association, November 13, 1995
- National Safety Council Annual Safety Conference, 1995
- "Proving Proximate Cause: Medical And Legal Considerations", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 2, 1995
- "Mediating The Medical Malpractice Case," Panel Member, Health Care Risk Management Society of Metropolitan Chicago, February 8, 1996
- "Cross Examination Of Defendant's Liability Expert", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, October 14, 1996
- "Handling Subsequent Treating Physicians", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 7, 1996
- 'Proving That The Product Is Unreasonably Dangerous", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association , January 11, 1997
- "Opinion Evidence-What The Experts Can Testify To", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Shotgun Seminar, May 3, 1997
- Using The Power of Visual Persuasion, "How to Prepare Admissible Demonstrative Evidence", Chicago Bar Association, September 24, 1997
- Medical Negligence Trial: The Winning Plaintiff's Case in Chief, "Closing Argument,", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 6, 1997
- "Examining Your Expert With Confidence", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, January 10, 1998
- "Co-Mediation- A Report Card Measuring It's First Three Years", Panel Member, Chicagoland Healthcare Risk Management Society, January 28, 1999
- "Nucleated Red Blood Cells and Post-Natal Imaging", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association - Medical Negligence Seminar, December 11, 1999
- "Visual Persuasion", American Association for Justice - National College of Advocacy, 2000
- "Effective Techniques to Obtain Early Settlements", ATLA Annual Convention, American Association for Justice - Professional Negligence Section, July 31, 2000
- "Sole Proximate Cause Defense", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association - Medical Malpractice Seminar, December 9, 2000
- ATLA/BTLG - Catastrophically Injured Child Seminar, 2001
- From Classroom to Courtroom: Trial Techniques for the New Lawyers, Roscoe Pound Institute, 2001
- ATLA/BTLG Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases, 2002
- ATLA/BTLG Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases, Panel Moderator, 2003
- Instructor, The John Marshall Law School, 1974 - 1975
- Dean Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition Judge, November 15, 1995
- ATLA National Trial Competition Judge, 2003
- ABA Trial Academy, 2005
- Dean Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition Judge, 2008
- "The Use of Professionally Produced Video as Demonstrative Evidence", WI Bar Association Seminar, December 1, 2010
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1974
- Wisconsin, 2000
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1974
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1975
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1993
Other Affiliations
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1987 - Present (Elected Member of Board Treasurer)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1993 - 1995 (Treasurer)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1994 (Secretary)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1991 (Parliamentarian)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1987 - 1995 (Co-Chairman, Membership Committee)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1985 - Present (Member, Membership Committee)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1987 - Present (Member, Legislative Committee)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1987 - Present (Member, Medical Negligence Committee)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1994 (Co-Chairman, Insurance Committee)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1996 (Co-Chairman, Publications Committee)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1997 (Member, Nominating Committee)
- Public Justice Foundation, 2004 (President)
- Public Justice Foundation, 2002 (Vice-President)
- Public Justice Foundation, 2001 (Secretary)
- Public Justice Foundation, 2000 (Treasurer)
- Public Justice Foundation, 1999 - Present (Member, Executive Committee)
- Public Justice Foundation, 1996 - Present (Member, Board of Directors)
- Chicago Bar Association, Tort Litigation Section, 1981 (Chairman)
- Chicago Bar Association, Tort Litigation Section, 1980 (Vice Chairman)
- Chicago Bar Association, 1979 (Committee on Legal Specialization)
- Chicago Bar Association, 1980 - 1987 (Member, Judicial Candidates Evaluation Committee)
- Illinois State Bar Association, Tort Law Section (Member)
- American Association for Justice, Birth Trauma Litigation Group, 2001 - Present (Board of Directors)
- Center for Disability and Elder Law, 1996 - Present (Member- Board of Directors)
Past Positions
- Hon. Francis Lorenz, Illinois Appellate Court, Law Clerk
- The John Marshall Law School, Instructor
Articles
Published Works
- "Barring The Defendant From Using Annuity Trial Testimony", ITLA Journal, Spring-Summer, 1988
- "Medical Malpractice Litigation", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Editor, Medical Malpractice Handbook, 1989
- "Medical Malpractice Handbook - Plaintiff's Perspective", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1989
- "Medical Malpractice Litigation - Plaintiff's Perspective", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Medical Malpractice Handbook, 1991
- "American Association of Neurological Surgeons Regional Seminar - Evaluation of Medical Malpractice Cases - Plaintiff's Perspective", 1991
- "Medical Malpractice Litigation - Plaintiff's Perspective", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Edition, Medical Malpractice Handbook, 1992
- "Medical Negligence", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1993
- "Key Elements of a Product Liability Case", Illinois Trial Lawyers Seminar, February, 1994
- "Jury Selection: Plaintiff's Perspective", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, October 10, 1994
- "Medical Malpractice Handbook - Plaintiff's Perspective", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1995
- "Anatomy of Pre-Trial Preparation - Professional Negligence! Product Liability", Illinois State Bar Association, 1995
- "Cross Examination of Defendant's Liability Expert", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, October 14, 1996
- "Handling Subsequent Treating Physicians", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 7, 1996
- "Proving that the Product is Unreasonably Dangerous", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, January 11, 1997
- "Opinion Evidence- What the Experts Can Testify To", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, May 3, 1997
- "Closing Argument", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 6, 1997
- "Examining your Expert with Confidence", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, January 10, 1998
- "Nucleated Red Blood Cells and Post-Natal Imaging", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 11, 1999
- "Visual Persuasion", American Association for Justice, January, 2000
- "Effective Techniques to Obtain Early Settlements", American Association for Justice, July 31, 2000
- "Sole Proximate Cause Defense", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 9, 2000
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring: What is it Really Telling Us? -- The Second Stage of Labor, ATLA Litigating Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases - Publication, February 22, 2002
- "Medical Malpractice Litigation - Plaintiff's Perspective", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Edition Medical Malpractice Handbook, 2005
- "2009 Supplement to Proving and Disproving Damages in Personal Injury Cases", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2009
- "2011 Edition Medical Malpractice", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2011
- Physical Injuries – Plaintiff’s Perspective,” Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, contributing author – 2012 Edition Proving and Disproving Damages in Personal Injury Cases., 2012
- Medical Malpractice Litigation – Plaintiff’s Perspective,” Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – 2018 Edition Medical Malpractice Handbook., 2018
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