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Lee S. Goldsmith M.D.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 55 years of experience
Personal Injury
Park 80 West-Plaza One, 250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 401, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
About Lee S. Goldsmith M.D.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New YorkLL.B., Bachelor of Law
- New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, 1964M.D., Doctor of Medicine
- New York University, New York, New YorkB.S., Bachelor of Science
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law, 1978 - 1989
- Lecturer, Hospital Liability, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice Litigation, Practising Law Institute, 1969-1979 (Annually)
- Lecturer, The HMO, New York State Speech and Hearing Association Annual Convention, May, 1974
- Lecturer, Health Maintenance Organizations, The Optometric Council of New York State, April, 1974
- Lecturer, Medical Aspects of Office and Health Practice: Current Views and Concepts on Liability and Insurance,, American College of Legal Medicine, Delaware, November, 1977
- Lecturer, Ethical and Legal Factors in Providing Treatment to Adolescents, Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, New York, June, 1978
- Lecturer, Medicine and the Law, University of Tennessee, Clinical Education Center
- Lecturer, Hazards and Legal Complications in the Use of Computers and Medicine, American College of Legal Medicine, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 1978
- Lecturer, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, November, 1978
- Lecturer, American Trial Lawyers, Philadelphia, March, 1979
- Lecturer/Chairman, Risk Management, Practising Law Institute, New York, New Orleans and San Francisco, 1979
- Lecturer, A Model Law for In-Vitro Fertilization,, American College of Legal Medicine, Annual Meeting, 1979
- Lecturer, Law and In-Vitro Fertilization, American College of Legal Medicine, November 10, 1979
- Lecturer, Law, Relating to Emergency Treatment, American College of Physicians, New Jersey Branch, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, November 14, 1979
- Lecturer, American Trial Lawyers Association, New Jersey Branch, East Brunswick, New Jersey, December 15, 1979
- Lecturer, What is Malpractice and How it Can Be Prevented, New York University School of Medicine, Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology, March, 1980
- Lecturer, Hospital Quality Assurance Programs - Requirements and Implementation, May 13, 1981
- Lecturer, Informed Consent and the Consent Form,, American College of Legal Medicine, October 13, 1981
- Lecturer, Medical Malpractice Dilemma Revisited, New York County Lawyers Association, November 12, 1981
- Lecturer, Perinatal Brain Damage in Society and in the Courtroom, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation & Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, November 23, 1981
- Lecturer, Medical Malpractice - The Views from Plaintiff and Defendant, New York Law School, February 6, 1982
- Lecturer, Medico-Legal Aspects of Birth Injuries, Obstetrical & Gynecological Conference, March 12, 1982
- Lecturer, Prevention of Malpractice and Malpractice Litigation, Seaboard Medical Association, National Convention, June 18, 1982
- Lecturer, Malpractice Pitfalls and Prevention, New Jersey Society of Internal Medicine, October 16, 1982
- Lecturer, Medico-Legal Topics in Ophthalmology, The Brooklyn Ophthalmological Society, April 11, 1983
- Lecturer, Current Trends in Medical Malpractice; Medical Malpractice in Ophthalmology, Beth Israel Hospital, September 10, 1983
- Lecturer, Perinatal Practice & Malpractice, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, December 4, 1983
- Lecturer, Medical Malpractice Review of Anesthesiology Hospital Records, American College of Legal Medicine, October 20, 1984
- Lecturer, Psychiatric Malpractice, Association of Trial Lawyers of New Jersey, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 19, 1985
- Lecturer, Medical Legal Update - Lecture on Hospital Records, Association of Trial Lawyers of New Jersey, April 22, 1985
- Lecturer, Deaths During Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures From a Lawyer's Vantage Point, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, May 3, 1985
- Lecturer, Frozen Embryo, American College of Legal Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 9, 1985
- Lecturer, Legal Implications of Medical Decisions, New York University School of Continuing Education, New York, New York, May 24, 1985
- Lecturer, Causes of Malpractice Suits: What Makes a Patient Sue?, Medicolegal Issues in Obstetrics, Contemporary Forums, October 4, 1985
- Lecturer, Medico-Legal Dilemma of C/S, Winthrop-University Hospital, November 1, 1985
- Lecturer, Basics in Medical Law, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, January 14, 1986
- Lecturer, Autopsy and Malpractice, College of American Pathologists, April 22, 1986
- Lecturer, Medical Proof in Legal Cases, American Trial Lawyers Association of New Jersey, October 15, 1986
- Lecturer, Legal Issues in Emergency Room Care, Hackensack Hospital, October 22, 1986
- Lecturer, Use of Fetal Heart Rate Tracing in the Courtroom, Winthrop-University Hospital, Sixth Annual Perinatal Symposium, October 31, 1986
- Lecturer, Current Concepts in Medical Malpractice, New York Medical Center, Orthopedics Grand Rounds, December 1, 1986
- Lecturer, Medico-Legal Issues in Pediatrics, New York Medical Center, Pediatrics Grand Rounds, February 26, 1987
- Lecturer, The Expanding Legal Problems of the Practicing Psychiatrist,, New York Medical Center, Psychiatric Grand Rounds, February 26, 1987
- Lecturer, Trial Strategies of a Medical Malpractice Action, The Society of Medical Jurisprudence, Lenox Hill Hospital, March 9, 1987
- Lecturer, Legal Aspects of Pediatrics, Lenox Hill Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, March 12, 1987
- Lecturer, Emergency Room Procedures and Records, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 24, 1987
- Lecturer, Advances in Breast Cancer Detection, Medicolegal Issues in Breast Cancer Detection, State University of New York at Stony Brook, The School of Medicine, in cooperation with the American Cancer Society
- Lecturer, Advances in Breast Cancer Detection, Medicolegal Issues in Breast Cancer Detection, Combined Staffs of Good Samaritan and Southside Hospitals, April 14, 1988
- Lecturer, Advances in Breast Cancer Detection, Medicolegal Issues in Breast Cancer Detection, State University of New York at Stony Brook, April 15, 1988
- Lecturer, Advances in Breast Cancer Detection, Medicolegal Issues in Breast Cancer Detection, Combined Staffs of Mather Memorial and St. Charles Hospitals, May 3, 1988
- Lecturer, Advances in Breast Cancer Detection, Medicolegal Issues in Breast Cancer Detection, Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, May 4, 1988
- Lecturer, The Disease & The Law, AIDS and the Management of AIDS Children, American College of Legal Medicine on AIDS, Atlanta, Georgia, November 4, 1988
- Lecturer, Crisis and Survival in 1989, the Medical-Legal Problem, The New York Academy of Medicine - Section on Ophthalmology, December 19, 1988
- Lecturer, The Insurance Breakthrough in Eating Disorders, American Anorexia/Bulimia Association, Inc., Spring Conference, Hackensack, New Jersey, April 29, 1989
- Lecturer, Recognizing and Proving Pain and Suffering Moderator, How to Interview & Communicate to Medical Professionals Treating the Chronic Pain Patient, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, Two-day Personal Injury Program, April 14-15, 1989
- Lecturer, Thorny Medical-Legal Issues in Rose City - Must Dos and Don'ts to Win Personal Injury Cases, American College of Legal Medicine, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 15, 1989
- Lecturer, Strategic Management of Infectious Medical Waste, The Environmental Institute, a Division of the Institute for International Research, June 8, 1989
- Lecturer, Civil Liability for the Improper Disposal of Medical Wastes, Newark, New Jersey, September 18, 1989
- Lecturer, The Expanding Legal Problems of the Practicing Psychiatrist, Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, New York, January 10, 1990
- Lecturer, Legal Malpractice - Growth of Legal Malpractice, Sued on Two Occasions and Office Management, Middlesex Trial Lawyers, Presentation, January 30, 1991
- Lecturer/Moderator, Drug and Product Liability; Recent Trends in Drug and Product Liability and Punitive Damages; Workshop - Contemporary Malpractice: Legal Issues, American Conference on Legal Medicine, Thirty-First Annual Conference, Westin Canal Place Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 6-9, 1991
- Lecturer, The Psychology of Demonstrative Evidence, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 25 and 26, 1991
- Lecturer, How to Avoid Medical Legal Problems for the Primary Care Physician, Concepts in Medicine - Forum on Cardiovascular Therapy, Kings Island, Ohio, August 15, 1991
- Lecturer, How to Avoid Medical Legal Problems for the Primary Care Physician, Concepts in Medicine - Forum on Cardiovascular Therapy, Symposium on Behalf of Pfizer Labs, Princeton, New Jersey, October 9, 1991
- Lecturer, Medico-Legal Problems in Pathology, North Shore University Hospital, Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Conference, Dept. of Laboratories Conference Room, November 6, 1991
- Lecturer, Successful Defense of Legal Malpractice Claims, American College of Legal Medicine, 32nd Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, March 25-28, 1992
- Lecturer, Bad Faith Insurance Problems - Insurer - Insurer Relationships, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 9, 10 and 11, 1992
- Lecturer, Medical and Legal Aspects of Transfusions, American Association of Blood Banks, Bethesda, Maryland, June 1, 1992
- Lecturer, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Pediatrics Department, Bronx, New York, January 12, 1993
Qualifications
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 Court, 1968
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
- New York State Medical Society (Member)
- American College of Legal Medicine, 1986 - 1987 (President)
- American Board of Legal Medicine, 1983 - 1986 (Chairman)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, 1982 - Present (Member of Board)
- American College of Legal Medicine, 1977 - 1983 (Member, Board of Governors)
- American College of Legal Medicine, 1973 - 1974 (Co-Chairman, Committee on Legislation)
- American College of Legal Medicine (Chairman, Credentials Committee, 1977-1979, 1981-1983)
- American College of Legal Medicine, 1977 - Present (Program Chairman, Annual Meeting)
- American College of Legal Medicine, 1984 - Present (Program Chairman, Meeting, New York)
- American College of Legal Medicine, 1982 - 1983 (Secretary)
- American College of Legal Medicine, 1986 - 1987 (President-Elect)
- American Bar Association (Member, Medicine-Law Committee)
- New Jersey Bar Association (Member)
- New York State Bar Association, 1978 - Present (Member, CPLR Committee)
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1970 - 1973 (Member, Committee on Law and Medicine)
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1974 - 1978 (Member, Sex and the Law Committee)
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1984 - 1986 (Member, Committee on Science and Law)
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Secretary, Committee on Science and Law)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, 1982 - Present (Member, Board of Governors)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, 1987 - 1988 (Parliamentarian)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, 1987 - 1988 (Secretary)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, 1989 - Present (Treasurer)
- New York County Medical Society, 1978 - Present (Member, Medical Malpractice Committee)
- American Medical Association (Member)
- American Medical Association, 1988 - Present (Alternate Delegate, House of Delegates, American College of Legal Med.)
- New Jersey Association for Justice (Past President)
- New Jersey Association for Justice (Member of their Board of Governors)
Past Positions
- Bergen County chapter of Inns of Court, Barrister
Articles
Published Works
- Medical Malpractice Guide to Medical Issues, Vol. 6, 1987
- Hospital Liability Law, PLI-2nd & 3rd Editions, 1988
- Malpractice Made Easy, 1976
- The Journal of Legal Medicine (Founding Editor/Editor), 1979
- The Journal of Legal Medicine (Member, Editorial Board), 1981-present
- The Legal Aspects of Medical Practice (Member, Editorial Board)
- Pediatric Management Magazine and Obstetrical Management Magazine (Member, Editorial Board)
- Side Effects of Drugs, 21 American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts, 1-89, 1968 and Supplement; 21 Jurisprudence Proof of Facts 4-43, 1969
- Regulation of Human Factors, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Vol. 34-434-442, 1968
- Radioisotope Scanning, New Frontiers for the Trial Lawyer, 716-720, 1969
- Legal Risks in Prescribing Contraceptives, Patient Care, Nov. 15, 1969
- Modern Hospital Liability: Law and Tactics (Co-Author), Published by Practising Law Institute, 1972; Second Edition, 1974, Third Edition, 1980
- Classic Cases, Monthly Column, Journal of Legal Medicine, 1973-1974
- Physicians Strike, Journal of Legal Medicine 28-29, July/Aug, 1975
- The Myth About Informed Consent, Journal of Legal Medicine, 17-20, September, 1975
- Malpractice Made Easy (Can You Believe That?) (Co-Author), Published by the Journal of Legal Medicine, 200 pages, 1976
- In-Hospital Malpractice Prevention Program (Co-Author), Journal of Legal Medicine, September, 1976
- The Present Status of Physician Privileges (Co-Author, Mary Bertolet), Medico-Legal Annual, Published by Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1977
- Current Practices in Surgical Sales Need Legal Solution, Legal Aspects of Medical Practice, February, 1978
- Hospital Hearings - Now You Can Take a Lawyer Along - Maybe, Legal Aspects of Medical Practice, April, 1978
- Medical Malpractice (Co-Author: Henry B. Alsobrook), Published by Federal Publications, Inc., 500 pages, 1978
- Product Liability Litigation Physician, Protect Thyself, Medical Law & Practice Management, M.D./P.C.
- Informed Consent and the Consent Form, A Practical Approach, Legal Aspects of Medical Practice, May, 1982
- The Medical Malpractice Crises: Revisitation, INCL Journal, New York State Bar Association, June, 1982
- Medical Malpractice: Guide to Medical Issues (Editor), Publisher, Matthew Bender (Six Volumes), 1986
- Column on Association of Trial Lawyers of New Jersey Journal, Issue 1, Malpractice Tutorial: Infection
- Column on Association of Trial Lawyers of New Jersey Journal, Issue 2, Malpractice Tutorial: Fractures and the Emergency Room
- Column on Association of Trial Lawyers of New Jersey Journal, Issue 3, Malpractice Tutorial: Negligence In the Prescription of Drugs
- Breast Cancer Litigation, Column on Association of Trial Lawyers of New Jersey Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 2
- Cosmetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, New Jersey Trial Lawyer, The Magazine for Advocates, July, 1989
- The Negligence of the Pathologist, New Jersey Trial Lawyer, The Magazine for Advocates, October, 1989
- Medical Malpractice Tutorial: The Obvious, Malpractice Case, The New Jersey Trial Lawyer, 47-49, April, 1988
- Column on SYNAPSE, The Expanding Legal Problems of the Practicing Psychiatrist, West Hudson District Branch Newsletter, March, 1990
- A Thermography Primer, New Jersey Law Journal, Feb. 21, 1991
- Insurers Also Affected: Health Worker Data Bank May Complicate Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law and Strategy, Vol. VIII, No. 4, Published by Leader Publications, a Division of New York Law Publishing Co., February, 1991
- Short Course - Medical Malpractice and the Pediatric Emergency Room, Emergency Pediatrics, Vol. 4, No. 2, Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Editors: Fred Agre, M.D., Peter S. Liebert, M.D. and Andrew P. Mezey, M.D., April, 1991
- Procedural Problems: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, National Trial Lawyer Magazine, January, 1993
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