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Harold Goldman is a Partner of the Firm. He received a B.A. degree from Rutgers University, a J.D. degree from The American University, Washington College of Law and an L.L.M. degree from New York University School of Law. Mr. Goldman concentrates his practice in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Matrimonial and Family, Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate and Appellate Division practice. Mr. Goldman has represented real estate developers in every general aspect of land development and has been a principal in his own residential real estate development companies since 1977. His companies have subdivided, purchased, improved and constructed a substantial number of single family homes and large condominium projects.

Current Employment Positions:
Partner

Areas of Practice:
Commercial and Matrimonial Litigation
Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions
Contracts
Lender and Borrower Financing
Appellate Matters
Corporate

Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1968
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1968
U.S. Supreme Court, 1972

Education:
Rutgers University, 1962, B.A.
The American University, Washington College of Law, 1965, J.D.
New York University School of Law, 1974, L.L.M.

Honors:
Recipient of Co-op Publishing Company Award for highest grade in Procedure at The American University, Washington College of Law

Awarded Bronze Star Medal and Vietnam Service Medal with oak leaf cluster in 1967

Published Works:

Publication of article entitled "Cruel... Not Unusual" in the Hudson County Bar Association Citator (June 1970)-focus on capital punishment

Professional History:

Former senior partner of the law firm of Goldman, Carlet, Garrison & Klein 1968-1990. Solo practitioner from March 1990 to September 1992. Partner in the firm of Goldman & Zolotorofe from September 1992 to October 1993 when the firm partnership was expanded and the name changed to Goldman Zolotorofe & Corcoran, P.C. - through February 2005

Presiding Judge-Passaic Municipal Court-October 1990 to December 1993

General Counsel to the Passaic Valley Water Commission, a three city owned water purveyor, from October 1976 to November 2004.

Participated with Rutgers University Law School Constitutional Law Professor in cable T.V. panel discussion on pre-employment and employee drug testing policies and practices.

Significant Appellate Decisions:

State v. Szima, 70 N.J. 196 (1976) cert. den. 429 U.S. 259-established guidelines for Sixth Amendment speedy trial rights of accused in New Jersey

Kutzin v. Pirnie, 124 N.J. 500 (1991) - reversed the several centuries old law in New Jersey which held that a contract purchaser of real estate who breached a contract to purchase automatically forfeited the contract deposit to Seller, whether or not the Seller had suffered damages up to the amount of the deposit.

O'Keefe v. Passaic Valley Water Commission, 132 N.J. 234 (1993)-opinion addressed the guidelines for pre-employment drug testing in New Jersey.

Clifton, et al v. Passaic Valley Water Commission, 115 N.J. 126 (1989)-established restrictions on disbursement of profits to municipalities which own and operate their own water purveying systems.

Techniscan v. Passaic Valley Water Commission, 113 N.J. 233 (1988)-established several early parameters concerning public's access to computer stored information under the common law and statutory right to know laws.

Bumbaco v. PERS, 325 N.J.Super. 90 (App. Div. 1999), cert. denied 163 N.J. 75 (1999)-expanded the theory upon which a retired public employee can receive benefits afforded under pension related provisions.

State v. Flint, 126 N.J.Super., 182 (AD 1973), 64 N.J. 313 (1974) - obtained reversal of criminal conviction

Birth Information:
April 2, 1941, Passaic, New Jersey