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Firm: Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd.
3 Bethesda Metro Ctr Ste 460 , Bethesda , Maryland 20814
Practice Areas: General Practice, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation
Bill Goldberg is a litigator at Lerch, Early & Brewer in Bethesda, Maryland. He represents companies and individuals facing a variety of complex commercial disputes including breach of fiduciary duty claims, contractual disputes, business torts, trade secrets and business divorce. He also represents personal representatives, trustees, beneficiaries, and charitable organizations in estate and trust litigation.. Business owners, individuals, corporations, and professionals rely on Bill’s sound, practical legal advice. His clients benefit from his unwavering commitment to finding solutions for tough problems through creativity and perseverance.. Bill’s broad litigation practice includes significant trial and appellate experience in the Maryland, DC, Virginia, and federal court systems, as well as alternative dispute resolution. He helps business owners and executives resolve business disputes, including trade secret violations claims and enforcements, and fraud and fiduciary duty claims. Bill often handles business divorces, lawsuits between current and former business partners regarding issues like shareholders’ agreements, buy-outs, business valuations, fraud, and intellectual property rights.. Bill’s business and litigation background forms the basis of his estate and trust litigation practice. He represents beneficiaries, trustees, and personal representatives in estate litigation involving disputes based on distribution of assets, fraud, undue influence, or lack of mental capacity. He has significant trial and appellate experience in these areas, as well as with alternative dispute resolution, including mediation.. Bill received his Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. and his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Before joining Lerch Early, Bill practiced complex commercial and intellectual property litigation at an AMLAW 200 law firm in Washington, DC. His practice also included First Amendment litigation and counseling, including defamation and pre-publication review. Bill is admitted to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia and several federal courts.. Maryland Super Lawyers has repeatedly named Bill one of Maryland's "Rising Stars" in the field of Business Litigation. Bill serves on the board of directors of Gifts for the Homeless, a wholly volunteer-run organization that donates used and new clothing to shelters throughout the Washington, DC area, and is a member of Leadership Montgomery’s Class of 2015.. Bill, who is originally from Long Island, enjoys traveling to the beach in Florida with his wife and their twin boys and golfing at public courses around the Washington, DC area, especially Whiskey Creek.
3 Bethesda Metro Ctr Ste 700 , Bethesda , Maryland 20814
Practice Areas: Litigation
I do principally litigation -- meaning broadly suing people and defending people who are being sued. In a long career, I have done a wide variety of cases, large and small, complex and simple, representing businesses and individuals. I have large firm experience and expertise, but I often can perform the same job more efficiently and hence at lower cost to the client.. I am available to serve as local counsel in federal and state courts at all levels in Washington, D.C., and Maryland, or in any useful way to assist attorneys from other areas with matters in the courts here.. Increasingly, I am representing individuals in consumer rights cases -- representing them against collection efforts and when possible turning the tables on the collectors when they resort to abusive tactics. I also have successfully represented individuals with civil rights claims especially in the area of police misconduct.
