Barry L. Goldner received his J.D. in 1982 from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. Barry practices in the areas of complex business transactions and commercial litigation, including business ownership disputes, business counseling and planning (including estate and tax planning), with an emphasis on real estate, agriculture, construction and health law. He is a former member of the California State Bar Board of Governors and served as the president of the Kern County Bar Association. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest designation. 

Practice Focus

Business/Commercial Litigation, Banking Litigation, Agriculture Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Construction Litigation, Business Counseling, Health Law, Asset Protection, Partnership and Corporate, Governance and Ownership Disputes

Bar Admissions

State Bar of California, 1982
  
U.S. District Courts 
  -Eastern District of California, 1984
  -Northern District of California, 1983
  -Central District of California, 1985
  -Southern District of California, 2010

United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 2010

Education
 
Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Claremont McKenna College, 1979
 
Juris Doctor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1982

Professional Associations and Leadership
 
Kern County Bar Association, 1984-present 
  -Board of Directors, 1991-2000  
  -President, 1998 
  -Chair, Judicial Nominees Evaluation Committee, 2004-present

Kern County Bar Association Charitable Foundation
  -President, 2000-present

Kern County Law Library 
  -Board of Trustees, 1992-2000 
  -President, 1994-1997

California Young Lawyers Association 
  -Board of Directors, 1991-1995

Eastern District of California, U.S. District Court
  -Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference 
  -Lawyer Representative, 2002-2004 
  -Judicial Advisory Committee, Eastern District of California, 2009-present

State Bar of California, 1982-present 
  -Board of Governors, 1994-1995

Continuing Education of the Bar 
  -Joint Advisory Committee, 1993-1994 
  
San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, 2006-present 
  -Board Member
 
San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2006-present 
  -Board Member

Professional Seminars

Panel Member, Presentation: "Expert Witnesses: When Things Go Wrong," presentation by the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Fresno, California, October, 2007 

Panel Member, Presentation: "E-Discovery under the New Federal Rules," ABTL Conference, Silverado (Napa), California, October 2007 
 
The Changing Face of Law Firm Management: Dynamics of the 90's, State Bar of California Annual Meeting, 1993 
 
Mechanic's Liens, Kern County Contractors Association, 1995, 1997 
 
Preparing a Case for Trial, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1996 
 
Preparing For, Taking, and Using Depositions, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1996

Articles
 
"Approaching An Action Against A Real Estate Broker" (1993) Continuing Education of the Bar Action Guide, Author 
 
"Responding to a Complaint" (2004) Continuing Education of the Bar Action Guide, Co-Author

Professional Experience
  
Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP, 1984-present
 
Deputy District Attorney, Contra Costa County, 1983-1984
 
Fenwick, Stone, Davis & West, 1982-1983