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Barry L. Goldner received his J.D. in 1982 from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law and his LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 2016. 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
- Agriculture Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Business Counseling
- Health Law
- Partnership and Corporate
- Governance and Ownership Disputes
- Tax and Estate Planning Bar
Admissions
- State Bar of California, 1982 –present
- Board of Governors, 1994-1995
- U.S. Tax Court, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Eastern (1984) Northern (1983) Central (1985) Southern (2010)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2010
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Claremont McKenna College, 1979
- Juris Doctor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1982
- Masters of Law, Taxation, New York University School of Law, 2016
Honors and Awards
- AV® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Super Lawyers, 2010
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Kern County Bar Association, 1984 - Present
- Board of Directors, 1991 - 2000
- President, 1998
- Judicial Appointments Evaluation Committee, Chair, 2004 - 2012
- Kern County Bar Association Charitable Foundation, 2001 - Present
- Kern County Law Library, 1992 - 2000
- Board of Trustees, 1992 - 2000
- President, 1994 - 1997
- Eastern District of California, U.S. District Court, 2002 - 2013
- Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
- Lawyer Representative, 2002 - 2004
- Judicial Advisory Committee, Eastern District of California, 2009 - 2013
- Continuing Education of the Bar, Joint Advisory Committee, 1993 - 1994
- Joint Advisory Committee, 1993 - 1994
- State Bar of California, 1994 - 1995
- San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, 2006 - 2010
- San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2006 - Present
- Mercy Hospital Foundation, 2013 - 2016
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
