LICENSED FOR 16 YEARS
State of Admission - GA
Admitted On - October 31, 2007
ACTIVE MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING

Work Experience:

Managing Attorney
The Law Office of Ben Goldberg, LLC
2011 - Present
Associate
The Bernstein Firm, PC
2010 - 2011
Assistant Public Defender
Conasauga Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office
2007 - 2010
Intern in Appellate Division
Georgia Public Defender Standards Council
2006 - 2007
Intern
Federal Defender Program
2006 - 2007
Volunteer
Georgia Innocence Project
2004 - 2006

Education:

DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
Completion Certificate
2014
Bill Daniel's Trial Advocacy Program
Completion Certificate
2011
Georgia State University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
2007
GPDSC Honor's Program
Completion Certificate
2007
Northeastern University
BS - Bachelor of Science
2003
Paideia School
High School Diploma
1998
University of Georgia, Athens
N/A
N/A
Georgia State University
N/A
N/A

Associations:

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Admitted to Practice
2016 - Present
Cobb County Bar Association, Criminal Defense Section
Member
2011 - Present
Cobb County Bar Association
Member
2011 - Present
State Bar of Georgia, Appellate Practice Section
Member
2009 - Present
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
2007 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Regular Member
2007 - Present
State Bar of Georgia, Criminal Section
Member
2007 - Present
State Bar of Georgia
Member
2007 - Present
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Admitted to Practice
2007 - Present
Supreme Court of Georgia
Admitted to Practice
2007 - Present
Georgia State University Moot Court Board
Treasurer
2006 - 2007

Languages Spoken
English

Honors and Awards:

Peer Review Rated
Martindale-Hubbell
2018
Top Contributor
AVVO
2017
Clients' Choice
AVVO
2016
Top Contributor
AVVO
2016
Top Contributor
AVVO
2015
Clients' Choice
AVVO
2015
Clients' Choice
AVVO
2014
Top Contributor
AVVO
2014
Clients' Choice
AVVO
2013
Appointment to Indigent Defense Panel
Forsyth County Indigent Defense Panel
2013
Clients' Choice
AVVO
2012
Appointment to Circuit Defender Panel
Cobb County Circuit Defender
2011
On the Rise: Ten to Watch
The Fulton County Daily Report
2010
Admission to Practice
Court of Appeals of Georgia
2007
Admission to Practice
Supreme Court of Georgia
2007
Honors Program
Georgia Public Defender Standards Council
2007
Fellowship Grant
Public Interest Law Association
2006

Honors Program:

Northeastern University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
2002
Honors Program
Northeastern University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
2001
Louis Armstrong Award for Jazz
Paideia School
1998
Georgia All-Star GRAMMY Band Drummer
GRAMMY in the Schools
1998

Publications:

Fulton County Daily Report
Will Murder Conviction Reversed by Supreme Court Lead to Retrial?
2018
Fulton County Daily Report
Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Murder Conviction Over 'Miranda' Blunders
2018
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Georgia high court throws out Fulton County murder conviction
2018

Speaking Engagements:

GACDL Winter Conference
Removal from the Sex Offender Registry
2019
Michael Grant v. State of Georgia
Oral Argument
2018
Scott Overman v. State
Oral Argument
2016