Goldman & Beslow, LLC Attorneys At Law

Mark Goldman

MARK GOLDMAN received a B.A. from Rutgers College and a J.D. from Rutgers Law School in 1973 and is licensed to practice in New Jersey, U.S. District Court of New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He was a senior partner in the East Orange/Jersey City Law firm of Tulipan, Goldman and Conk from 1984 to 1992. He resigned from the firm of Tulipan, Goldman and Conk to form the firm of Mark Goldman, A Professional Corporation. Offices are maintained in East Orange, West Orange, Jersey City and Paterson. The firm's practice is concentrated in the areas of consumer bankruptcy law and real estate law. Prior to entering into private practice, he was the senior supervising consumer staff attorney with Essex-Newark Legal Services from 1973 to 1979. He was a three year member of the Lawyer's Advisory Committee to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey and was member of the Advisory Committee on Chapter 13 Practice in the United States Bankruptcy Court for New Jersey. He is a past member of Essex County Bar Association Executive Committee, Creditor-Debtor Section; a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys; a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and a member of The National Association of Consumer Advocates. He has lectured on bankruptcy matters for the Institute for Continuing Legal Education and Professional Education Systems, Inc. He was selected as mentor in the Honorable Daniel J. Moore Bankruptcy Inn of Court Program. He has co-authored a section of a book "Bankruptcy Practical Skills Series" for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. In addition Mr. Goldman co-authored, Inside the Minds, Chapter 7 Consumer Bankruptcy Strategies, Aspatore Books, 2010. He has been selected on numerous occasions as a panelist for the New Jersey State Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Bench Bar Conference. He is also a past member of the Supreme Court of New Jersey District Fee Arbitration Committee and former Chair of Suburban Essex District V-B Fee Committee. He has also been frequently interviewed and quoted in the New Jersey Law Journal and various newspapers concerning bankruptcy issues. He has represented consumers and small businesses with compassion and understanding for over 44 years. Bar Admission - New Jersey, 1973 - U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1973 - U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1983 - U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1983 - U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1982 Published Works - Contributing Author, Inside the Minds: Chapter 7 Consumer Bankruptcy Strategies, Aspatore Books, 2010 - Contributing Author, "Bankruptcy, Practical Skills Series.", Institute for Continuing Legal Education - In re Falotico 231 B.R. 35 (Bkrtcy. D.NJ 1979) - Lee Brown vs. Walter Shaw 174 NJ Super. 32, 415 A. 2d 360 (1980) - Whitmore v. New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles 349 A.2d 560, 137 NJ Super 492 (1980) - In re Barbara J. Amoako-Attah 7 CBN 12 (1998) - In re Cappodoca 154 B.R. 639 (Bkrtcy.D.N.J 1993) - In re Willie Malone (1978, BC DC NJ), 4 BCD 1186, 19 CBC 163 - In re Little 201 B.R. 98 (Bkrtcy D.N.J 1996) 159F 3d 1352 (3d.Cir. 1998) (unpublished table decision) - In re Joseph Burkhardt 220 B.R. 837 (Bkrtcy D.N.J. 1998) Honors - Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Rated Classes & Seminars - Lecturer on Bankruptcy, for the New Jersey, Institute of Continuing Legal Education & Professional Education Systems, Inc. - Adjunct Writing Professor, Rutgers School of Law - Newark, 1979 to 1979 Past Positions - Tulipan, Goldman and Conk, Senior Partner, 1984 to 1992 - Newark Legal Services, Senior Supervising Consumer Staff Attorney Essex, 1973 to 1979

Education: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey | J.D. - 1973 , Rutgers College, New Brunswick | B.S. Major: History

Certifications: American Bankruptcy Institute, Member , National Association of Consumer Advocates, Member , Essex County Bar Association, Creditor-Debtor Section, Former Member of Executive Committee , National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Member , United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, Chapter 13 Practice, Former Member of Lawyer's Advisory Committee , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Chapter 13 Practice, Former Member of the Advisory Committee

Services: Bankruptcy Law , Debtor/Creditor , Real Estate Law

David G. Beslow

Mr. Beslow received a B.A. Degree in Government from Hamilton College and a J.D. from Indiana University. He is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and New York, the U.S. District Court of New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Prior to joining Mark Goldman, P.C., Mr. Beslow was an associate with Raymond and Raymond in East Orange, New Jersey. In this position, Mr. Beslow has successfully represented debtors in all types of consumer bankruptcy cases. Mr. Beslow previously worked for Fein, Such, Kahn and Shepard, P.C., in Parsippany, New Jersey. He represented major mortgage companies and financial institutions in bankruptcy and foreclosure matters. Mr. Beslow is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, as well as the New Jersey State Bar Association. He will be participating in the Bankruptcy Inn of Court. He is a participant on a bankruptcy panel at an upcoming Institute for Continuing Legal Education seminar this December. In his spare time, Mr. Beslow volunteers as the attorney coach for the Ramsey High School Mock Trial Team. He has been a panelist on a bankruptcy panel for New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. In his spare time, Mr. Beslow volunteers as the coach for the Ramsey High School Moot Court Team. Bar Admission - New Jersey - New York - U.S. District Court District of New Jersey - U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York - U.S. District Court Southern District of New York Classes & Seminars - Bankruptcy Panel, Panelist, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education Past Positions - Fein, Such, Kahn and Shepard, P.C.

Education: Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana | J.D. , Hamilton College | B.A.

Certifications: National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Member , New Jersey State Bar Association, Member

Services: Consumer Bankruptcy

Catherine Finnerty

Ms. Finnerty is currently an Associate Attorney with Goldman & Beslow, LLC, a boutique consumer bankruptcy firm, having joined the practice full-time in 2019. Prior to joining Goldman & Beslow, LLC, Ms. Finnerty was a solo practitioner in New Jersey practicing consumer bankruptcy and residential real estate. Ms. Finnerty also previously worked in New York in the fields of bankruptcy and corporate reorganization at the firms of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in the bankruptcy department, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP in the creditors' rights and bankruptcy department and Latham & Watkins LLP in the corporate restructuring and bankruptcy department. Catherine Finnerty received two B.A. Degrees cum laude in Political Science and Spanish Literature from Barnard College of Columbia University in 1990 and a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1996 where she served as a member of the Law Review and received the American Jurisprudence Award for Torts. Ms. Finnerty is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and the American Bankruptcy Institute. She is also a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association where she currently serves as Secretary of the Solo and Small Firm Section. Catherine is licensed to practice law in the States of New Jersey and New York and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Services: Bankruptcy Law