Jonathan M. Bernstein

Jonathan M. Bernstein

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Jonathan Bernstein, a partner in the firm's Albany, New York office, graduated cum laude from Brooklyn Law School where he served as Assistant Managing Editor of the Brooklyn Law Review. Before joining Goldberg Segalla, he served as a confidential clerk for the New York Court of Appeals from 2002 to 2004.

Jon concentrates his practice in general litigation, appellate advocacy and defending civil rights and employment discrimination suits. He has defended government agencies, police officers, corrections officers as well as numerous counties and local governments in civil rights suits in federal and state courts. He has handled appeals before New York’s appellate courts, including the New York Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He has also tried cases to verdict in state and federal court.

Jon is the editor of Goldberg Segalla's Government Liability and Civil Rights newsletter and also publishes a monthly column in the Albany County Bar Journal entitled Civil Rights Update.

Professional Affiliations
  • Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Publications Subcommittee (Regional Editor, September, 2005; March, 2006; January, 2007); Government Liability (Court Reporter Correspondent; Young Lawyers Liaison)
  • New York State Bar Association: Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section; Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section; Young Lawyers Section (Executive Committee)
  • Albany County Bar Association
  • Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Society of Former Law Clerks to the Court of Appeals
Admitted to Practice
  • New York
Prior Experience
  • New York State Court of Appeals, Confidential Clerk, 2002-2004
Education
  • University of Colorado at Boulder, B.A., 1996
  • Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2002 (Former Assistant Managing Editor of the Brooklyn Law Review)
Publications/Presentations
  • Author, “Citizens United Explored From A Different Perspective,” The Whisper, Defense Research Institute, May 2010
  • Co-Author, “Timeless Guideposts For Effective Corporate Governance,” FDCC Quarterly, Spring 2009
  • Author, “School Limiting Student Speech Held Constitutionally Permissible,” The Whisper, Defense Research Institute, March 2009
  • Presenter, “Perspectives When Preparing For The Automobile Claim: From Claim Stage Through Discovery And Trial,” NYSBA Keeping Current With Automobile Litigation CLE Seminar, September 2008
  • Author, “U.S. Supreme Court Upholds New York’s System For Electing Judges,” The Whisper, Defense Research Institute, April 2008
  • Co-Author, “Municipal Strip Search Policy And The Law,” For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, June 2007
  • Author, “U.S. Supreme Court Limits Remedy Available For Knock-And-Announce Violation,” The Whisper, Defense Research Institute, February 2007
  • Co-Author, “New York Court Of Appeals Rejects The Product Line Exception To Successor Corporate Liability,” New York State Bar Association, Torts, Insurance & Compensation Law Section Journal, Winter 2007
  • Author, “Government Can Be Held Liable Under FTCA For Postal Employee’s Negligence,” The Whisper, Defense Research Institute, June 2006
  • Co-Author, “A Practitioner’s Guide To Use Of The PLRA In Federal Civil Rights Actions,” For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, April 2006
  • Author, “United States Supreme Court Issues Groundbreaking Decision On Government’s Use of Eminent Domain,” The Whisper, Defense Research Institute, October 2005
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