Steven M. Goldberg

Steven M. Goldberg is the founder and principal attorney of Goldberg Legal Co., LPA, where he represents individuals and families in complex medical malpractice, product liability, catastrophic injury, and mass tort litigation. With more than 37 years of experience, he has litigated high-stakes cases in state and federal courts nationwide, including the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Goldberg’s recent work includes securing a $2.5 million settlement—structured to provide more than $4.3 million in total recovery—on behalf of the Estate of Devon R. Cook in a wrongful death case involving a public entity, after successfully defeating political subdivision immunity at the trial court and appellate levels, with the Ohio Supreme Court declining further review and leaving those rulings intact. Mr. Goldberg has extensive experience in multi-district litigation involving pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and toxic exposures, as well as significant appellate work. His appellate experience includes Carpenter v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 69 Ohio St.3d 259 (1994), and Estate of Cook v. Montville Township, et al., 2024-Ohio-5690, both before the Ohio Supreme Court. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America across multiple categories and named “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation. His firm, Goldberg Legal Co., LPA, has also been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s Best Law Firms. Mr. Goldberg holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent rating and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum®. He has also been selected by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer, Top 25 Mass Tort Lawyer, and Top 25 Brain Injury Lawyer. Mr. Goldberg is a Fellow of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Ohio Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and multiple U.S. District Courts nationwide. He is a member of the Federal Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association.