Barry P. Goldberg
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Woodland Hills, California
Barry P. Goldberg, APLC
Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in California since: 1984
Education: Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2026 Call today:
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5850 Canoga AveSuite 206
Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Visit website
Barry P. Goldberg is a personal injury attorney in Woodland Hills, California. Mr. Goldberg has over 35 years of legal experience and concentrates his practice on personal injury law, representing injured clients and their families throughout Southern California.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Goldberg has successfully negotiated and litigated many complex personal injury cases for injured California residents and their families. He has experience with cases involving car accidents, catastrophic injuries, animal attacks, motorcycle accidents, slip-and-fall accidents, truck accidents, wrongful death and other issues.
Recognizing his contributions and achievements, Martindale-Hubbell awarded Mr. Goldberg an AV Preeminent* peer review rating. This is the organization’s highest available rating, presented to attorneys demonstrating high ethical standards and legal capability. The San Fernando Valley Business Journal has presented him with a Trusted Advisor Award.
Mr. Goldberg regularly writes and lectures on a variety of personal injury law topics. He is an active member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and serves as president of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association Board of Trustees, as well as co-chair of the association’s Attorney Referral Service committee. Additionally, he volunteers as a mediator and settlement conference officer for the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.
Born and raised in the Woodland Hills area, Mr. Goldberg received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles. He went on to earn his law degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. He holds a license to practice law before all California state and federal courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Barry has recently launched his Spanish legal brand www.unidoslegales.com.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1984, California
Professional Webpage: https://barrypgoldberg.com/our-team/barry-p-goldberg/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Member, Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles
- President San Fernando Valley Bar Association, 2020
- United States Supreme Court, 2017
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- California, 1984
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Barry P. Goldberg secured a $1,000,000 settlement for a client injured in an Uber rideshare accident in Southern California. , 2024
- $500,000 Auto v. Motorcycle, 2017
- Dog Bite--$1.3 Million, 2016
- Auto v. Motorcycle $500,000 Policy Limit, 2016
- Auto v. Auto $950,000, 2015
- Auto v. Pedestrian $250,000 Policy Limit, 2015
- Auto v. Motorcycle $250,000 Policy Limit, 2015
Pro bono / Community Service
- Principal Trombonist LA Lawyers Philharmonic, 2025
- Charter Member, Big Band of Barristers
- Charter Member, Los Angeles’ Official Lawyers Jazz Ensemble
- President of the Board of Trustees of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, 2020
- Volunteer Mediator and CRASH Settlement Officer, Los Angeles Superior Courts
- Member, "Big Band of Barristers"
- Founding Board Member, Calabasas Cheetahs Track Club
- Elected Board of Trustees, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, 2015
Educational Background
- University of California at Los Angeles, Bachelor of Arts, Major: Political Science, 1976-1980
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Author, THE STRANGE CASE OF THE UM/UIM ARBITRATION, Advocate Magazine, 2011
- Plaintiffs’ attorneys have been scrambling to figure out how to respond to Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist UM/UIM insurers’ insistence that the claimant/insured exhaust workers’ compensation benefits before making a UM/UIM claim. The insurers have been successful, so far, in forcing insureds to make a workers’ compensation claim or claim a substantial credit even when the worker prefers to bypass the workers’ compensation system and go directly to a UM/UIM claim., Author, Dealing with Workers’ Comp credits in UM and UIM arbitrations, Advocate Magazine, 2023
- Lawyers becoming familiar with the California UM/UIM arbitration process will find it is relatively simple and lawyer friendly. While it is difficult to get small-to-moderate-dollar cases into trial, the UM/UIM process was designed to be a relatively fast and low-cost, efficient, alternative to superior-court litigation and trial. Embrace it., Author, Dive into Your First Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Arbitration, Advocate Magazine, 2022
- The California Uninsured Motorist Law, Insurance Code section 11580.2, continues to confuse and frustrate practitioners when it comes to uninsured and underinsured-motorist discovery. Because of a huge number of uninsured motorists and the perilously low minimum-liability limits, many California motor- vehicle cases implicate an insured’s own UM/UIM policy. Because the UM/UIM claim is ostensibly against an insured’s insurer, it is confusing when discovery rights arise, understanding the nuances of UM/UIM discovery rights, and enforcement of discovery orders. This article will demystify the process and recommend best discovery practices, Author, Discovery in uninsured and underinsured motorist cases, Advocate Magazine, 2022
- Initiating arbitration, conducting discovery, obtaining an enforceable award, and recovering allowable costs in UM/UIM arbitrations, Author, Mastering UM/UIM Arbitrations, Advocate Magazine, 2020
- Author, JURY TRIALS IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, Valley Lawyer Magazine, 2012
Honors
- Super Lawyer
- The Avvo Client's Choice Award is one of the most meaningful honors in the legal industry because it is earned entirely through client feedback. Unlike peer-nominated awards and publications-based awards, this award is granted exclusively to attorneys who receive a significant number of clients reviews with an average rating of four stars or higher within a given year., AVVO Client’s Choice Award, https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/authorized/91367-ca-barry-goldberg-368599, 2026
- Nominated, Trusted Advisor Award, San Fernando Valley Business Journal
- Best of Business Award Woodland Hills, 2014
- AVVO Top Contributor
- Super Lawyer, 2012-2016
- A+ BBB Accredited, Better Business Bureau
- 10 Best Award, 2012-16
- AVVO 10 Rated Superb, 2013 - 2017
Office location for Barry P. Goldberg
5850 Canoga Ave
Suite 206
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Phone: 818-222-6994
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2026
