Barry P. Goldberg
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Woodland Hills, California
Goldberg Injury Lawyers
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 - 2027 Call today:
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5850 Canoga AveSuite 206
Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Visit website
Barry P. Goldberg is a Woodland Hills personal injury attorney with more than 41 years of legal experience representing injured clients and their families throughout Southern California. His practice is devoted entirely to personal injury law, and his firm, Goldberg Injury Lawyers, has built a reputation as a highly rated firm, backed by more than 1,000 five-star reviews across Google, Yelp, Avvo, and other client review platforms.
Throughout his career, Mr. Goldberg has negotiated and litigated a wide range of complex personal injury claims on behalf of California accident victims, including car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, dog bites and animal attacks, slip and fall injuries, catastrophic injuries, and wrongful death cases. He is particularly well known for his deep knowledge of insurance coverage law, and he is regularly consulted by other attorneys throughout California on uninsured and underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) arbitration matters, a niche area of practice where his expertise is widely recognized.
In recognition of his legal skill and ethical standards, Martindale-Hubbell has awarded Mr. Goldberg its AV Preeminent rating, the organization's highest available distinction for attorneys. He has also been named a Trusted Advisor by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal.
Mr. Goldberg is a frequent author and speaker on personal injury and insurance law topics, and his articles have appeared in publications including The Advocate, the official magazine of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, where he remains an active member. He currently serves as President of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association Board of Trustees and co-chairs the Bar Association's Attorney Referral Service committee. He also volunteers his time as a mediator and settlement conference officer for the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, giving him firsthand insight into how cases are evaluated and resolved from the court's perspective.
A native of the Woodland Hills area, Mr. Goldberg earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, before going on to earn his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School Los Angeles. He is licensed to practice before all California state and federal courts, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. To better serve California's Spanish-speaking community, Barry recently launched a dedicated Spanish-language 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
Awards
Avvo Client's Choice Award: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com
Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.
Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.
Office location for Barry P. Goldberg
5850 Canoga Ave
Suite 206
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Phone: 747-233-5239
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2027
