Scott Goldstein

Partner

Scott J. Goldstein is the founder and principal attorney at the Law Offices of Scott J. Goldstein, LLC. He is admitted to practice before the courts of the States of New Jersey and New York, the United States District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

He is an honors graduate of Haverford College (B.A. 2001) and obtained his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Duke University School of Law in 2004.Following law school, Mr Goldstein returned to New Jersey to work for one of New Jersey’s most prestigious firms, practicing in the areas of commercial litigation, fidelity and surety law. After practicing in these areas with firms of various size, Mr Goldstein started his own firm in 2010 with the goal of helping individuals and small businesses that he saw struggling as the economy stagnated.

Mr Goldstein is a proud member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, the American Bar Association, the American Inns of Court and the Bankruptcy Inn of Court. He has lectured other attorneys on bankruptcy law through Lawline.com, a major provider of online continuing legal education. Mr Goldstein also donates his time to assisting indigent debtors as a volunteer attorney with Legal Services of Northwest Jersey.

Mr Goldstein resides in western Morris County with his wife and children. He is active in his community, having served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Temple Hatikvah in Flanders, New Jersey. Mr Goldstein and the Firm are active supporters of Children’s Specialized Hospital and the Saint Barnabas Hospital NICU.

Areas of Law

  • Bankruptcy
  • Estates
  • Real Estate
  • Wills & Estate Planning

Marissa Dontas

Senior Paralegal

Marissa is the Firm's senior paralegal.  She is in charge of all document gathering and initial bankruptcy petition drafting.

Marissa resides in New York with her son and geriatric mini pinscher.

Areas of Law

  • Bankruptcy
  • Estates
  • Wills & Estate Planning