Professional Memberships, Volunteer Service, and
Community Involvement

“Thank you very much for the great training you did for the SAFE PLAN Advocates in Worcester County.”

- Alice St. Germain

“Thank you for participating in our Spring Training for Planning Boards program as a trainer for the Citizen Planner Training Collaborative workshops. The feedback on the workshops has been very positive. The workshops could not have done it without you. ”

- Nancy H. Cahill
Executive Director
Mass. Federation of Planning & Appeals Boards

Profile

mark goldstein Career

In 1996, Attorney Mark A. Goldstein opened his law office at 144 Central Street in Gardner, Massachusetts, where he currently practices in the following genres:

Business Law
Civil Litigation
Criminal Defense
Family Law including Divorce, Guardianship, and Adoption
Estates and Wills
Landlord and Tenant Issues
Land Use
Municipal Law

Prior to opening his own office, Attorney Goldstein practiced for four years in Gardner, Massachusetts at the Law Office of George C. Corey.
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Education

Western New England College
School of Law
Springfield, Massachusetts
Juris Doctorate, 1991

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Masters of City Planning, 1982

University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Bachelors of Arts, 1979
Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
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Municipal Clients

Town of Athol, Town Counsel, 1993–present
Town of Templeton, Town Counsel, 1994–2004
Winchendon Housing Authority, General Counsel, 1995–present
Montachusett Regional Transit Authority, General Counsel, 2002–present
Montachusett Regional Planning Commission, General Counsel, 2002–present
Gardner Redevelopment Authority, 2005–present
Montachusett Opportunity Council, Fitchburg, MA, 2009–present
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Certifications

Bar Advocate for the Worcester County Bar, 1994–present
Certified to be assigned to mental health (Rogers cases) and guardian ad litem cases in the Worcester Probate and Family Court, 2003–present
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Teaching & Lecturing

Mount Wachusett Community College
Business Law (lecture), 1993–present
Estates, Real Estate Law, and Insurance Law (online) 2004–present
North Worcester County Bar Association
Open Meeting Law
Lecture Topics Presented
Special Permits, Variances, Zoning, Land Use Issues, Landlord and Tenant Law, and Open Meeting Law
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Experience In Legal Forums

District Court
Housing Court
Juvenile Court
Probate and Family Court
Appeals Court
Superior Court
Administrative and State Agencies and Boards
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Professional Memberships, Volunteer Service, Community Involvement

Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 2011
City of Gardner, Massachusetts, License Commission, 2011
Worcester County Bar Association, Executive Board, 2007–present
Massachusetts Bar Association
North Worcester County Bar Association
Congregation Agudat Achim, Leominster, Massachusetts, Board of Trustees, 2005–present, and President, 2003–2005
Greater Gardner Community Development Corporation, President 2005–2008
Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts, Committee to Raise Funds, 2009
Mount Wachusett Community Collage, Paralegal Advisory Board, 2008–present
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