Attorney Profile - Goldberg Legal Services

Attorney Profile - Joshua Goldberg, Esq.

Graduate	National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA) DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Course (Nashville, TN 2008). \ Description: Attorney Goldberg attended the certification course, and passed the exam to become a NHTSA qualified Field Sobriety Tester. Police officers nationwide take this same curriculum to learn DUI enforcement. The Nashville course was open to attorneys. The Student/Attorneys of the Nashville course completed the identical course curriculum as law enforcement officers, which included: two days of instruction by a former Commander of the Idaho State Police, a practical exam where students demonstrated the proper performance of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests to the course instructor, a wet lab where students performed live Field Sobriety Tests on intoxicated volunteers, and a final written exam. Joshua Goldberg, Esq. passed all parts of this course; a diploma is available upon request.
Guest Instructor:	Cyril Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law at Duquesne University. Alcohol and Drug Toxicity in Criminal Litigation (Pittsburgh, PA 2010). Description: Instructed attorneys and others on Field Sobriety Testing. Lecture included a review of the NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Testing procedures, the tests used by police officers in Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh to detect Drunk Driving offenses, and the accuracy limitations of improperly administered Field Sobriety Tests (such as testing on inclined surfaces and facing motorists into emergency lights).
Attendee:	2010 MCDAA Advanced DUI Seminar (Baltimore, MD 2010). Description: Few organizations take DUI defense as serious as the MCDAA. The 2010 meeting focused on developing new cross examination techniques at trial in Driving Under the Influence cases. Roger Dodd, Esq. of Georgia, one of the foremost criminal defense attorneys of the past two decades, guest instructed the course. 2007 MCDAA Advanced DUI Seminar (Baltimore, MD 2007). Description: Blood and breath testing technology is constantly evolving. This annual refresher course is where seasoned attorneys stay current. Course materials focus on the latest ways to attack breath results on the Alcohawk 3000 and blood tests. The course also delves into the impact of alcohol-sterilized needles and vials in creating false positive results in blood tests.
Author on DUI defense:	The Impact of Preexisting Leg, Knee, and Back Injuries on Field Sobriety Test Results. How Police enforce DUI laws: A Survey of the NHTSA Three Phased Approach to DUI Detection and Enforcement. Impact of a DUI conviction on Insurance Coverage and Rates in Pennsylvania.
Current member:	Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association and Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association.
Cases in the media:	Commonwealth v. P. Smith Commonwealth v. C. Molissee
Licensed:	Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and DC
Legal education:	University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D.