Douglas J. Good
Partner
New York University (J.D., 1971); Columbia College (B.A., 1967)

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Email: dgood@rmfpc.com
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Douglas Good is a partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, where he is Chairman Emeritus of the firm's Litigation Department and member of the Employment Law and Corporate Governance Practice Groups. Mr. Good is also the Chair of the firm's Practice Management Committee, which, among other things, deals with ethical issues and conflicts of interest.

Mr. Good has extensive experience in trial and appellate advocacy in both the state and federal courts, as well as substantial experience in alternative dispute resolution. He has handled a diverse assortment of cases, with particular emphasis on employment law issues (including restrictive covenants, unfair competition and discrimination), shareholder and partnership disputes, creditors' rights (including defense of lender liability claims), health law, trade secrets, RICO, real property issues, and civil rights, among others.

Mr. Good is certified as a mediator in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of Nassau County.

Mr. Good is a past president of the Nassau County Bar Association, a fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the New York Bar Foundation, as well as a member of the Federal Bar Council. He currently serves as a member of the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association, and an alternate member of the State Bar Nominating Committee. He has also lectured before the American, New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations on topics including professional ethics, corporate and not-for-profit governance and a variety of litigation subjects and has been published in various legal and business journals.

While at the firm, he has been an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the New York University Institute of Paralegal Studies and he is currently the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc., a position he has held for many years.  Prior to joining Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., Mr. Good was the Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society of Rockland County, Inc. 

Published

• "Does Bankruptcy Discharge Sexual Harassment Debts?" (New York Law Journal, March 7, 2005)
• "Ten Ways to Get Ahead of Business Lawsuits" (Business LI Magazine, July 2004)
• "The Rule Against Perpetuities Lives On" (New York Law Journal, Outside Counsel, June 11, 2003)