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Douglas J. Good
Partner
New York University (J.D., 1971); Columbia College (B.A., 1967)
Ph: (516) 663-6630
Fx: (516) 663-6830
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)
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