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35 Bridge St, Belchertown, MA 01007

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Phone: (413) 736-1616

Address: 265 State St, Springfield, MA 01103

Website: http://www.agoodlawfirm.com

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Divorce

DUI/DWI
As a brand new lawyer in 1978, Attorney Goodman took on city hall and eventually won after battling for eight long years. He represented Debbie Irwin and sued the Town of Ware for negligent police protection after its police stopped a drunk driver and let him go. The drunk driver then hit Debbie’s car head on and killed her 19 year old husband and infant daughter, Misty and severely injured herself and her son Stephen. The trial ended in a landmark $873,000 jury verdict and the case on appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court made new law (Irwin v. Town of Ware, 392 Mass. 745, 1984) that has been followed throughout the country and hailed by Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) as a lynchpin in their goal to cut down on drunk driving deaths. Since then, police say they no longer have to be the nice guy and let a person they know or another officer go when they are driving drunk. The trial judge, Judge Cross, wrote in his memoirs that it was one of the most important civil cases of the latter half of the twentieth century. Attorney Goodman appeared on CBS 60 Minutes, ABC 20-20, Good Morning America, NBC Evening News; the case was written up in a full page story in the NY Times Sunday edition (Drunken Driving Case Divides Town, NY TIMES March 13, 1983 Sec. 1 p. 26) as well as the Providence Journal. The case was optioned twice for a Hollywood Movie which still may come. It is the subject of many scholarly law reviews throughout the academic legal world.
Wrongful Death
The sudden and unexpected taking of a life is an unthinkable tragedy, and we are truly sorry for your loss. No one is prepared for these devastating circumstances, especially when they were avoidable and due to someone else’s negligence. Emotions such as grief, shock, anger, pain and shock tend to overtake us. However, an experienced wrongful death attorney can help you take control and help you and your family deal with the challenges and heavy burdens of the wrongful death.
Assault
Hit and Run

Premises Liability
Property Damage
A woman sustained a concussion even though she did not hit her head on anything when her car was rear-ended by a phone company truck. Later, she realized she was unable to crunch numbers like she used to be able to as a real estate broker. A neuropsychologist did extensive testing and found she had a permanent brain injury due to the crash. The insurance company denied her claims. The case went to trial in Northampton Superior Court and both the treating medical doctor and the neuropsychologist were put on the stand by Attorney Goodman who skillfully questioned the doctors and let them explain to the curious jurors that this serious permanent injury could happen if she never hit her head. After hearing all of the evidence and closing arguments, the jurors returned a six figure verdict in favor of the plaintiff and validated her injuries and claim. The doctors were well prepared by Attorney Goodman who used focus groups to test out the theories and testimony in advance and develop a strategy for explaining the complicated science of how the whiplash motion resulted in a shearing of neurons in the woman’s brain and caused the permanent cognitive deficits despite the low property damage sustained by her car.

Personal Injury
Attorney Goodman is a fierce, unrelenting advocate for his clients to this day. He was born a fighter in the Town of Ware, where he had to stand up to bullies and antisemitic assaults in the playground. In the same way, being a personal injury lawyer is like a rough contact sport. It takes a lot of standing up to bullies, whether they’re from big insurance companies or defense lawyer firms. Alan decided to go to law school in order to use his law degree as an advocate for his clients.
Medical Malpractice
A sixty-six year old working woman was injured as a passenger in an intersection accident and taken to the ER on a Sunday morning in August. She arrived at 10:45 and was admitted for rib fractures. No “FAST” bedside sonogram was done before or after she was admitted for observation. During the afternoon her blood pressure and respiratory rate dropped ominously. A test then revealed loose fluid in the abdomen. Emergency surgery commenced and bleeding was found, but it was too late at that point at 4 pm to save her life. An administrator of her estate was appointed, a medical malpractice suit commenced, and after considerable discovery the case was settled on behalf of the family.
Auto Accidents
Dog Bites

Trusts and Estates

Trusts
We work with life care planners in developing cost projections, economists, physical rehabilitation counselors, special needs trust attorneys, and structured settlement brokers to make sure your life going forward is made easier and more comfortable with the ongoing treatment and home assistance you need and deserve due to the catastrophic accident that was someone else’s fault.
Probate

Debt Collection
A constable was going through a divorce and hard financial times. He regularly served in the legal process for debt collection on behalf of a large New England bank. The bank itself was experiencing financial problems and stopped paying the constable’s bills. Being distraught, he kept asking the bank to pay up. They delayed and dragged out payments. The man became so distraught that he committed suicide with his own gun. Attorney Goodman filed suit against the bank on behalf of his surviving children. Much confidential information came out through discovery that was sealed that made a strong case. Ultimately, it was settled for a confidential six figure sum of money.

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