BRUCE A. GOLDSTEIN, PARTNER Bruce A. Goldstein is senior partner with the law firm of Goldstein, Ackerhalt & Pletcher, LLP, in Buffalo, New York. He holds the degree of Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School (1972), where he graduated cum laude. He specializes in the areas of Education Law, Disability Law, Estate Planning, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, and Health Law. He is an instructor at the State University of New York at Buffalo Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence. He is also a member of Leadership Buffalo, a member of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Mental and Physical Disability, Committee on Biotechnology and the Law, and the Committee on Ethical Issues in Health Care Delivery, a member of the Erie County Bar Association Committee on Disability and the Committee on Health Care Law, and the Western New York Disability Coalition. Mr. Goldstein is also a recipient of the Erie County Bar Association Special Service award and the Buffalo News Citizen of the Year Award. He has also been selected for Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Law. Mr. Goldstein is a contributing Attorney for the National Disability Law Reporter (LRP Publications), and a member of the Board of Advisors of IEP Team Trainer (Brownstone Publishing). Mr. Goldstein has been a member of numerous boards of directors and advisory boards: Past member of the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council and a former member of its Executive Committee Past President of the Alexander Graham Bell Association of the Deaf, Inc. and former member of its Board of Directors and Executive Committee Former Chairperson of the affiliated International Parents Organization Former member of the New York State Assembly Task Force on the Disabled Member of the Boards of Directors of Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center and Jewish Family Services Former member of the Medical Ethics Review Committee of Children’s Hospital of Buffalo Former member of the Board of Directors of Heritage Centers (formerly the New York State Association for Retarded Children, Erie County Chapter) and of the affiliated Heritage-Oak Foundation, Inc. Click Here for more Board Memberships HONORS & AWARDS Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf - Honors of the Association, 4 Certificates of Appreciation, and International Parents Organization Certificate of Appreciation Included in America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals Autistic Services, Inc. - Certificate of Appreciation Buffalo News - Citizen of the Year Award Erie County Bar Association - Special Service Award Certificate of Appreciation Greater Buffalo SERTOMA Club - Service to Mankind Award Housing Opportunities Made Equal - Certificate of Appreciation Marquis Who’s Who in the World Click Here for more Honors and Awards PUBLICATIONS Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities: An Analysis of Federal Law co-authored with Bonnie P. Tucker, Esq., LRP Publications, Publisher (updated semi-annually 1990 - present) The Educational Rights of Children with Disabilities: A Guide to Federal Law, co-authored with Bonnie P. Tucker and Gail Sorenson, LRP Publications (1993) Representing People with Disabilities, chapter on "Legislative Delegation of Authority - Conservatorships, Committees, Power of Attorney, and 17-A Guardianships," New York State Bar Association Committee on Mental and Physical Disability (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) Advocacy for Deaf Children - Chapter II: The Education Law and You, edited by Hugh T. Prickett, Ed.D., Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, 1989 Substituted Decision-Making - Legislative Delegation of Authority, Representing the Disabled, NYS Bar Association, May 1989 Educational Rights: The Legal Framework, Legal Rights of Disabled Children, March 1986 Creative Litigation: Making EHA Work for Everybody, Fifth National Institute on Legal Problems of Educating the Handicapped, May 1984. Special Education, Legal Rights of the Handicapped, December 1983. FACULTY MEMBERSHIPS New York Association of School Psychologists Conference - "Legal and Ethical Issues" (2008) New York State Bar Association Conference - Special Education Law Update - “Reauthorization Overview - What Has Changed?” (2007) Educational Support Service Personnel for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Conference - “Legal Advocacy for Children with Hearing Loss” (2007) Autism Society of Western New York, Autistic Services, Inc. & Speech - Language - Hearing Association of Western New York Conference - “Special Education Law: Pitfalls & Strategies for Success” (2007) New York State Association of School Psychologists - What’s New in Education Law (2004) Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - 2004 Convention - Parent Advocacy Training (2004) National Association of Protection & Advocacy Systems (NAPAS) Annual Conference - IDEA Problem Solving I and II (2004) American Association of Audiologists - 16th Annual Convention & Expo - Legislation & Case Law: Implications for Practice (2004) Professional Development Network - Understanding Section 504 in New York; Section 504 - Requirements and Safeguards; Section 504 - Extra Curricular and Non Academic Issues (2004) New York State School Boards Association - Special Education Law Conference - “Effective Parenting Relations” (2003) Lorman Educational Services - “Special Education for Regular Education Administrators” (2003) Professional Development Network - Understanding Section 504 in New York: Section 504 - Requirements and Safeguards; Section 504 - Extra Curricular and Non Academic Issues (2003) Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf - “Parent Advocacy Training” (2003) NYS Association of Self Help for the Hard of Hearing - Fall 2002 Biennial Conference “Balancing Student Rights & School District Responsibilities” (2002) Click Here for more Faculty Memberships e-mail: bgoldstein@gapattorneys.com   Attorneys Location Areas of Law Links Special Education Home Page Copyright © 2005 Goldstein, Ackerhalt & Pletcher, LLP