Joshua T. Goldsmith
Joshua T. Goldsmith
Junior Partner | California Workers' Compensation Defense Attorney
As a Partner with Siegel, Moreno & Stettler, Mr Goldsmith specializes in Worker’s Compensation with an emphasis in professional athletic claims.
Professional History
- Successfully litigated hundreds of claims from opening to closing, settling hundreds of cases and preparing dozens more for trial at the WCAB.
- In California, served as the lead attorney on over 500 sport-related workers’ compensation claims.
- In Ohio, argued successfully in front of the 10th District Court of Appeals and submitted briefs to the Ohio Supreme Court.
- Practiced workers’ compensation law as an Applicant’s attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio
- While in law school, clerked at The Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati on the housing and family law teams, and interned at an environmental NGO in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Handles municipalities, hospitals, school districts and large self-insured claims.
California Practice Specialties
- Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Expert handling professional sports claims\cumulative trauma\contribution claims
- Expert defending Workers’ Compensation Entities and Safety Claims
- Expert defending Self-Insured Employers and Programs
Education
- J.D. – University of Cincinnati College of Law – was a four-time member of the Dean’s List and an Arthur Russell Morgan Fellow in International Human Rights.
- Studied Art History at Cambridge University in England as an ESU Scholarship recipient.
- B.A. in English Literature and minor in Art History – Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky – graduated magna cum laude as a William T. Young Scholar.
Professional Memberships
- Ohio Bar Association
- California Bar Association