Charles Goldstein



CHARLES GOLDSTEIN | ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY | PARALEGAL

Charles M. Goldstein has practiced law since 1987 and focuses on the areas of family law and alternative dispute resolution:

  • Divorce
  • Decree Modifications
  • Custody
  • Child Support
  • Maintenance /Alimony
  • Property/Business
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Paternity
  • Adoption
  • Prenuptial Agreements
Because of his breadth of knowledge, Mr. Goldstein is engaged as an expert witness by other attorneys. Mr. Goldstein has been named a High Rated Attorney by Martindale-Hubbel's peer review rating system.

Charles M. Goldstein attended the George Washington University and the University of Minnesota, where he graduated with Honors, Cum Laude and was on Dean’s List. He attended the University of Minnesota Law School, where he was selected to participate in the Frederick Douglass Civil Rights Moot Court.

Mr. Goldstein was granted his Juris Doctorate in 1987. He served as Judicial Clerk for Hennepin County District Court Judges Thomas Carey, Gary Larson and John Summerville.

Mr. Goldstein has been a long time member of the Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota and the International Association of Collaborative Practitioners. He believes in the collab- orative process as a viable and highly beneficial alternative to standard litigation. He works with his team to resolve family law matters expeditiously and effectively so that his clients



Author of the following articles:

"Spousal Maintenance and Retirement- The Baby-Boomers Come of Age"



"Collaborative Law: Getting Clients Out of the War Zone of Litigation into Peaceful Problem Solving"


Featured in the Hennepin Lawyer (March 2007)

"The Enforceability of Religious Agreements as Antenuptials In Minnesota"


(Hennepin Lawyer, 2005)

"Divorce Primer for the Corporate Attorney"


(Hennepin Lawyer, 2003)

"The Holistic Law Office"


Rethink work, clients, the world!
(Hennepin Lawyer, 2003)

"Toppling 12 Myths of Marriage Dissolution"


Dispelling divorce myths.
(Hennepin Lawyer, 2001)

"Referral Roulette: Keeping the Faith of Clients and Avoiding Negligent Referral to a Family Law Attorney"


Helpful information for attorneys.
(Hennepin Lawyer, 1999)

"Life Insurance as Security in the Post Marriage World"


(Hennepin Lawyer,1998)

View these and other published articles

Charles Goldstein


Professional Associations

Member of the Hennepin County and Minnesota State Bar Associations Sections on Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution (Vice Chair of Publications)

Admitted as Attorney and Counselor of the Minnesota Supreme Court; Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association appointee to coordinate community education

Volunteer Legal Counselor -Chrysalis Legal Advice Clinic

Volunteer Legal Counselor-The Father's Resource Center

Appointed Arbitrator by the American Arbitration Association

Supreme Court roster of qualified arbitrators of family matters under General Rule of Practice 114

Collaborative Law Institute

Academy of Family Mediators

Co-Founder -The Minnesota Association of Collaborative Professionals

Subject of FOX9 NEWS and WCCO NEWS Reports on Collaborative Law

Guest – “The Mary Hanson Show” on the topic of Collaborative Law and Divorce

Faculty Member – Continuing Legal Education Courses on topics related to Divorce and Family Law

Frequent lecturer for Open U: "Divorce Your Spouse, Not Your Money."



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