Bari L. Goldstein
Florida
Lippes Mathias LLP
4420 Beacon Circle
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
United States
Tel: 561.922.7092
Email:
bgoldstein@lippes.com
Web:
www.lippes.com
Bari Goldstein is a Partner in the West Palm Beach office of Lippes Mathias LLP, a full-service law firm with over 200 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Bari focuses her practice on preventative labor and employment defense work and represents and counsels private, not-for-profit and public sector employers of all sizes on varied regulatory, administrative and litigation issues that affect all aspects of the employment relationship. As a seasoned and credentialed human resources professional, Bari serves as a strategic partner to her clients and strives to provide timely and practical legal advice and guidance specific to each client’s industry and size regarding compliance issues, business decisions, risk management, and litigation avoidance. With over 25 years of experience representing employers and managers on labor employment matters, Bari regularly:
- Advises and counsels on day-to-day personnel issues, wage and hour matters, internal investigations, RIF’s and layoffs, as well as employee relations;
- Drafts, edits and reviews employee handbooks and policies, severance and employment agreements, job descriptions, and various employment forms;
- Drafts responses and appears at mediations, on-site audits, and investigations by governmental agencies (e.g., OFCCP, DOL, ICE and EEOC) involving complaints of discrimination, I-9 compliance, unemployment claims, and wage and hour issues; and,
- Represents and advises federal contractors during OFCCP audits and counsels clients on issues stemming from AAP obligations and requirements.
Honors & Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent®
- The Best Lawyers in America©
- “Lawyer of the Year” Employment Law – Management in West Palm Beach, 2020
- Employment Law – Management in West Palm Beach, 2019-2024
- Florida Super Lawyers®, 2024
- “Legal Elite,” Florida Trend Magazine, 2015-2017, 2019
- Nominated for the “Leadership Excellence Award” by Leadership Palm Beach County, February 2015
- Top Lawyers, Palm Beach Illustrated, 2020-2021, 2024
- Jupiter Magazine Top Lawyers, 2021
No matter the challenge, Lippes Mathias’ team of employment attorneys has the expertise, experience, and perspective to guide management through the problems faced by all types of businesses and organizations, from start-ups to large public companies to not-for-profit organizations.
Lippes Mathias’ approach to labor and employment counseling and representation is two-fold: preventative maintenance and zealous advocacy. Whether utilizing their backgrounds in owning a business or working as a government regulator of workplace discrimination or as a law clerk for a judge, Lippes Mathias’ labor and employment attorneys are able to use their experience to provide the best strategy for an employer after evaluating the issues from all sides.
The firm’s attorneys first seek to mitigate any legal exposure to businesses by working side-by-side with employers in providing guidance and training on proper workplace policies and legal compliance. However, despite best efforts, litigation can and does arise. In these circumstances, the team draw upon their experience and expertise in this area to ardently advocate clients’ interests in the various forums in which employment and labor issues can arise.
Lippes Mathias’ client representation spans across the economic spectrum: manufacturing, hospitality industry, real estate developers and management companies, financial services, oil and gas industry, health care, telecommunications, and not-profit organizations.
Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with over 210 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally.
With offices in Buffalo, Clarence, Albany, Long Island, New York, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, and Syracuse, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, FL.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla. and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals.
From acquisitions and divestitures to litigation and dispute resolutions, the firm’s attorneys concentrate on a wide range of practice areas, providing clients with guidance and insight to help them achieve their business goals and navigate obstacles they might encounter along the way.
Lippes Mathias is proud to be recognized year after year by The Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News – Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers, and Chambers USA.