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In a video interview with ABC News, Jerry Goldfeder discusses how the defense tried to portray Donald Trump as just an ordinary man, husband, and father.
Jerry boasts a 40-year career concentrating on election law and voting rights. His extensive practice involves representing various high-profile candidates and elected officials, including mayors, governors, and several candidates for president of the United States. He has also provided legal counsel to members of the U.S. Congress, the New York State Legislature, New York's City Council, judiciary members, unions, not-for-profits, and various groups on local, state, and federal campaign finance law, lobbying compliance, and governmental procedures.
Jerry currently serves as director of Fordham Law School's Voting Rights and Democracy Project, chairs the New York State Bar Association's Voting Rights and Democracy Task Force, serves on the New York City Bar Association's Rule of Law Task Force, and acts as a special adviser to the American Bar Association's Election Law Committee. He was recently appointed to the prestigious American Bar Association's Task Force for Democracy.
Since 2003, Jerry has taught Election Law at Fordham Law School. Additionally, from 2009 to 2019, he taught at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. A prolific writer, he authored the treatise Goldfeder's Modern Election Law, now in its 6th Edition, and has published articles in various academic journals as well as the New York Times, the L.A. Times, USA Today, the New York Daily News, and other publications. Jerry also writes the New York Law Journal column, Election and Political Law.
Before joining Cozen O'Connor, Jerry served as special counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. Before that, he served as special counsel for public integrity to the New York State Attorney General. In 2020, he chaired the New York State Bar Association's 2020 Presidential Task Force, offering guidance on legal issues in the presidential race to attorneys, journalists, and the public. In 2016, he consulted with CNN for its series, 'Race to the White House.' Jerry also previously chaired the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Election Law and the Committee on New York City Municipal Affairs.
Jerry earned his J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, where he served on the Cardozo Law Review. Before pursuing a legal career, Jerry obtained his master's in political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he served as a teaching assistant and president of the local teaching and research assistants union. Jerry also taught American politics as an adjunct professor at Brooklyn College, where he had earned his bachelor's degree.
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April 22, 2024
In a video interview with ABC News, Jerry Goldfeder discusses how the defense tried to portray Donald Trump as just an ordinary man, husband, and father.
April 19, 2024
In a video interview with ABC News, Jerry Goldfeder discusses the intent of the judge in Donald Trump’s trial to keep the jurors free from Trump's attack or intimidation.
April 18, 2024
In a video interview with ABC News, Jerry Goldfeder discusses the skepticism over the ability to seat an impartial jury in Donald Trump’s trial.
April 16, 2024
Jerry Goldfeder was quoted in a WBNG article discussing the objections to petitions filed by Khaled Salem, alleging that the signatures required to gain ballot access are invalid.
April 15, 2024
Jerry Goldfeder was a guest on PBS News Hour to discuss how the media has presented Donald Trump’s criminal trial.
April 15, 2024
Jerry Goldfeder was quoted in a New York Law Journal article discussing the lawsuits in New York trial courts challenging a recent law that will change town and county elections to coincide with federal and state elective offices.
April 05, 2024
In a video interview with ABC7, Jerry Goldfeder discusses the NYPD Chief of Patrol’s tweets suggesting voting out an elected official from his official department account.
March 28, 2024
Jerry Goldfeder was quoted in a New York Post Article discussing the First Department’s decision to reduce Donald Trump’s bond.
March 26, 2024
Kenneth Fisher, a member of the firm’s Business Law Department, and Jerry Goldfeder, a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Department, have been named to City & State New York’s 2024 Trailblazers in Law list.
March 05, 2024
Jerry Goldfeder was quoted in a New York Law Journal article discussing an amended bill that Governor Kathy Hochul signed, which limits New Yorkers to filing redistricting lawsuits in Manhattan and Albany, Westchester, and Erie counties.
February 08, 2024
Jerry Goldfeder was a guest on Spectrum News NY1 to discuss if Trump is eligible to run for president due to his conduct surrounding the January 6 insurrection.
January 31, 2024
Jerry Goldfeder was a guest on The Middle – Unplugged with Anthony Weiner podcast to discuss how a candidate can be replaced on the ballot.
January 30, 2024
Jerry Goldfeder was quoted in a New York Times Article discussing the failure to file the authorizations that D.S.A. for the Many needed to raise and spend candidate funds in the 2022 elections.
January 09, 2024
Jerry Goldfeder was quoted in a City & State New York article discussing the process for the New York State Board of Elections to remove Trump from the ballot.
January 05, 2024
Jerry Goldfeder was quoted in a Gothamist article discussing the New York City council members’ letter to the state Board of Elections to withhold Donald J. Trump’s name from the state’s 2024 presidential primary and general election ballots.
January 04, 2024
Jerry Goldfeder was quoted in a Spectrum News article discussing New York State Legislature and City Council members urging the State Board of Elections to disqualify Donald Trump from the primary ballot.
January 04, 2024
In a video interview with Spectrum News, Jerry Goldfeder discusses the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that decided Trump is ineligible to be president because of his role in the insurrection.
December 18, 2023
Jerry Goldfeder was quoted in an article published by The Hill, discussing the hurdles for several outsider presidential candidates working to secure spots on various state ballots for the upcoming election.
November 15, 2023
Jerry H. Goldfeder, widely regarded as among the nation’s most influential political lawyers, and Kerry T. Cooperman, an equally influential commercial litigator and nonprofit attorney with more than a decade of experience handling complex real estate disputes and counseling nonprofit organizations, join the firm's New York City office.
April 26, 2023
Jerry Goldfeder a guest on The Takeaway Podcast to discuss Dianne Feinstein’s absence from the Senate.
January 27, 2022
Jerry Goldfeder was a guest on the Two Lawyers Walk Into a Bar podcast to discuss the formative experiences in his life that impacted his career.
Publications
April 11, 2024
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the salient issues during the trial of Donald Trump.
March 15, 2024
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing two significant voting rights developments in New York.
December 29, 2023
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the court’s decision in Hoffmann v. New York State Independent Redistricting Commission.
September 07, 2023
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal addressing how the 2024 presidential election is already shaping up to be unlike any other in history.
June 23, 2023
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Allen v. Milligan, which affirmed an Alabama district court’s ruling that the state’s congressional lines were an impermissible racial gerrymander.
April 19, 2023
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to Just Security, discussing Dianne Feinstein’s month-long absence from Washington, D.C.
April 11, 2023
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing Donald Trump’s indictment, which alleges he falsified business records with the intent to conceal campaign finance violations during his presidential campaign.
February 27, 2023
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the political impact of Senator John Fetterman’s hospitalization for depression.
January 23, 2023
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the New York State Senate declining to vote on Justice Hector LaSalle’s nomination as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.
January 10, 2023
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Daily News discussing Rep. Ritchie Torres’s effort to introduce legislation requiring congressional candidates to file sworn affidavits attesting to their qualifications and background.
December 28, 2022
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing George Santos's status in Congress and Lester Chang’s status in the New York State Assembly.
November 18, 2022
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Daily News discussing the history of government officials embracing defeat in elections.
October 27, 2022
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the rising number of members in the legal profession who are concerned with the fragility of the rule of law and the norms that sustain it.
September 13, 2022
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the need to reform the electoral system so that elected officials are more representative of the districts they serve.
September 10, 2022
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Daily News discussing the critical takeaways for voting rights advocates from New York’s Congressional primaries.
June 23, 2022
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the Appellate Division, First Department’s decision that New York State’s Assembly districts are unconstitutional.
May 11, 2022
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the New York State Court of Appeals’ decision to invalidate congressional and state senate lines this year in the New York redistricting litigation.
April 21, 2022
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the need for a streamlined system for how our ballot access rules should work.
February 25, 2022
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the problems with the procedures to elect the president of the United States.
February 04, 2022
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal analyzing Unthinkable, a memoir written by Congressman Jamie Raskin.
December 30, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing two ways to restructure the New York City government to be less dependent on Albany and more productive in New York City.
December 17, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing candidates the Board of Elections disqualified because of errors on their cover sheets.
October 21, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the significant role lawyers have in preserving our constitutional democracy.
September 17, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the Fordham Law Review, discussing issues related to the way we elect the president.
August 26, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the issues with New York’s impeachment procedure.
August 24, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Daily News discussing the process for Governor Kathy Hochul’s appointment of New York’s 64th lieutenant governor.
August 02, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to USA Today discussing Donald Trump’s pressure campaign to declare the 2020 election corrupt.
July 22, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the Queens Daily Eagle discussing the self-described socialists in the State Legislature and the New York City Council.
July 01, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Daily News discussing the sample ballots the New York Board of Elections included in their numbers for the Mayoral race.
June 24, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing a City Charter amendment that disqualifies certain felons from running or holding office in New York City.
June 02, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Daily News discussing the ranked-choice voting process.
May 14, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Daily News discussing business leaders' responses to restrictive voting laws nationwide.
April 22, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing how New York is tackling voting rights.
February 25, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing several bills in Congress that would make voting more accessible.
February 08, 2021
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Daily News discussing a New York start-up group urging Republications to become Democrats to nominate a candidate in June’s Democratic primary for mayor.
November 26, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Daily News discussing whether former President Trump will concede that he lost in the 2020 Presidential Election.
October 26, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the latest legal issues concerning mail-in ballots in the presidential election.
October 22, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the Los Angeles Times discussing his experience supporting presidential candidates.
October 05, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the Albany Times Union discussing President Trump’s refusal to agree to a peaceful transition of power if he loses the 2020 election.
September 01, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the ongoing battle to protect your right to vote.
August 11, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the Daily Eagle discussing President Trump’s diversions to disrupt the 2020 presidential election.
July 31, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to USA Today discussing Maceo Snipes’s death and the impact he had on voting rights.
July 01, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the need to develop contingency plans for voting during natural disasters or health crises.
June 29, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Daily News discussing Governor Cuomo’s executive order permitting all New Yorkers to vote by mail in the primary elections.
June 17, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive orders to postpone the presidential primary and streamline the voting process during the pandemic.
June 17, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing William Josephson’s recent essay criticizing the current New York State Senate bill that would bind presidential electors to cast their votes for the winner of the popular vote.
May 26, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing a U.S. constitutional provision that refers to state legislature’s authority to decide who picks presidential electors.
April 28, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing whether President Trump can delay the 2020 Presidential Election.
March 10, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing a devastating tornado in Tennessee that sent election regulators scrambling as to how to conduct the state’s voting.
January 27, 2020
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing why the Senate was selected to try an impeached public official.
December 26, 2019
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing partisan gerrymandering of electoral districts, which has infected American elections since the beginning of the republic.
December 20, 2019
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing President Trump’s impeachment.
December 03, 2019
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence’s fact-finding report for President Trump’s impeachment inquiry.
November 13, 2019
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the history of the impeachment process.
August 28, 2019
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing several of the latest rulings by New York courts concerning limitations on the public’s involvement in elections.
August 27, 2019
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing the ballot issues in the recent Queens County district attorney race, which took 43 days to settle.
March 08, 2019
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal, discussing the difference that New York’s fusion voting law made in our country’s history.
February 13, 2019
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing two pro-voter reforms that Albany recently passed.
January 07, 2019
Jerry Goldfeder contributed an article to the New York Law Journal discussing William Josephson’s comprehensive analysis of the National Popular Vote (NPV).
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