Jonathan Bernstein

Jonathan Bernstein, a partner in the firm's Albany office, concentrates his practice in municipal liability, general litigation, appellate advocacy, and defending civil rights and employment discrimination suits. He has defended government agencies, elected officials, police officers, corrections officers, as well as numerous counties and local governments in civil rights suits in federal and state courts. He has handled appeals before New York’s appellate courts, including the New York Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He has also tried cases to verdict in state and federal court. Before joining Goldberg Segalla, Jon served as a confidential clerk for the New York Court of Appeals from 2002 to 2004. Jon is the editor of Goldberg Segalla's Government Liability, Civil Rights, and Labor and Employment newsletter.