Memberships
Memberships and Affiliations
Mr. Goodman is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the D.C. and Sixth Circuit, and various U.S. District courts.
He is a member of the D.C. Bar, a sustaining member of PLAC (formerly the Product Liability Advisory Council), a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), a Professorial Lecturer in Law at The George Washington University Law School (teaching litigation and advocacy skills), and Chair of the Georgetown University Alumni Admissions Committee, Annapolis/Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
Mr. Goodman's honors include appointment to the Federal Senior Executive Service (key positions just below top presidential appointees, the highest-ranking one percent of career federal workforce), NHTSA Manager of the Year, the DOT Lawrence R. Schneider Award (DOT's highest recognition of outstanding legal achievement), the DOT General Counsel's Award for Exceptional Performance (General Counsel's highest award), the DOT Gold Medal (Department's highest award), the NHTSA Administrator's Superior Achievement and Superior Accomplishment Awards, and the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
Publications/Presentations
•Regular Presenter at Client In-House Trainings and Briefings.
•Presenter (Scheduled), Interview with NHTSA on Regulatory Oversight, Recalls, and Safety Standards, ACI Product Liability Litigation, Chicago, IL, July 18, 2019.
•Presenter and Chair, Automated/Autonomous Driving Systems (ADS) Innovation Boot Camp for Automotive Product Liability Litigators, ACI National Advanced Forum on Automotive Product Liability Litigation, Chicago, IL, July 18, 2018.
•Presenter, Fundamentals of U.S. Motor Vehicle Safety & The Road Ahead for Automated Driving, In-House Continuing Legal Education Program, Babst Calland, Pittsburgh, PA, September 14, 2017.
•Presenter, Smart Products: Evolving Liability and Coverage Issues, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Annual Meeting, Quebec City, QC, July 11, 2017.
•Presenter, Self Driving/Autonomous Vehicles: Advancements in Technology, Complex Insurance Issues, Shared Vehicles, Engineering Design, Regulatory Concerns, Ethical Considerations, and Litigation Risk, ACI National Forum on Automotive Product Liability Litigation, Chicago, IL, June 16, 2017.