Daniel S. Goldman (Lawyer)
Daniel S. Goldman (Lawyer)
Early Life & Family
Daniel S. Goldman (Lawyer) was born to a Jewish family, the son of Susan (née Sachs) and Richard W. Goldman. His father was a federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. who died when Goldman was a child. His paternal grandparents were Rhoda Haas Goldman and Richard Goldman; his great-grandfather was Walter A. Haas, president of Levi Strauss & Co.; and his great great-grandfather was Abraham Haas the founder of the Smart & Final chain of food stores. His brother, Bill Goldman, died at the age of 38 in a plane crash. Goldman is a graduate of the Sidwell Friends School in Washington D.C. where his mother previously served as chairman. [8]
Education
Goldman graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Yale University and received a J.D. from Stanford School of Law. [8]
Career
Goldman was an assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York City under Preet Bharara, left in 2017 and became a legal analyst for NBC and an opinion contributor to The Daily Beast. [11]
He was hired as general counsel for the United States House Committee in March 2019, where he joined the Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. [10]
Goldman was described as having "swagger as a trial lawyer" while prosecuting Billy Walters for insider trading. He also prosecuted Genovese crime family mobsters, including Fotios Geas, in 2011. [10]