Background
Goodstone, Debra Weiss was born on October 18, 1954 in Miami, Florida, United States. Daughter of Bernard Max and Rosalyn (Meyer) Weiss.
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Debra Weiss Goodstone, American Lawyer. Bar: Florida 1977, New York 1981, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1980. Commissioner City of Miami Commission Status of Women, 1994-1996. Florida Association for Women Lawyers (president 1982-1983), Florida Council Bar President (president 1987-1988), The Banker's Club (chair Board of Governors 1995-1997).
Education
Student, Miami Dade Community College, 1971-1972; Associate of Arts, U. Florida, 1973; Bachelor, Florida International U., 1974; student, Oxford (England) University, summer 1976; Juris Doctor, Florida State University, 1976.
Career
Worked at Zack, Sparber, Kosnitzky, Spratt & Brooks, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in Corporate, Securities, Taxation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Class Actions Litigation, International Business Transactions, Real Estate and Banking Law, Health Care, Entertainment, Sports, Media, Estate Planning, Probate, Trademarks and Copyrights. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Florida. 1980, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida.
1981, United States. Supreme Court and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. 1986, New York.
Phi Delta Phi.
Editor, Alternatives Update Report, American Bar Association Special Committee on Resolution of Minor Disputes, 1978-1979. Author: "Florida Association of Women Lawyers," Women Lawyers Journal, Volume 69, No. 4, Summer, 1983; "Alternatives to Incarceration," The Florida Bar Journal, Volume LVII, No.
4, April, 1983; Untitled Law Day Poem, Miami Review and Daily Record, No. 224, April 29, 1983. Co-Author: Report on the National Conference on Minor Disputes Resolution - Appendix C, American Bar Association, May, 1977. "The Race to the Courthouse Begins," New Directions in Legal Services, September, 1977.
"Resolving Minor Disputes - Alternatives are Needed," Bar Leader, Volume 4, No. 3, November - December, 1978. Guest Editor, The Florida Bar Journal, Volume LVIII, No.
10, November 1984, "Women In the Law." Legal Assistant, Judge John A. Rudd, March 1976-June, 1976. Member, City of Miami Charter Review Commission, 1983-1984. City of Miami Beach Mayor's Transition Team, 1992-1993.
Member, Dade County Commission on the Status of Women, 1994. Member: Dade County (Member, Citizens Dispute Settlement Committee, 1978-1979) and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Chairman, Corrections Committee, 1982-1984.
Member, Grievance Committee, 1983-1984. Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 1984-1988. Chairman, Subcommittee on Presidential Elections, 1987-1988.
Member, Public Relations Committee. Chairman, Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee, 1986-1987). Florida Association for Women Lawyers (President, 1982-1983.
President Elect, 1981-1982. Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1985. Member, Political Endorsement Committee, 1981-1982, 1983-1985.
Political Action Committee, 1983-1985. Chapter Representative to Dade County Chapter, 1984-1985). National Conference of Women's Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1986).
National Foundation of Women's Bar Association (Board of Directors, 1984). National Association of Women Lawyers. The Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents (Member, Board of Directors, 1984.
Secretary/Treasurer, 1985-1986. Vice-President, 1986-1987. President, 1987-1988.
Chair, Bar Leaders Conference, 1986). The National Association of Women Judges (Member, Host Committee, Annual Meeting, 1986). Florida Commission on Professionalism (Member, 1988-1996).
Through its firm-wide commitment to excellence, innovation and hands-on leg al service, the law firm of Zack, Sparber, Kosnitzky, Spratt & Brooks is thriving in a dramatically changed business environment. The firm continues to attract nationally recognized legal talent, honing capabilities in key growth areas such as complex commercial and government litigation, domestic and international taxation and business law, health care, entertainment, sports and media, and others. Cited as a firm on the rise in 1996 by a leading Miami business publication, the firm has aligned itself well with the dynamics of Florida's burgeoning economy.
Zack, Sparber, Kosnitzky, Spratt & Brooks serves a diverse client roster that ranges from international conglomerates to young rapidly growing Florida companies and high profile individuals residing both here and abroad.
Achievements
Membership
Member, City of Miami Charter Review Commission, 1983-1984. City of Miami Beach Mayor's Transition Team, 1992-1993. Member, Dade County Commission on the Status of Women, 1994.
Member: Dade County (Member, Citizens Dispute Settlement Committee, 1978-1979) and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Chairman, Corrections Committee, 1982-1984. Member, Grievance Committee, 1983-1984.
Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 1984-1988. Chairman, Subcommittee on Presidential Elections, 1987-1988. Member, Public Relations Committee.
Chairman, Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee, 1986-1987). Florida Association for Women Lawyers (President, 1982-1983. President Elect, 1981-1982.
Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1985. Member, Political Endorsement Committee, 1981-1982, 1983-1985. Political Action Committee, 1983-1985.
Chapter Representative to Dade County Chapter, 1984-1985). National Conference of Women's Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1986). National Foundation of Women's Bar Association (Board of Directors, 1984).
National Association of Women Lawyers. The Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents (Member, Board of Directors, 1984. Secretary/Treasurer, 1985-1986.
Vice-President, 1986-1987. President, 1987-1988. Chair, Bar Leaders Conference, 1986).
The National Association of Women Judges (Member, Host Committee, Annual Meeting, 1986). Florida Commission on Professionalism (Member, 1988-1996).
Connections
Married Ray Jerome Goodstone, November 27, 1977. Children: Alexandra Herald, Marissa Jade.
