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Richard H. Goldman is a former partner and now of counsel in the Real Estate and Trusts & Estates Departments of our Boston office. His practice includes acquisitions and sales of commercial real estate, leasing, financing, probate and estate planning and representation of closely held businesses and non-profit entities. Representative Client Work Represented several major Boston Banks in commercial lending transactions, including construction loan projects in several states Represented clients in the acquisition and leasing of office buildings, industrial and research and development facilities Represented a major pension fund in a significant shared appreciation mortgage loan secured by a major shopping center on the New Hampshire and Massachusetts line Represented a client in connection with a Joint Venture for development of a major suburban shopping center and numerous office leasing transactions Represented a landlord in two significant leases of medical office space to a major Boston healthcare institution Advised clients on real estate insurance and construction issues Represented several clients in the acquisition, operation and sale of several successful closely held businesses, including but not limited to a major travel company, a licensee of Caterpillar, and an operator of a premium business Represented several clients in the drafting and revision of Estate Plans and have acted as attorney, executor and trustee for several estates and trusts Former Special Counsel for Grove Bank, a publicly traded company and UST Capital Corp., an affiliate of Boston based United States Trust Company Bar Admissions Massachusetts Publications "The Ritual Dance Between Lessee and Lender-Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment," Real Property Probate and Trust Journal of the American Bar Association (1995) (co-author). Article was republished by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education Real Property Law Section, State Bar of Michigan (1999-2000). Article has been cited in over 20 publications including The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, Practicing Law Institute and The American Law Institute "Current Issues in Negotiating Commercial Leases from a Lender's Perspective and Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreements," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer (1999). Article was also published in November of 2000 in ALI-ABA s Practice Checklist Manual for Drafting Leases III Speaking Engagements "Current Issues in the Negotiation of Leases from a Lender's Perspective," American Bar Association Annual Meeting (1998) Has spoken and chaired several programs for the Boston Bar Association, Real Estate Section on Leasing, Financing, Construction Law and Insurance Awards & Honors Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2005 Professional & Civic Activities Co-Chair, Real Estate Section, Boston Bar Association, 1999-2002 Steering Committee, Boston Bar Association (Senior Lawyer Section); Co-Chair 2003-2005 Former Chair, Boston Bar Association Leasing Committee American and Massachusetts Bar Associations Recipient, Community Service Award from the American Jewish Committee, with wife Patricia (June 2003) Belmont Country Club, Secretary, 2002-2004 and 2008; Board of Governors, 2005-2007 Former Vice President & current Honorary Trustee, Temple Israel of Boston Vice President, American Jewish Committee, New England Chapter Elected to American Jewish Committee National Council (2005) Former Director and Clerk, Grove Bank Former Clerk, UST Capital Corp. Former Chairman, City of Newton Human Rights Commission Secretary and General Counsel for a highly successful non-profit corporation which operates a summer program for high school students and younger students at Yale University, Wellesley College and St. Marks School Education J.D., New York University Law School B.A., Wesleyan University | 