Thomas F. Goldman, JD, is an experienced trial attorney
who has represented nationally known insurance companies and
corporations. He developed the Advanced Litigation Support and
Technology Certificate Program at Thomas Edison State College,
where he was a member of the Paralegal Studies Program Advisory
Board and a mentor. He is Professor Emeritus at Bucks County
Community College, where he was a professor of Law and Management,
Director of the Center for Legal Studies, and Director of the
ABA-approved Paralegal Studies Program.
Professor Goldman is an author of textbooks in paralegal studies
and technology, including The Paralegal Professional, in its fifth
edition; Litigation Practice: E-Discovery and Technology;
Accounting and Taxation for Paralegals; Technology in the Law
Office, in its fourth edition; AbacusLaw: A Hands-On Tutorial and
Guide; and SmartDraw: A Hands-On Tutorial and Guide. In addition,
he is the executive producer of the Paralegal Professional video
series, in which he occasionally appears.
An accounting and economics graduate of Boston University and of
Temple University School of Law, Professor Goldman has an active
international law, technology law, and litigation practice. He has
worked extensively with paralegals and has received the Boss of the
Year award of the Legal Support Staff Guild. He was elected the
Legal Secretaries Association Boss of the Year for his contribution
to cooperative education by encouraging the use of paralegals and
legal assistants in law offices. He also received the Bucks County
Community College Alumni Association Professional Achievement
Award.
He has been an educational consultant on technology to educational
institutions and major corporations and a frequent speaker and
lecturer on educational, legal, and technology issues. He was
appointed to the American Association for Paralegal Education Board
of Directors in October 2005; there, he served as the founding
chair of the Technology Task Force, where he initiated the Train
the Trainer program and the Cyber Idol competition.
Alice Hart Hughes, JD, is a practicing attorney and experienced
litigator. She is a former Adjunct Professor of Paralegal Studies
at Bucks County Community College, where she taught Civil
Litigation, Legal Research and Writing, Accounting for Paralegals,
Introduction to Paralegal Studies, Negligence, and Family Law. She
is the author of Real Estate Law Fundamentals and participated in
the production and script writing for the Video Law Office
Experience. Mrs. Hughes holds a degree in real estate and finance
from Temple University and graduated from Temple University School
of Law.
She has practiced civil litigation extensively, working in
midsized, multi-office law firms. Her practice is limited to estate
planning, administration, and litigation. In 2010, she was
appointed to the Pennsylvania Board of Dentistry and lectures on
ethical issues in the medical subspecialty of podiatry.
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