Partners
WILLIAM I. goldsmith
Mr. Goldsmith is a partner in the Northridge law firm of Goldsmith & Hull, specializing in civil litigation, creditors' rights, and debt collection.
Mr. Goldsmith has been a frequent lecturer for the National Business Institute, National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys, Commercial Law League of America, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Small Business Administration, and various business trade groups in the areas of creditors right, business law, debt collection, enforcement of judgments, equipment leasing, media and entertainment collection issues, and federal courts and debt collection. He has been acknowledged as an authority in the field of creditor's rights and remedies, and has been quoted on CBS, CNN, FOX Television, the Los Angeles Times, and the Wall Street Journal. Mr. Goldsmith is also an Editorial Consultant and contributing author to the Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California Debt Collection and Enforcement of Judgments.
He is a member of the Los Angeles County and San Fernando Valley Bar Associations, Consumer Attorneys Association of California, Commercial Law League of America, and is a founding member of the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys, where he has served as a vice president and member of the board of directors. He is also the former president of the California Creditors Bar Association. He has worked with the California state legislature and has been appointed by the California Judicial Council to serve on committees implementing changes in the procedural requirements affecting the way collection cases are handled, implementing changes making the administration of these matters more efficient for not only the parties, but the courts and attorneys. In 1988, he was chosen by the United States Department of Justice and awarded the initial contract for use of private law firms to collect debts of the United States of America, including those of the Department of Education, Veterans Administration, Department of Defense, Housing & Urban Development (HUD), Department of Transportation, and Small Business Administration. He has an "AV" Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. Goldsmith has served as a judge pro tem and arbitrator with the Los Angeles County Superior Courts and the Los Angeles County Bar Association (attorney fee disputes). He received his B.A. degree cum laude from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1975, and his J.D. degree from La Verne University in 1978.
JACK D. HULL
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mr. Hull, a cherished partner at Goldsmith & Hull APC and a pillar of the legal community. Throughout his distinguished career, Mr. Hull demonstrated unwavering dedication to justice, representing both consumers and business entities in hundreds of complex civil litigation matters. His expertise spanned medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, elder abuse, product liability, construction defects, and wrongful death, among many others. His commitment to ethical excellence earned him an "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell and the respect of colleagues across the profession.
Mr. Hull served as a panel attorney for the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program before the Federal Court of Claims in Washington, D.C., and was admitted to all federal courts in California, as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, the United States Court of Claims, the United States Tax Court, and the United States Court of Military Appeals. A graduate of UCLA and the San Fernando Valley College of Law, he was also a proud member of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association and served as an arbitrator and mediator for the Los Angeles Superior Court. Mr. Hull will be remembered not only for his legal brilliance but for the integrity, humility, and compassion he brought to every endeavor. His legacy continues to inspire us.
Stephen GOLDSMITH
Stephen Goldsmith is a Partner at the Northridge law firm of Goldsmith & Hull A.P.C. practicing civil litigation, creditor’s rights, debt collection and medical malpractice.
Stephen received his B.A. degree magna cum laude from Springfield College in 2010 and his J.D. Degree from Western State College ofLaw School in 2013. While in law school, Stepen clerked for Goldsmith & Hull.
Stephen is licensed to practice in California state courts and federal district courts in the Central District of California. He is a member of the National Creditors Bar Association, on the board of the California Creditors Bar Association (CCBA), and Receivables Management Association International (RMAI)
