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- bgoldstein@regerlaw.com
Cira Centre
2929 Arch St, 13th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
"Tenacity and establishing the client relationship to achieve their goals is the cornerstone of my practice."
Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
Education
- J.D., Rutgers University at Camden (1992)
- B.A., Lafayette College (1989)
Bret R. Goldstein, Partner in the Firm’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office and Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Practice Group, concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation and associated employment law matters. Bret is certified as a specialist in the practice of workers’ compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s section on workers’ compensation law, as authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Bret is also the author of numerous articles regarding Medicare, including important and complex Medicare Set Aside Settlement and Medicare Lien issues. He has been assessing workers’ compensation and liability cases for the purposes of satisfying Medicare liability since the inception of the changes to Medicare and Social Security laws. He has provided many employers and insurance carriers with opinions to help them resolve cases when dealing with Medicare obstacles.
Furthermore, Bret is well-versed in the Medical Billing Aspects of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. He is an expert in these issues and has handled numerous Fee Reviews and Fee Review Hearing Officer hearings . He is familiar with Coding and the Medicare Cost Containment Act and the Stark Amendments forbidding self-referral.
Bret has extensive experience in the wrongful discharge issues pertinent to workers’ compensation cases and can advise clients on all aspects of Employment Litigation.
Bret is also a member of the Firm’s Family Law Practice Group, where he has an exclusive practice which focuses on divorce, custody, and equitable distribution matters, in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware Counties.
Bret’s family law specializes in high-conflict divorces and specifically Cluster B / Narcissistic Personality Disorder opponents. He is listed as a Friend of One Mom’s Battle organization, devoted to high-conflict custody matters. Bret’s practice helps advise clients how to handle, communicate, and generate strategies to handle sociopathic opponents.
Bret is a loyal Eagles fan. He rides motorcycles and is a disciplined exerciser.
Bret is also a huge proponent of organ donation.
Herniated Disc Claims and Surgical Outcomes in Workers’ Compensation
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Carpal Tunnel After Electrical Injury? Not So Fast.
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Workers’ Compensation Annual Reception
AI in Workers’ Compensation Cases: Enhancing Document Management and More
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Philadelphia Police Athletic League 2025 Annual Awards Gala
Workers’ Compensation in Pennsylvania: Critical Essentials From Both Sides of the Aisle
Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Fundamentals
Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling and COVID-19: How to Prepare Now for an Influx of Claims Later
How COVID-19 Could Affect the Future of Workers’ Compensation Claims
Mini Med School for Attorneys
Human Resource Law from A to Z
Family Court Lien $5,000 Safe Harbor in Disbursement of Settlements Does Not Exist
Workers’ Compensation from A to Z
Recent Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Decision Affects How Impairment Rating Examinations are Performed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Negotiating Workers’ Compensation Settlements
Workers Compensation Medicare Set Aside Agreements – How to Obtain Approval
Section 417 Trusts and C&Rs: Hot Topics in Workers’ Compensation Evidence
How the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act and a Compromise and Release Can Affect Workers’ Compensation Benefits
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Can Volunteer Coaches Be Held Liable for Youth Injuries?
Complex Workers’ Compensation Issues
Human Resources Law from A to Z
Workers’ Compensation: The Settlement Process and Hearings
Medicare Set-Asides in Personal Injury Litigation
Are Your Staffers Classified Correctly as Employees or Independent Contractors?
Ethical Obligations in Workers’ Compensation.
Change in WCJs Leads to Unpredictable Practice
Area attorneys: Litigation seems inevitable in Penn State child sex-abuse case
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – How to Obtain Approval
- Super Lawyers Rising Star (2005, 2006, and 2007)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Workers Compensation Section
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section Rules Committee
- Chair, National Kidney Foundation: Eagles Dress Down Day
- Board of Directors, Conestoga Generals Football Association
- Greater Philadelphia Executive Claims Council
