A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, he was best known for his representation of high-profile clients and cases, including former President Donald Trump throughout his divorces and several real estate transactions.

Goldberg represented Bono, Mick Jagger, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Miles Davis, The Rolling Stones, Sean Combs, Johnny Cash, Lynyrd Skynyrd, industrialist Dr. Armand Hammer, investor Carl Icahn, Congressman Charlie Rangel, Bess Meyerson, the Hells Angels, Howard Stern Wack Packer Elegant Elliot Offen,[1] and key figures associated with the American Mafia including Matty "The Horse" Ianniello, Joe "Scarface" Agone, Vincent "Jimmy Blue Eyes" Alo, and Frank Tieri.

Goldberg attended Brooklyn College, graduating magna cum laude and was elected as early as his junior year to Phi Beta Kappa.

After college he considered a career in the law, influenced by his many visits to the federal and state courts in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

During law school he met Regina "Rema" Goldberg at a Concord Resort Hotel mixer "single weekend."