Doug is an Attorney and Counselor at Law who limits his practice to trusts and estates, business representation, real estate, asset protection and charitable giving. He is licensed to practice law in all state and federal courts in Colorado and is the managing attorney of Goldberg Law Center, P.C. (“GLC”)

GLC provides state-of-the-art estate and business planning legal advice, counsel and documentation to its clients. GLC is committed to leadership in innovative business and estate planning techniques, and is dedicated to assisting families, preserving wealth, and perpetuating philanthropy. Our philosophy is holistic and inclusive of the financial, physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of estate and business planning.

EXPERIENCE:

Doug has been involved in the legal services industry as an Attorney, Consultant, Expert Witness Professional Fiduciary, Trustee, Managing Partner, and Firm Founder. He was licensed to practice law in 1985 and will celebrate his 37th anniversary in 2022. He is a Founding member of, and author and speaker for, Wealth Counsel, a national collaboration of estate and business planning attorneys, since 2001.

He also played professional baseball with the Montreal Expos, Class A affiliate in Jamestown New York.

EDUCATION:

• University of Denver
  • Juris Doctorate, 1985
  • M.B.A. (Finance), 1981
  • B.S. (Business Administration), 1980
    • Scholarship athlete (Baseball)
    • Four year starter as a catcher
    • School records in Home Runs, RBIs and Walks
    • NAIA Academic All–American – 1980
    • NAIA Regional Tournament – 1980
• Continuing Legal Education (at least 45 hours, including 7 ethics credits, every 3 years)

PUBLICATIONS:

Books 

• What Do We Do Now? A Guide for Your Loved Ones Upon Your Disability and After Your Death (1999-2019)
• Strictly Business—Planning Strategies for Privately Owned Businesses (2001);
• Giving: Philanthropy for Everyone (2002);
• Legacy Snapshot (2004);
• Getting My Ducks in a Row (2008);
• What Were You Thinking? (Letters to Dad) (in process);
• Arena Catching Academy – a Baseball Catcher’s Handbook (2018)
• Contemporary Poets of America – Poetry Collection (1980)

Articles:

• Top 10 Estate Planning Mistakes – Senior Magazine, Spring 2008
• Should I Do a Will or a Living Trust? – Senior Magazine, Summer 2008
• Is Your Property Owned Correctly? – Senior Magazine, Spring 2009
• Who Are These People, and What Are They Doing in My Estate Plan? – Senior Magazine, Summer 2009
• Preserving Your Family’s Legacy – Senior Magazine, Fall 2009
• Finding an Estate Planning Attorney – Senior Magazine, Winter 2009
• Protecting Your Assets – Senior Magazine, Spring 2010
• How to Choose a Trustee – Senior Magazine, Summer 2010
• What Does a Trustee Do? – Senior Magazine, Fall 2010
• The New Tax Law – What it Means to You – Senior Magazine, Senior Magazine, Spring 2011
• Who Should be the Beneficiary of Your Retirement Plan? – Senior Magazine, Summer 2011
• Charitable Giving – Senior Magazine, Fall 2011
• A Guide to Business Maintenance Programs; Wealth Counsel Quarterly, Volume 11, Issue 4, January 2018
• The Open Door: Trade Secret Misappropriation Exposure; White Paper, August 2013

Legal Maintenance Program Development

TrustKeeper^TM and Corporate Shield Maintenance Programs

Doug is the developer of the TrustKeeper^TM and Corporate Shield legal maintenance programs, two unique access, updating, maintenance and educational membership programs for the firm’s estate planning and business clients to help ensure that their planning strategies work long-term.

He is also the founding member of Exit Strategies Institute, LLC, an organization that provides professional fiduciary and trust administration services to individuals, as well as education and training for estate planning professionals nationwide.

PERSONAL:

Doug sits on the Board of Directors of several non-profit organizations. He speaks frequently on estate planning, business and tax planning issues to audiences that include attorneys, CPAs, financial advisors and well as normal people. Doug’s wife Robin is the President and CEO of Pikes Peak National Bank a sixty year old community bank in Colorado Springs. Between them, they have five adult sons, a daughter who is a senior at Cheyenne Mountain High School, and five grandchildren. In his spare time, Doug enjoys writing, music, and traveling with his beautiful wife.

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT AND MEMBERSHIPS:

• Colorado Bar Association, member in good standing
• El Paso County Bar Association, member in good standing
• Dare to Dream Foundation, Board of Directors; 2012 to present
• Network of Educational Teams, Inc., (International ministry), Board of Directors 1995 to present
• Colorado Springs Youth Foundation, Inc., Board of Directors 1999 to 2015
• Women of Courage, Inc. (Single mom family ministry) Board of Directors 2001 to 2005
• Air Academy High School, Head Varsity Baseball Coach, 2015 to 2017
  • 2017 4A State Tournament Final Four Participant
  • 2016 4A State Tournament Participant
  • Pikes Peak League Coach of the Year 2016 and 2017

• Air Academy High School, Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach, 2010 to 2014
  • 2011 4A State Tournament Participant
  • 2012 4A State Runner Up
• Academy Little League, Board of Directors, 2002 to 2005
• Academy Little League, Head Baseball Coach, 2000 to 2005
  • Colorado State Championship – 2004 and 2005
  • Southwest Region Runner Up – 2005
• Southern Colorado Baseball Softball Academy, Inc., Board of Directors 2003 to 2005
• Colorado Springs Shockers, (U12-U15) Head Baseball Coach, 2007 to 2011
• (U11) Head Baseball Coach 2006
  • 7th place nationally