Gerald Harris 'Gerry' Goldstein, Criminal Defense Attorney in San Antonio, Texas

Gerald “Gerry” Harris Goldstein is a nationally known and respected defense lawyer and Past President of both the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.

He is a fellow in the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He has served as an adjunct professor of law at University of Texas School of Law in Austin and at St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Texas Lawyer’s Legal Legends. Gerry is also a founder and course director or the NACDL White Collar Crime Seminar.

Goldstein is nationally renowned for his brilliant criminal defense advocacy and extraordinary skills as a lecturer. A 1991 recipient of the Rober C. Heeney Memorial Award from the NACDL, he served as amicus curiae for the NACDL in many high-profile cases, including CNN v. Manuel Noriega (1990), opposing network broadcasting of government tapes of Noriega’s conversations with his attorneys; and Joe Does v. United States (1994), arguing that lawyers should not be required to disclose the identity of cash-paying clients on IRS forms.

His congressional testimony during the 1996 House Waco hearings is credited with helping to turn the tide against further suppression of citizen’s rights in America. Goldstein served as President of the NACDL from 1994-1995. Goldstein previously served as President of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association from 1992-1993. In 2002, he received the high honor of induction into the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Hall of Fame.

Credentials and Experience

Teaching Experience

Goldstein also serves as an Adjunct Professor each fall Semester at St. Mary’s School of Law, here in San Antonio, Texas, and has done so since 1998. The Class is entitled: Advanced Criminal Law (Defense of a Complex Federal Prosecution). The topics and materials distributed to the students are as follows:

- Grand Jury Practice

- Pretrial Release

- Indictments [Joinder/Severance/Transfer]

- Pretrial Motions

- Suppression of Evidence

- Jury Selection

- Trial [Evidence]

- Examination of Witnesses

- Direct Examination

- Jury Instructions

- Closing Arguments

From 1982 to 1993, Gerald Goldstein was also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas and taught the same courses as listed above.

Other topics/seminar papers that Gerald speaks about are:

- Yearly Supreme Court Review

- Crawford & the Current State of the Hearsay Rule

- Cross-Examining the Double Crosser

- Federal Appeals – What will the next 50 years look like?

- Hot New Trends from the Supremes

- Motions to Suppress

- Notable Recent and Pending Federal and TX Criminal Cases

- Standards of Review on Appeal

Most recently, Gerry Goldstein, a member of the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association(SACDLA), spoke at the "Against All Odds" seminar on August 26, 2016, at the Bexar County Central Jury Room. Criminal defense attorneys who attended the seminar received 6.75 hours of CLE, including 1 hour of Ethics CD with PDF Materials.

Honors and Awards

- Best Lawyers in America, 1987 – Present

- Scene in SA Monthly – San Antonio’s Best Attorneys, San Antonio Law, Top Ten Lawyers, 2004 – Present

- San Antonio Bar Association, Joe Frazier Brown, Jr., Award of Excellence for Outstanding Leadership and Service to the Legal Community & Citizens of Texas, 2016

- First Annual Michael J. Kennedy Social Justice Award, George Washington University, May, 2016

- William S. Sessions American Inns of Court First Annual Goldstein Award of Excellence, 2015

- Texas Monthly – Texas Super Lawyers, Top 100 Texas Super Lawyers, 2003 - 2013

- San Antonio Bar Association, Hall of Fame Award, 50th Annual Criminal Law Seminar in Honor of Judge A.A. Semaan, 2013

- One of Five "Top Notch" Criminal Defense Lawyers in Texas, 2012

- TCDLA Minute Men Strike Force Award, 2012

- Texas Legal Legends Award, State Bar of Texas, Litigation Council, November 2011

- Top 50 Central and West Texas Region Super Lawyers, Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2003 – 2007

- Marquis Who’s Who, Who’s Who in American Law, 14th Edition, 2006 – 2007

- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Hall of Fame, 2002

- Texas Lawyer Legal Legends, 100 Best Lawyers Over Last 100 Years (100 Year Anniversary of State Bar of Texas), 2000

- Recipient of the John Henry Faulk Civil Libertarian of the Year Award from the American Civil Liberties Union for 1999.

- John Henry Faulk, Civil Libertarian of the Year (ACLU), 1995

- Justice Albert Tate, Jr. Award [Outstanding Contribution to Criminal Advocacy] from the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1993

- Recipient, Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award [Outstanding Criminal Defense Attorney in the United States] from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1991

- Recipient, Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer in Texas from the State Bar of Texas, 1991

Professional Associations and Memberships

- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Founder and Course Director of White collar Crime Seminar, 2017

- National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Current Co-Chair

- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1994 – 1995 Past President

- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1992 – 1993 Past President

- Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1997 – Present

- Fellow, State Bar Foundation, 1976 – Present

- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1991 – Present

- American Board of Criminal Lawyers, 1987 – Present

- American Board of Trial Advocates, 1997 – Present

- Dean’s Round Table, University of Texas School of Law, 1989 – Present

- Texas Civil Liberties Union, 1979 – 1985 General Counsel

- San Antonio Bar Association, 1977 – 1978 Board of Directors

- American Bar Association, 1968 – Present

- Texas Trial Lawyers Association

- National Criminal Defense College 1975-1995, Faculty

Specialty Certifications

- Board Certified, Criminal Law, 1975, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

- Board Certified, Criminal Appellate Law, 2012, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Public Speaking

- May 4th, 2018 - The Annual National Firearms Law Seminar, Hyatt Regency, Dallas, TX., "Annual 4th Amendment Review".

- May 2nd, 2018 - San Antonio Young Lawyers Association Speech, Law Firm of Dykema Cox Smith.

- May 2nd, 2018 - San Antonio Bar Foundation Law Week 2018, Introducing Keynote Speaker, Rosabeth Moss Kanter and newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, The Honorable Edward C. Prado.

- April 26th, 2018 - LACDL Law and All that Jazz Seminar, Hyatt Centric Hotel, New Orleans, LA., What's Hot & What's Not: Defending the Modern Drug Case.

- April 11th, 2018 - St. Mary's Criminal Law Society Luncheon Speech, St. Mary's Law School, San Antonio, TX.

- April 6th, 2018 - San Antonio Bar Association's 55th Annual Semaan Criminal Law Institute, LaQuinta Inn & Suites, San Antonio, TX.

- March 14th, 2018 - Federal Bar Association Luncheon Speech, Quarry Golf Club, San Antonio, TX., "The New Guy on the Block (What We can Expect from Gorsuch's Views on Privacy Technology and the Delegation of Authority)".

- December 7th, 2017 - 2017 NORML Key West Legal Seminar, Key West, FL., "Annual 4th Amendment Review".

- October 26th, 2017 - San Antonio Bar Association Luncheon Speech, Speaker with Nico LaHood, Bexar County District Attorney, San Antonio, TX.

- October 5th, 2017 - NACDL's 10th Annual Drug Conference, Las Vegas, NV., "Recent Changes in DOJ Procedures".

- September 14th-15th, 2017 - NACDL's 13th Annual White Collar Seminar, Defending the White Collar Case: In & Out of Court, Hamilton Crown Plaza Hotel, Washington, DC., "Hey Siri, You've Been Served: White Collar and the 4th Amendment".

- September 10th, 2017 - Colorado State Public Defenders Conference, Westin Snowmass Resort, Snowmass Cillage, CO., "Michael Morton Act".

- August 25th, 2017 - San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association / Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Against All Odds Seminar, Bexar County Central Jury Room, San Antonio, TX., "Violations of Critical Constitutional Rights Without Any Remedy: The Vanishing Exclusionary Rule".

- July 19th, 2017 - National College for DUI Defense, Austin Hall, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA., "Supreme Court Review - Defenses from Outside the Box".

- July 18th, 2017 - State Bar of Texas, 43rd Annual Course, Advanced Criminal Law Course 2017, Houston, TX., "6th Amendment's Right of Confrontation".

- June 23rd, 2017 - Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 31st Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course, San Antonio, TX., "4th Amendment in Digital Age".

- June 16th, 2017 - Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Freeport, ME., "Annual 4th Amendment Update".

- June 2nd, 2017 - NORML Aspen Legal Seminar, Aspen, CO., "Annual 4th Amendment Review".

- May 18th, 2017 - Texas Bar CLE, Soaking Up Some CLE 2017: A South Texas Litigation, "Wrongful Convictions".

- April 28th, 2017 - Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2017 Joint Annual Meeting, Harrisburg, PA., "Annual 4th Amendment Update".

- April 27th, 2017 - Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 27th Annual Law & All That Jazz Seminar, New Orleans, LA., "Annual 4th Amendment Update".

- April 21st, 2017 - 54th Annual Criminal Law Institute, San Antonio Bar Association, San Antonio Marriott Northwest, San Antonio, TX., "Everything You Need to Know".

- January 16th, 2017 - NACDL's 5th White Collar Criminal Defense College at Stetson, Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL., "Handling the Search and Seizure & Wiretap Issues".

Published Works

- Grand Jury Practice

- Pretrial Release

- Indictment [Joinder/Severance/Transfer]

- Pretrial Motions

- Suppression of Evidence

- Jury Selection

- Trial [Evidence]

- Examination of Witnesses

- Jury Instructions

- Closing Arguments

- Creative Trial Techniques

- Criminal Issues – Civil Cases

- Jury Arguments [Closings to Remember]

- Search and Seizure

- Life and Hearsay – Post Crawford Era

- Federal Appeals

- Supreme Court Review

Classes/Seminars Taught

- Advanced Criminal Procedure, St. Mary’s University School of Law, 1998 – Present

- Advanced Criminal Procedure, University of Texas School of Law, 1982 – 1993

- Faculty, National Criminal Defense College

Sworn Testimonies

- Long Range Plan for the Federal Courts, 1994

- “False Statements” in Judicial Proceedings, 1995

- Executive Branch Conduct in the Matter of the Branch Dividians, 1995

- Terrorism Suspect Policies and the USA PATRIOT Act, 2010

Representative Cases

United States Supreme Court

- Butler v. Dexter, 425 US 262 (1976)

- Cable News Network, Inc. v. Norriega, 498 U.S. 976 (1990)[Amicus Curiae NACDL]

- Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880 (U.S. Tex. 1983)

- Moreno-Gonzalez v. U.S., No. 07-400 (2008)

Federal Court of Appeals

- Barefoot v. Estelle 103 S.Ct. 1765, 697 F.2d 593 (5th Cir. 1986)

- Brooks v. Estelle, 702 F.2d 84 (5th Cir. 1983)

- Brooks v. Estelle, 697 F.2d 586 (5th Cir. 1982)

- Davis v. Zain, 79 F.3d 18 (5th Cir. 1996)

- In Re Auclair, 961 F.2d 65 (5th Cir. 1992)

- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings, 644 F.2d 348 (5th Cir. 1981)

- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings (Clinton Manges), 745 F.2d 1250, 53 U.S.L.W. 2248, 40 Fed.R.Evid.Serv.2d 461 (9th Cir. 1984)

- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings (Clinton Manges), 40 Fed.R.Evid.Serv.2d 461 (9th Cir. 1984)

- In Re Grand Jury Subpoena for Atty. Representing Criminal Defendant Reyes-Requena, 926 F.2d 1423, 59 U.S.L.W. 2618, 32 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1167 (5th Cir. 1991)

- In Re Grand Jury Subpoena for Atty. Representing Criminal Defendant Reyes-Requena, 32 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1167 (5th Cir. 1991)

- In Re Grand Jury Subpoena for Atty. Representing Criminal Defendant Reyes-Requena, 913 F.2d 1118, 59 U.S.L.W. 2245, 31 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1167 (5th Cir. 1990)

- In Re Grand Jury Subpoena for Atty. Representing Criminal Defendant Reyes-Requena, 31 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1167 (5th Cir. 1990)

- In Re Special Grand Jury 81-1 (Leon D. Harvey), 697 F.2d 112 (4th Cir. 1982)

- Isbit v. Secretary of Defense, 476 F.2d 661 (5th Cir. 1973)

- Lann v. Maxwell, 91 Fed.Appx. 970 (5th Cir. 2004)

- League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4434 v. Clements, 923 F.2d 365 (5th Cir. 1991)

- League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4434 v. Clements, 914 F.2d 620, 59 U.S.L.W. 2250 (5th Cir. 1991)

- League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4434 v. Clements, 999 F.2d 831 (5th Cir. 1993)

- League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4434 v. Clements, 986 F.2d 728 (5th Cir. 1991)

- League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4434 v. Clements, 902 F.2d 322, 59 U.S.L.W. 2250 (5th Cir. 1990)

- League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4434 v. Clements, 902 F.2d 293, 58 U.S.L.W. 2711 (5th Cir. 1990)

- Miller v. Laird, 474 F.2d 999 (5th Cir. 1973)

- PMG Intern. Div. L.L.C. v. Rumsfeld, 303 F.3d 1163 (9th Cir. 2002)

- Piper v. Hauck, 532 F.2d 1016 (5th Cir. 1976)

- Rafferty v. U.S., 477 F.2d 531 (5th Cir. 1973)

- Shanley v. Northeast Independent School Dist., Bexar Co., Texas, 462 F.2d 960 (5th Cir. 1972)

- SBC Communications, Inc. v. F.C.C., 154 F.3d 226 (5th Cir. 1998)

- Sosa v. Dretke, 133 Fed.Appx. 114 (5th Cir. 2005)

- U.S. v. Amuny, 767 F.2d 1113 (5th Cir. 1985)

- U.S. v. Antone, 753 F.2d 1301 (5th Cir. 1985)

- U.S. v. Ballis, 28 F.3d 1399, 1994 WL 411273 (5th Cir. 1994)

- U.S. v. Becton, 632 F.2d 1294 (5th Cir. 1980)

- U.S. v. Benavidez, 664 F.2d 1255, 9 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1006 (5th Cir. 1982)

- U.S. v. Butts, 729 F.2d 1514 (5th Cir. 1984)

- U.S. v. Butts, 710 F.2d 1139 (5th Cir. 1983)

- U.S. v. D.K.G. Appaloosas, Inc., 829 F.2d 532, 56 U.S.L.W. 2263, 9 Fed.R.Serv. 83 (5th Cir. 1990)

- U.S. v. Currency Totaling $48,318.08, 609 F.2d 210 (5th Cir. 1980)

- U.S. v. Davis, 583 F.2d 190 (5th Cir. 1978)

- U.S. v. Douglas, 837 F.Supp. 814 (N.D. Tex., 1993)

- U.S. v. Ebertowski, 896 F.2d 906 (5th Cir. 1990)

- U.S. v. Galloway, 951 F.2d 64 (5th Cir. 1992)

- U.S. v. Gant, 759 F.2d 484 (5th Cir. 1985)

- U.S. v. Garcia Abrego, 141 F.3d 142 (5th Cir. 1998)

- U.S. v. Geittman, 733 F.2d 1419 (10th Cir. 1984)

- U.S. v. Gonzales, 436 F.3d 560 (5th Cir. 2006)

- U.S. v. Gonzalez, 700 F.2d 196, 78 A.L.R.Fed. 399, 12 Fed.R.Serv. 1063 (5th Cir. 1983)

- U.S. v. Gonzalez, 12 Fed.R.Serv. 1063 (5th Cir. 1983)

- U.S. v. Hawkins, 658 F.2d 279 (5th Cir. 1981)

- U.S. v. Henricksen, 564 F.2d 197 (5th Cir. 1977)

- U.S. v. Hogan, 779 F.2d 296 (5th Cir. 1986)

- U.S. v. Hogan, 771 F.2d 82, 18 Fed.R.Serv. 3d 83 (5th Cir. 1985)

- U.S. v. Hogan, 763 F.2d 697, 18 Fed.R.Serv. 450 (5th Cir. 1985)

- U.S. v. Jenkins, 974 F.2d 32 (5th Cir. 1992)

- U.S. v. Kohler, 836 F.2d 885 (5th Cir. 1985)

- U.S. v. Lozano, 158 Fed.Appx. 632 (5th Cir. 2005)

- U.S. v. Mack, 643 F.2d 1119, 8 Fed.R.Serv. 117 (5th Cir. 1981)

- U.S. v. McFarland, 633 F.2d 427 (5th Cir. 1980)

- U.S. v. McKeller, 798 F.2d 151 (5th Cir. 1988)

- U.S. v. Moeller, 80 F.3d 1053 (5th Cir. 1996)

- U.S. v. Moore, 743 F.2d 254 (5th Cir. 1984)

- U.S. v. Morris, 568 F.2d 396 (5th Cir. 1978)

- U.S. v. Moreno-Gonzalez, 2008 WL 4356257 (11th Cir. 2008)

- U.S. v. Niver, 689 F.2d 520 (5th Cir. 1982)

- U.S. v. Nunn, 525 F.2d 958 (5th Cir. 1984)

- U.S. v. Nunn, 527 F.2d 1390 (5th Cir. 1984)

- U.S. v. Ortiz, 942 F.2d 903 (5th Cir. 1991)

- U.S. v. Parks, 684 F.2d 1078 (5th Cir. 1982)

- U.S. v. Pettigrew, 77 F.3d 1500 (5th Cir. 1996)

- U.S. v. Pozos, 697 F.2d 1238 (5th Cir. 1983)

- U.S. v. Pool, 660 F.2d 547, 9 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 4 (5th Cir. 1981)

- U.S. v. Price, 869 F.2d 801 (5th Cir. 1989)

- U.S. v. Ramos, 71 F.3d 1150 (5th Cir. 1995)

- U.S. v. Rana, 129 Fed.Appx. 890 (5th Cir. 2005)

- U.S. v. Reeves, 730 F.2d 1189, 15 Fed.R.Serv. 659 (5th Cir. 1984)

- U.S. v. Ritchie, 15 F.3d 592, 62 U.S.L.W. 2502 (6th Cir. 1994)

- U.S. v. Salinas, 610 F.2d 250 (5th Cir. 1980)

- U.S. v. Salinas, 601 F.2d 1279, 55 A.L.R.Fed. 701 (5th Cir. 1979)

- U.S. v. Quiroz-Hernandez, 48 F.3d 858 (5th Cir. 1995)

- U.S. v. Solow, 574 F.2d 1318 (5th Cir. 1978)

- U.S. v. Tilley, 18 F.3d 295, 62 U.S.L.W. 2613 (5th Cir. 1994)

- U.S. v. Villarreal, 963 F.2d 770 (5th Cir. 1992)

- U.S. v. Watson, 669 F.2d 1374, 10 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 31 (5th Cir. 1982)

- U.S. v. Wilder, 15 F.2d 1292 (5th Cir. 1994)

- U.S. v. Wright, 533 F.2d 214 (5th Cir. 1976)

- U.S. v. Zabaneh, 837 F.2d 1249, 24 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1075 (5th Cir. 1988)

- Universal Amusement Co., Inc. v. Vance, 587 F.2d 159, 4 Media L.Re. 1929 (5th Cir. 1978)

- Universal Amusement Co., Inc. v. Vance, 587 F.2d 176 (5th Cir. 1978)

- Universal Amusement Co., Inc. v. Vance, 559 F.2d 1286 (5th Cir. 1977)

- Zimmerman v. Spears, 565 F.2d 310, 78-1 U.S.T.C. P. 9223 (5th Cir. 1977)

Federal District Court

- Aquilino v. Laird, 326 F. Supp. 1053 (D.C. Tex. 1970)

- U.S. v. Douglas, 837 F.Supp. 814 (N.D. Tex. 1993)

- Devonish v. Garza, 510 F. Supp. 658 (W.D. Tex. 1981)

- Forte v. U.S., 2005 WL 1801967 (S.D.Tex. 2005)

- Hackett v. Laird, 326 F. Supp. 1075 (D.C. Tex. 1975)

- Helwick v. Laird, 318 F. Supp. 878 (D.C. Tex. 1970)

- In re Grand Jury Subpoena for Atty. Representing Criminal Defendant Reyes-Requena, 724 F. Supp. 458 (S.D. Tex. 1989)

- In Re Possible Violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 201m 371, 491 F. Supp. 211 (D.C.D.C. 1980)

- In Re Reyes-Requena, 752 F. Supp. 239, 31 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 1179 (S.D. Tex. 1990)

- Jennings v. Laird, 333 F. Supp. 335 (D.C. Tex. 1971)

- Karem v. Priest, 744 F. Supp. 136, 17 Media L. Rep. 2113 (W.D. Tex. 1990)

- Miller v. Secretary of Defense, 352 F. Supp. 335 (W.D. Tex. 1972)

- Rautenstrauch v. Secretary of Defense, 313 F. Supp. 170 (D.C. Tex. 1970)

- Sosa v. Dretke, 2004 WL 1124949 (W.D.Tex. 2004)

- U.S. v. One Hundred and Fifty-Two Thousand Dollars ($152,000) in U.S. Currency, 592 F. Supp. 1017 (D.C. Puerto Rico 1984)

- U.S. v. Ballis, 1996 WL 174996 (E.D. Tex. 1996)

- U.S. v. Becton, 498 F. Supp. 1013 (D.C. Tex. 1980)

- U.S. v. Cofer, 444 F. Supp. 146 (W.D. Tex. 1978)

- U.S. v. D.K.G. Appaloosas, Inc., 630 F.Supp. 1540 (E.D. Tex. 1986)

- U.S. v. Grant, 587 F. Supp. 128 (D.C. Tex. 1984)

- U.S. v. Goldin, 1996 WL 294366 (S.D.Ala. 1996)

- U.S. v. Holloway and Parks, No. P-79-CR-20

- U.S. v. Kelly, 539 F. Supp. 262 (D.D.C. 1982) – DISMISSED

- U.S. v. Kimberlin, 483 F.Supp. 250 (D.C. Ind. 1979)

- U.S. v. Martin, 2003 WL 22736553 (W.D.Tex 2003)

- U.S. v. McCraney, 33 Cr.L. 2131

- U.S. v. Perez, 685 F .Supp. 990 (W.D. Tex. 1988)

- U.S. v. Ritchie, 1992 WL 695477 (E.D.Tenn. 1992)

- U.S. v. Spy Factory,