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Setliff Law, P.C.
4940 Dominion Boulevard
Glen Allen, VA 23060
804-377-1260
804-377-1280
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Mitchell P. Goldstein

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Phone: (804) 377-1269
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Mr. Goldstein is an experienced attorney with more than 28 years of experience in business law, and a career dedicated to providing strategic legal counsel and advocating for clients in various business-related matters.

Before joining Setliff Law, Mitchell advised clients on a wide range of corporate issues, including bankruptcy, business development, privacy, intellectual property, and emerging legal issues raised by technology. He advised the General Assembly on matters related to science, technology, privacy, and intellectual property. He also served the Commonwealth as an adjudicator for administrative cases within an executive branch agency and successfully represented clients before regulatory bodies, as well as in state and federal courts, demonstrating his versatility and expertise in both litigation and advisory roles. Mitchell has committed to staying ahead of emerging legal trends through his work on privacy, technology, AI, and intellectual property matters.

Since joining Setliff Law, Mitchell has concentrated on business-related issues, representing clients in breach of contract matters, employment matters, and licensing issues.. He has effectively represented clients before administrative agencies on various licensing issues and has skillfully negotiated and drafted contracts and other business documents. Mitchell has also assisted clients in obtaining trademarks and protecting their trade secrets. His expertise extends to advising clients on emerging and evolving areas such as the use of biometrics, privacy concerns, and the ever-changing employment laws.

Mr. Goldstein is a native of Connecticut but moved to the Richmond area in 1993. Outside of work, he appreciates spending time with his family. He enjoys following his favorite sports teams; reading technology, privacy, policy, science, and science fiction/fantasy books and articles; watching science fiction/fantasy movies and television shows; and relearning to play the piano.

  • University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., cum laude
    • Founding Board Member of Perspectives on Law and the Public Interest (now Public Interest Law Review)
    • Mental Disabilities Law Clinic
  • University of Detroit Mercy School of Law London Law Programme
  • Boston University, B.A. in International Relations and Economics, cum laude
    • Sydney Internship Program
  • Virginia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia
  • Virginia Supreme Court and all Virginia State Courts

  • "Death (Liability) and Taxes: Navigating Federal and State Laws Affecting the Logging Industry," The Virginia Loggers Association Annual Conference, Blacksburg, VA — August 2025
  • "Navigating Employment Issues: Key Updates for Trucking Professionals," Virginia Trucking Association Safety & Human Resources Management Conference, Virginia Beach, VA — April 2025
  • "Workplace Investigations: Best Practices, Applicable Laws, and Consequences of Non-Compliance," Virginia Loggers Association Keystone Meeting, Colonial Heights, VA — November 2024
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  • "Death (Liability) and Taxes: Navigating Federal and State Laws Affecting the Logging Industry," The Virginia Loggers Association Annual Conference, Blacksburg, VA — August 2025
  • "Navigating Employment Issues: Key Updates for Trucking Professionals," Virginia Trucking Association Safety & Human Resources Management Conference, Virginia Beach, VA — April 2025
  • "Workplace Investigations: Best Practices, Applicable Laws, and Consequences of Non-Compliance," Virginia Loggers Association Keystone Meeting, Colonial Heights, VA — November 2024
  • "Employee Handbooks: Why You Need Them and How They Can Protect You," Virginia Loggers Association Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, Virginia — August 2024
  • “Hot Topics in Trucking,” Virginia Trucking Association Annual Meeting, Roanoke, Virginia — September 2023
  • "Trends in Auto Litigation," PCBA (Pepsi Bottlers) & MMA Fleet Safety Seminar — June 2023
  • The Perils of Hiring and Retention, Major Equity Group, Nashville, TN — February 2023
  • Welcome to Virginia: Things Every Transportation Company Needs to Know, Major Insurer Group, Wisconsin — September 2022

  • “Employee or Independent Contractor: Pass the Test or Pay the Penalty,” Voice of the Southeastern Wood Producers Association, Vol 35, Issue 3 2024, p 22-25 — September 2024
  • My customer filed for bankruptcy. What do I do now? — May 2023
  • Trademarks – What are they and why you need to protect yours — February 2023
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  • “Employee or Independent Contractor: Pass the Test or Pay the Penalty,” Voice of the Southeastern Wood Producers Association, Vol 35, Issue 3 2024, p 22-25 — September 2024
  • My customer filed for bankruptcy. What do I do now? — May 2023
  • Trademarks – What are they and why you need to protect yours — February 2023
  • Selling vehicles and trailers in Virginia that you manufactured: It can be done — November 2022
  • RD383 – Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles License Plate Study — An Assessment of the Current State of License Plates and Their Potential to Promote Public and Highway Safety and to Contribute to Transportation Funding in Virginia — January 2012
  • HD38 – A Study on Nanotechnology in Virginia — January 2005
  • RD11 – Annual Report on the Findings and Recommendations of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science — January 2005
  • RD42 – Report of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science — January 2004
  • RD2 – A Study of the Internet II Initiative — January 2004
  • RD33 – Report of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science — January 2003
  • Congress and the Courts Battle over the First Amendment: Can the Law Really Protect Children from Pornography on the Internet?, 21 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 141 (2003) — January 2003
  • HD36 – Space Technology, Infrastructure, Privacy, Electronic Government and Critical Infrastructure — January 2002
  • HD63 – Report of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science — January 2001
  • SD24 – Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act — January 2001
  • Service Provider Liability for Acts Committed by Users: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You, 18 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 591 (2000) — January 2000

  • Maple v. Colonial Orthopaedics, Inc. (In re Maple), 434 B.R. 363 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2010)

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4940 Dominion Boulevard,
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Phone: 804-377-1260 Fax: 804-377-1280
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