From Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP in New York City:
“Marshall Goldberg’s program “Narrative Skills and the Law” was one of the finest professional training programs presented to lawyers at Weil in my 25 years at the firm. The program, with spellbinding efficiency, not only instructed lawyers on the importance of narrative in legal matters, but effectively taught how to tell a compelling story. The program received glowing reviews from all who attended.”
—Steven A. Reiss, Senior Litigation partner
From Paul Hastings LLP in Los Angeles:
“Success awaits the advocate who can utilize ’storytelling’ skills to simplify and explain complex situations. Marshall Goldberg shows you how to become that advocate. Through his uniquely entertaining mix of movie clips and clever insights, Marshall furnishes you with the tools needed to create better narratives than your adversaries, and thus to emerge successfully in various confrontations, including the mediation and/or litigation of Big Firm claims.”
—Geoffrey Thomas, retired partner and former General Counsel of Paul Hastings LLP
From my students at Stanford and Michigan:
“The content is spectacular. I also really love Marshall’s highly empathic approach to the material and the students. Marshall is clearly informed extremely well regarding how to create a story. A GREAT teacher!!”
“I can honestly say it was on a very short list of favorite classes of mine. I really enjoyed it, and I found it incredibly useful.”
“This class was fantastic! It was a great complement to the stringent, case-based education we receive from the rest of our law school curriculum. What good is all the researching and knowledge of the law if you can’t effectively and persuasively present the information? Professor Goldberg was fantastic at using film references and cases, along with his own experiences, to present a great classroom experience. . .He was a great motivating force, and his passion for the topic was highly contagious. A truly great experience.”
“This course is by far my favorite course that I’ve taken in law school. Marshall Goldberg is a gem and a fantastic professor. I feel like I have a whole new set of important skills to tap into before I practice law. . . I consider my decision to drop Real Estate Finance Law and add this course one of the best decisions I’ve made in law school.”
“Marshall was a phenomenal professor whose commitment to the students and the subject material was conveyed each class. Besides providing extensive comments to each assignment submitted by students, Marshall also made himself readily available outside, between, and after class to ensure that students understood the material. . Marshall’s background and in-side perspective on how to approach the law by taking into account a set of factors not traditionally stressed in law school i.e. demands of the client, public pressure equipped students with a more comprehensive understanding of what it means to be a lawyer. . I am glad Michigan provided him a platform for exposing students to such a useful technique.”
“Prof. Goldberg is awesome. Clearly has a ton of knowledge about the art of storytelling, the important skills for being a good lawyer and the intersection of the two.”
“This was an extraordinary course. More than a course it was an amazing experience and I feel enriched by having it. This was one of those very rare academic courses that I believe will stay with me for years to come. I think that the insights from the course will be with me all of my professional life.”
“Professor Goldberg has been my favorite professor at law school. He came into each class with an amazing amount of energy and enthusiasm for the topic and truly engaged all of the students. I was looking forward to the class before entering the semester, but Professor Goldberg made the class much better than I had even anticipated. . . Professor Goldberg is a true asset to U of M.”
“The quality of the instruction was phenomenal. I cannot say enough good things about this course. The course was extremely well structured, one part leading seamlessly to the next. An amazingly well thought out class. . . The comments received from the professor were invaluable. Moreover, I really enjoyed the practical exercises we did in class. They complemented the assignments and the general instruction really well. Finally, one of the biggest assets of this class, if not the biggest, is the professor. Prof. Goldberg is simply fabulous, as a teacher, and as a person. I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to attend his writing class. I learned so much.”