Kevin Goldberg
First Amendment Specialist
Kevin Goldberg is the First Amendment specialist at the Freedom Forum, where he works to educate the public on the importance of the First Amendment and oversees the Freedom Forum’s network of experts. Prior to joining the Freedom Forum, he served as vice president, legal for the Digital Media Association (DiMA), which represents the world’s leading audio streaming companies. Before DiMA, Goldberg spent 25 years in private practice at two law firms where he focused on First Amendment, FOIA and intellectual property issues for clients including the News Leaders Association, Association of Alternative Newsmedia, World Press Freedom Committee and Global Investigative Journalism Network, providing legislative advocacy, litigation strategy as well as training on free speech, free press and open government issues. Goldberg also taught a class in journalism and First Amendment law for seven years at George Mason University and has spoken at events sponsored by the State Department and nonprofits in more than a dozen countries around the world.
Affiliations
- Secretary, National Press Foundation Board of Directors & Executive Committee
- Vice Chair, District of Columbia Public Access Television Board of Directors
- Secretary, Tiffany Shackelford Foundation Board of Directors
Education
- B.A., James Madison University
- J.D., George Washington University
Contact
Articles by This Expert
Perspective: Does the First Amendment Protect a Right to Protest at Supreme Court Justices’ Homes?
Perspective: How The Supreme Court Could Rule On Key Religious Rights Questions This Term
Perspective: Free Speech and Press Need Freedom of Information
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