Name: Howard Goldman
Title: Managing Partner
Company: Goldman & Pease, LLC
Location: Needham, MA
Birthplace: Providence, RI
Education: Cornell University, BA 1979; Boston University JD 1983
First job outside of real estate: Hartford National Bank
First job in real estate or allied field: Reimer & Braunstein
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future?: I am a real estate, business litigator lawyer and hope to remain in this position for some time
How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate: Gardening, working out, and playing tennis
Favorite book or author: Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
Favorite movie: Les Miserables
Last song you downloaded?: Somebody Like You by Keith Urban
One word to describe your work environment: Intense
Rules to live by in business: Professionalism, honesty, and winning
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be: Bill Clinton
What is your dream job: Same job without payment hassles
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