Samuel B. Goldberg

Samuel B. Goldberg passed away unexpectedly at his home in Salem, MA on Monday, January 24, 2022 at the age of 62. Sam was born in Boston on August 29, 1959, the son of Sandra E. Goldberg of Palm Beach, FL and the late Dr. G. Marshal Goldberg. Sam leaves behind his loving and devoted partner Elise M. Collagan, his children Madeline Goldberg and Ben Goldberg and their mother Leslie Brown Goldberg.

Sam grew up in Swampscott and Marblehead. He graduated from Tufts University and Boston University School of Law and began his legal career as Assistant District Attorney under Elizabeth Holtzman in Brooklyn, NY. He moved to the Boston area where he worked at two law firms and then started his own legal practice as a criminal defense attorney. At Boston University, for several years, he mentored future trial lawyers. He raised his children in Salem and Marblehead. Sam’s interests included reading, writing, music and spending time with his family and friends.

A funeral service for Sam will be held on Monday, January 31, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Temple Sinai, 1 Community Road, Marblehead. VACCINATION Cards and masks are required to enter the Temple. Burial will be private. To join the service virtually, please click on the "play button" below.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Sam’s memory to The Sentencing Project, P.O. Box 358111, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5111. https://www.sentencingproject.org/actions/.