Thomas "Tom" Goldberg (27 April 1956 - 23 May 2008) was an American lawyer who was one of the founders of Goldberg, Ligner, and Shyster, a major New York City law firm. Goldberg was known for his philanthropic works and his crusades against corruption, and he was murdered in his office by a gunman sent by Francis McReary, the corrupt Deputy NYPD Commissioner.
Biography[]
Thomas Goldberg was born in New York City, New York on April 27th 1956 to a Jewish family, and he graduated from Harvard School of Law in 1979. Goldberg became known as an ethical lawyer, devoting his life to fighting for human rights and for the disadvantaged people of American society. Goldberg was one of the founders of Goldberg, Ligner, and Shyster, working together with Patrick Ligner and Dick Shyster to create one of the largest law firms in New York City. Goldberg devoted much of his income to philanthropic causes, and he taught young children how to swim in one of his programs. Goldberg also crusaded against corruption and violent crime in the city, and he decided to go up against corrupt Deputy NYPD Commissioner Francis McReary in 2008. Goldberg hired Marco Lacasa to take incriminating photographs of McReary as he spent time with prostitutes, but Lacasa was murdered by McReary's henchman Niko Bellic in Yorkville and his photos stolen.
Death[]
Goldberg after being shot
After Lacasa's murder, McReary had Bellic sign up for an interview with the GLS law firm in order to get one-on-one with Goldberg in his office, where he could kill him. Bellic pretended to have been a peacekeeper in the Balkans and a merchant mariner, among other things, and Goldberg decided to meet him at 12:00 PM on a Friday. Bellic entered the GLS building and was shown to Goldberg's office by the receptionist Karen, and Goldberg and Bellic talked briefly, with Goldberg mentioning his feud with McReary and the murder of Lacasa. When Goldberg asked if Bellic could work with a team, Bellic said, "I work alone", and he stood up and pulled out a gun. He proceeded to shoot Goldberg in the head, executing him, leading to the GLS Building shootout.