Joanne Feinberg Goldstein is an American labor attorney and the current Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.

A graduate of the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

 and the Hofstra University School of Law

Hofstra University School of Law

The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University is located in Hempstead, New York. Founded in 1970 and accredited by the ABA in 1971, the school offers a JD, a joint JD/MBA degree, and LL.M degrees in American Law and Family law...

, Goldstein began her legal career practing union side labor law with Angoff, Goldman, Manning, Pyle and Wagner in Boston. She was the first woman to practice union-side labor law in Massachusetts. She opened her own practice in 1982 and in 1996 she was named General Counsel for the Utility Workers Union of America

Utility Workers Union of America

The Utility Workers Union of America is a labor union in the United States. It has a membership of 50,000 and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO. The union has over 50,000 members working in the electric, gas, water, and nuclear industries across the United States. Represents Utilty Workers in...

. In 2007, she was appointed by Massachusetts Attorney General

Massachusetts Attorney General

The Massachusetts Attorney General is an elected executive officer of the Massachusetts Government. The office of Attorney-General was abolished in 1843 and re-established in 1849. The current Attorney General is Martha Coakley....

 Martha Coakley

Martha Coakley

Martha Mary Coakley is the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Prior to serving as Attorney General, she was District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts from 1999 to 2007....

 as Chief of the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division. In January 2010, she was appointed by Governor Deval Patrick

Deval Patrick

Deval Laurdine Patrick is the 71st and current Governor of Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, Patrick served as an Assistant United States Attorney General under President Bill Clinton...

 to succede Suzanne M. Bump

Suzanne M. Bump

Suzanne M. Bump is the current Massachusetts State Auditor. She is a former state representative and state secretary of labor.-Early life:...

as Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.