Joel H. Greenstein
| Jurisdiction | Colorado,United States |
| Citation | Vol. 25 No. 7 Pg. 9 |
| Pages | 9 |
| Publication year | 1996 |
1996, July, Pg. 9. JOEL H. GREENSTEIN
Joel H. Greenstein's career as a lawyer began in the spring of 1961 in Boulder, and ended with his death, at age 50, in 1984. In a span of only twenty-three years, he became an outstanding trial lawyer and is now being honored, not only as a lawyer, but as an exceptional person who touched the lives of many people.
The oldest of three brothers, Joel was born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 11, 1933. He attended public schools in New York before obtaining a B.A. degree from the University of Illinois in 1956. He then returned to New York to work and save for graduate school. While working as a "soda jerk" in Flushing, New York, he met Catherine Franceschiello. They were married in 1959 and immediately moved "out west" to attend law school at the University of Colorado. While in law school, he distinguished himself by authoring a paper on copyright law that won first place in a national contest. He was also employed as a librarian in the law school library.
Upon graduation from law school in 1961, he began working for the law firm that would later bear his name, Williams, Trine & Greenstein.(fn1) He remained with the firm his entire career.
Joel and Catherine had five children. To say that Joel was a family man is a gross understatement. He was extremely proud of each of his children and always had time for them despite his busy law practice. He rarely missed any of his children's sporting or extracurricular events. Joel was a man who loved the law and all that the profession stood for. Consequently, he left his children with a great respect for the law and strong feelings that the legal profession is something special. His oldest son, Guy, is an attorney in Boulder; his other son has an MBA and plans to attend law school. Two of his daughters married attorneys and a third daughter's husband is about to begin law school.
In a Christmas newsletter to relatives and friends, Joel wrote on December 19, 1983: "Catherine and I are still very much in love, and we will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary January 3, 1984. We are proud of this accomplishment, especially in this day and age."
In addition to his love of family and the law, Greenstein had a life-long passion for the game of baseball. He played baseball or softball most of his life, including a stint as a catcher on a...
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