Maxwell Gould received his Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Harvard University. After clerking for one year for a federal judge in the Southern District of New York, Mr. Gould joined the Legal Aid Society of New York City in 1986.

He has worked in both the Society's Civil Division, representing clients in housing, benefits, family, and disability mattters, and the Criminal Defense Division, representing clients charged with felonies, misdemeanors and violations. He currently is a staff attorney in the Criminal Defense Division's Manhattan office, specializing in representing mentally ill, chemically addicted clients.

Mr. Gould teaches Oral Advocacy with Proyecto ACCESO. He has taught courses in Chile, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.