Law Offices of Elizabeth Goodley

I also feel compelled to write a review because of bad reviews and referring Elizabeth to my friends. Liz was my consulting divorce lawyer years back. We finalized our divorce through mediation with a mediation lawyer. I heard of Liz from a friend.
Although a fairly easy divorce (no children, no real property purchased etc.), it was a pleasure to have Liz on my side. She is a very ethical and personable lawyer. Another lawyer wanted 4 times the retainer fee !!! I also heard from my friend of how effective she is as a litigation lawyer. I will not hesitate to refer her to anyone.

Ms. Goodley will give you excellent advice/​service to get you through your own painful, personal process. Please pay no attention to the bad reviews on this site. Make an appointment with this professional attorney and you will see for yourself that she is a knowledgeable, straight-​forward and attentive attorney to handle your case. She came recommended to me and I fully recommend her to you.

Ms. Goodley is one of the most unprofessional, unethical attorneys I have ever met. I have worked with many attorneys throughout my 12 year career working with children and families. I have never experienced such immature and rude conduct from an attorney before. She does not appear to have any real concern for the children of the clients she is representing or their familes. Please think twice before hiring this attorney.

I was a client whom she really damaged. As a mom, I lost my custody of my son who was only 16 months old at that time. She told me the trial would cost 20k, then 50k as the trial went on and showed no sign of ending. The trial alone is 150K, and 17 days. She misled me into a fight I have no chance of winning, lied through her teeth, forgot to present one single most important piece of evidence and went on traveling just before the trial. She accelerated the conflicts, and all she wants is money from you. She’s good at networking with other attorneys to get referrals, but she’s the single most unethical person and incompetent attorney. I have ever seen. Do not go to her, she will sugarcoat everything she says but will damage your life. The attorney who referred me to her is Hugh T. Thomson, a super lawyer in california and I paid him 400 dollars for referral, and referrals mean nothing, they are there to get your money. No conflict, no actions= no money for attorneys. Don’t repeat what I went through.

Hello, I just read the negative review about Elizabeth Goodley and I felt it necessary to respond to the negative review that was posted. I have known Elizabeth Goodley since 1990 when she was my attorney that was recommended to me by a very good family law attorney/​mediator. Elizabeth was a very effective attorney for me through my divorce, which had been completed successfully by my other family law attorney but after all was completed my ex decided to take a trip down a mental brain genetic child custody issue that was caused by her new «retarded» husband. Fortunetly Elizabeth was highly recommended and she was successful in the Family Courts and even the Judge realized that their was a stability issue with my ex and her «retard» husband. Elizabeth was worth everything and her caring about my daughter and my family and the stability of a tight family core being important. Over the years I have heard only positive from others and therefore wanted to let anyone needing a attorney to call her and make your own assessment. I would use her again in a heartbeat.
Stewart. H
Retired Firefighter

Full disclosure, Liz is my ex-spouse’s attorney in a child custody issue but I believe I have some legitimate insights into her value as an attorney. Liz is a confrontational lawyer and her reputation among her peers that I have spoken to (5 lawyers and 3 evaluators) is not sterling. If you are looking for an attorney who will draw the process out (thereby costing you more money) and attack your ex without regard to honesty or effectiveness than Ms. Goodley is the way to go. By her peers Liz has been described as «difficult» «disorganized» and even «crazy» but that might be going a bit too far. I also experienced some minor misconduct; some documents were filed as «joint» when in reality I was never consulted. If you have kids I strongly recommend looking into an attorney who is committed to a more collaborative approach. Ms. Goodley will heighten the tension between you and your ex, cost more money, and ultimately really hurt your kids by promoting more conflict.