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Elizabeth D Goodley

San Jose, CA

Licensed for 39 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Divorce and Family

Language

English

About

Practices Areas

Family

Language

English

Contact

181 Devine StSan Jose, CA, 95110-2403181 Devine StSan Jose, CA, 95110-2403

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.

Mona
February 19, 2015

10 years after filing for divorce, my ex husband was still hounding me with court appointments - still angrily chipping away year by year at my sanity, exposing our 3 children to continued, unnecessary conflict. Liz developed a strategy to end the craziness. The ex is still angry, and ugly acting, but the children and I are free of negative consequences thanks to Liz.

Daniel
November 27, 2009

Twenty-four-years ago I was engaged in a bitter custody battle and Elizabeth went through a traumatic experience I was going thriough at the time. Not only did she represent me as a lawyer but she was unbelievably caring and understandg. Her compassion and understanding in those days meant so much to me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.

anonymous
July 13, 2015

Please read the reviews on this lawyer. They are unfortunately true. A lot of lawyers might get bad reviews because they lost and are bitter. This was not the case. I'm tying to protect anyone thinking of interviewing her. To say she is lazy is huge understatement. She's a " fill in the blank" and give me your money lawyer. She has no heart. She will file papers without notifying you. She sits back and wastes time to collect money. She has no integrity. NONE! She will lie to your face. Even her peers gave her negative reviews. She has been a liability to my case. I believe she gives her smaller cases to her secretary who may or may not be a paralegal. Either way, she is sloppy in appearance and work production. I didn't know lawyers like her really existed. She really doesn't care. Her concern is looking good for the judge and trying to gain approval from counsel on the other side. She is s complete an utter mess. Loses paperwork constantly. She's a nit wit. A liability. I'm still recovering from her mistakes! Beware of her.

anonymous
April 9, 2015

This lawyer not only doesn't work for her clients, she works against you! She's a walking malpractice waiting to happen. She put me in such danger. I read her previous reviews after she was already enmeshed in my case. Mistake. Just run the other way while you can. She does everything at the last minute, important documents and declarations, making you look bad. It took almost 2 years to finish my case. It was not a difficult case. No child custody involved. She made everything so much more difficult. Please stay away from her. And read her other reviews. Describes her to a tee

anonymous
January 5, 2015

I had a terrible experience with Liz. She was unresponsive, seemed out of touch, and costly. She seemed to be close to our first family law judge but when our department changed judges my case went wrong.

anonymous
October 20, 2011

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.