Freddy Miguel Godoy Jr.

In taking on Freddy as my counsel, I have struck gold. He represented me flawlessly in a bogus PFA case designed to destroy my relationship with my son, give the mom sole custody, and then leave me high and dry with support bills. Instead, he made sure the PFA was soundly dismissed, and we are well o...n our way to establishing a fair custody order. Until Freddy, I'd been unable to expose what a phony my stbx is. He, however, put her BS on display for all to see. Witnessing that in the courtroom was sheer joy. A moment I'll never forget. Seriously, if you want someone that will go and get what is right for you, Freddy is it. He has the drive, the heart, and the discernment to make your best possible outcome a reality.

I have to say that the best decision i ever made was hiring Mr. Godoy from the first phone call until the end he made me feel very secure and trustworthy he went step by step with me. I got my relocation and everything else we got to settle and came to an agreement without going to court. a couple w...eeks after here i am happy at my new place. Thank you Mr Godoy.

It is never easy to go through court battles. I am glad we chose to have Mr. Godoy on our side. He was knowledgeable, and patient throughout the stressful process. I would recommend him to others who are in need of representation. He is sympathetic and listens to what you have to say and provides his... professional input to properly guide his clients. He is good at what he does and has earned my trust. I appreciate all he has done for us and all that he continues to do for us to help in our situation and hope he has the opportunity to help others too.

As an attorney who has practiced criminal law for 34 years I must share my experience in the most important case in my career. ThAt case would be my court battle for custody of my little boy, a case that I needed to win for his safety and well being. First you must know the facts of this case. I r...aised the son of my ex-girlfriend as my son and paying for his parochial school education. When he entered the fifth grade his mother pulled him out of his school and enrolled him in public school. She had no reasonable reason for doing this other that want him to consider me his father. When my little boy asked me to take him to court so he could live with me and go back to school I knew I had to save him. I interviewed several attorneys but Mr Godoy is the only attorney who said it would be difficult to win but we needed to save my boy. He explained he could not guarantee a victory but he promised he would to give me his best. But he made me agree that I had to follow his professional advise and not second guess him since I'm an attorney also. As his stressed that although I'm an expert in the field of criminal law he is the expert in family law. As hard as that was I hold to the adage that " a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a clientOnce I retained Mr Godoy he immediately got me an emergency hearing to allow me visitation. He went on the theory of "loco parentis" , a legal concept that most attorneys don't ordinarily use. He managed to get me an emergency hearing and had the judge issue a temporary order that I was loco parentis (which means I have acted in a parental capacity). Once he got that order he was able to secure me court ordered visitation. Once we overcame thAt hurdle he had me give a mountain go documents, cancelled checks and photos. He sifted through all this paper and produced a trial/exhibit binder containing 30 exhibits we chronicled my relationship with my boy. I was so impressed ( as well as the trial judge who eventually heard the case) that these exhibits captured the essence of my relationship with the child and how my boy has thrived with my love and care for him. I was also amazed how mr Godoy, thinking outside the box, he obtained two years of texts sent boy the boys mother to me which showed how she allowed me as well expected me to be the child's father. The final hurdle in preparing for trial was getting live witnesses to attest that I have always acted as the child's father. He did this by obtaining school records but also getting rhe principles from three different school as well as all of my boys teachers. Doing this seemed impossible since the archdiocese initially had their legal department attempt to prohibit the school staff from appearing in court and testifying. But by his legal maneuvering, connections and perhaps his charm he had three school principles and two teacher in court ready to testify at the trial. He also had the rest of the faculty on call ready to testify by phone. Just before the trial I remembered the opposing attorney laughing at me saying I didn't have a prayer because I was not the father. Boy hearing that totally devastated me but mr Godoy assured me that we were prepared that he was confident that the attorney would not be laughing after the trial. Well the trial was held on my boys birthday, April 22, and just after hearing two witnesses and my lawyers legal argue men the judge ruled that I had joint custody but most important I had sole and complete physical custody. Boy what a birthdate gift for my little one. I have had custody over a year now and every night when I kiss my son good night I thank God mr Godoy helped save my son. No words can ever express how thankful I am but please know you will forever be in my prayers.