Christina Laureen Godbey

Christina Laureen Godbey

5.0
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 14 years

Family Lawyer at Riverside, CA
Practice Areas: Family

6877 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA

About Christina

Practice Areas

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Practice Area

Family 100%

Including, but not limited to, Parentage; Dissolution of Marriage; Legal Separation; Nullity; Domestic Violence; Domestic Partnerships; Child and Spousal Support Enforcement; Child Custody, Support, and Visitation; and, Adoption.

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 14 years

State: California

Acquired: 2011

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Schwartz & Godbey

6877 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92506

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Christina Laureen Godbey's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

6 Client Reviews

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Posted by Cymone Garrett | March 03, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Awesome !

Christina was just what I needed. Anytime I needed her she made herself available. She was extremely knowledgeable with my case and with all of my forms that I needed done. She made sure all of my court documents were submitted on time as well as offering to submit the forms for me so that I wouldn't... miss work during the day. Most importantly, she was firm and assertive with the judge which helped me WIN my case. I know for a fact I couldn't have won it without her. Thank you so much Christina!

Posted by Stan | August 12, 2014 | Family

Professional, Detail Oriented and Disciplined.

Christina helped me with numerous family law matters. She was very detail oriented from beginning to end and was successful in awarding more physical custody of my 5 year old son for me. She was also diligent in her efforts and successful in assuring child support was fair and in accordance to the gu...idelines set by the state. After all the strenuous hours she put in for those matters she moved forward in filing over 20 counts of contempt against my ex-wife. Along the process she found a way to communicate with my ex-wife to achieve a positive resolution to have additional physical custody of my son through the changes in the circumstances. The process was long and difficult. Christina was very supportive throughout the entire court proceedings and was able to achieve positive and life changing results within a few months. My family and I are ever grateful and we strongly recommend Ms. Godbey to represent anybody going through the hardships of family law matters.

Posted by Melissa | May 20, 2014 | Family

A superb lawyer!

Christina Godbey is a tremendously talented family law attorney with a knowledge base that is not limited to child custody issues but expands to include expertise in a variety of areas of legal matters. She was very responsive to me with regard to all matters involving my case, even meeting me after ...hours for advice and consultations. She was professional, caring and even took the time to break down complicated legal talk to layman's terms! Christina really helped out in a tough situation and I would recommend her to anyone needing some legal help.

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Christina Laureen Godbey's Lawyer Endorsements

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Malvina Ovanezova

Family lawyer | May 10

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Catherine Schwartz

Family lawyer | Mar 02

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Julia Kemp

Family lawyer | Aug 19

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"Ms. Godbey is extremely knowledgeable in various areas of the law. I can give her any assignment, and I know she will be able to get it done efficiently. Ms. Godbey is a fierce trial lawyer, and wizard in the rules of evidence. Ms. Godbey is able to read judges, and change her strategy in the case. Ms. Godbey is always able anticipate opposing counsel's argument, and able to counter those anticipated arguments. I endorse this lawyer, and would recommend her!"

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Andre' Dennis

Criminal defense lawyer | Aug 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  7.1 (Very Good)

Honors

2010

Moot Court Board Certificate of Appreciation, Thomas M. Cooley Law School

2010

Honor Roll, Thomas M. Cooley Law School

2009

Honor Roll, Thomas M. Cooley Law School

2009

Certificate of Acknowledgment for family law clinical, Thomas M. Cooley Law School

2009

Litigation Certificate, Thomas M. Cooley Law School

2008

Intra-School Moot Court Competition Award (2nd place), Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Work Experience

2013 - Present

Attorney/Independent Contractor, Higbee & Associates

2012 - Present

Associate Attorney, Law Offices of Julia A. Kemp, APC.

2011 - Present

Attorney, Christina L. Godbey, Attorney at Law

2011 - Present

General Counsel, Southwest Inspection & Testing

2012 - 2012

Legal Intern, Miles, Bauer, Bergstrom & Winters, LLP

2010 - 2011

Legal Intern, San Francisco Public Defender

2008 - 2010

Student Advocate, Access for Justice

2008 - 2009

Legal Intern, Grand Rapids Bar Association

2004 - 2005

Intern, California Prison Focus

Education

2010

Thomas M Cooley Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

2006

Notre Dame de Namur University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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