Elizabeth D. Goodley

I worked with Liz on my custody matter. Liz went out of her way to help me get full custody of my daughter. She fought for me and received the results I asked for. She is awesome!! I will recommend Liz to anyone who is looking for a great determined, honest, reliable attorney here in the Santa Clara ...County. Thank you and your staff for all your hard work. You are truly a blessing Liz. Thank you.

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.

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 look...ing 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.

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 t...o me and to my family. In addition, she was an amazing lawyer with profound knowledge of the law.