Elizabeth D. Goodley

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 gi...ve 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.

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.