Karen M. Goodman
Top rated Civil Litigation attorney in Sacramento, California
Goodman Law CorporationPractice Areas: Civil Litigation, Professional Liability, Real Estate
Licensed in California since: 1984
Education: University of San Francisco School of Law
Goodman Law Corporation
3840 Watt AvenueBuilding A
Sacramento, CA 95821 Phone: 916-643-0600 Email: Karen M. Goodman Visit website
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Karen Goodman is a Sacramento-based trial lawyer who is principal in her own firm, Goodman Law Corporation. The firm’s practice emphasizes real estate, professional liability, and employment. She served as the Sacramento Valley Chapter President for ABOTA. She was recently inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Trial lawyers. She is a member of tABOTA and is also a member of the Association of Defense Counsel. She is active in ABA and the California State Bar, having served on the Board of Trustees, State Bar Committee of Professional Responsibility and Ethics and the Committee of Bar Examiners. She is a member of CLA's Ethics Committed. She is frequently retained as an expert witness on legal malpractice cases. In 2011, she was Certified as a Specialist in Legal Malpractice Law by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. She is a Diplomate with the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.
First Admitted: 1984, California
Professional Webpage: http://goodman-law.com/karen-goodman/
- ABA GP Solo, Litigation Committee Chair, 2019
- Trobaugh v. Molsby & Bordner, verdict in favor of plaintiff for $513k for legal malpractice, fiduciary duty and breach of contract against his former lawyers Jennifer Schaller and Molsby & Bordner, arising out of a marital dissolution case. Case settled before post-trial motions were heard. , 2018
- American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, certified as Diplomate in field of legal malpractice law , 2016
- Recognition for accomplishments in the field of legal ethics, including chairing the Discipline Standards Task force resulting in a substantive revision of the discipline standards for the State Bar and practicing attorneys. , Harry Sondheim Award, State Bar of California, 2016
- BS in Managerial and Agricultural Economics from UC Davis, with honors, 1981
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