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Cynthia Goodman

Los Angeles, CA30 years experience

About Cynthia Goodman

Cynthia Goodman is a senior appellate and law-and-motion attorney at El Dabe Ritter Trial Lawyers with over 30 years of experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation. Her practice focuses on legal analysis, motion practice, and appellate advocacy in state and federal courts. She has handled cases spanning personal injury, civil rights, professional malpractice, and business disputes, arguing before California Superior Courts, California Courts of Appeal, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She is known for crafting strong arguments and shaping case strategy before trial.

Practice areas

Education

Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
B.A. in Politics, 1981
University of California, Santa Cruz
Undergraduate, 1978

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California
State Bar of U.S. Supreme Court
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Founding member, Malibu Community Alliance

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Los Angeles firms

Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP
Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP
$1.2 billion (approximately, after the punitive award was cut to $1.09 billion; $4.9 billion gross verdict) · Anderson v. General Motors: A $4.9 Billion Verdict Over a Chevy Malibu Fuel Tank Fire
The Dominguez Firm
The Dominguez Firm
$29 million · Los Angeles Jury Awards $29 Million to Pedestrian Hit in Crosswalk
Wisner Baum LLP
Wisner Baum LLP
$56,005,830 judgment after remittitur (about $11.2 million compensatory plus about $44.8 million punitive; jury awarded $37.2 million compensatory plus $1 billion punitive to Alberta Pilliod; her husband Alva's award is a separate row) · Livermore Retiree Whose Lymphoma Spread to Her Brain Holds a $56 Million Roundup Judgment Through the U.S. Supreme Court
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
$21.5 million · $21.5 Million Settlement After Exposed Trolley Rail Left Man Paralyzed at San Diego Transit Station
West Coast Trial Lawyers
West Coast Trial Lawyers
$7 million · Mother Wins $7 Million After Disabled Son Dies in Hot Car Left by Caretaker Driver