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.

Proven verdicts and settlements at El Dabe Ritter Trial Lawyers

These results are credited to El Dabe Ritter Trial Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$18 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2020 · #19

A Los Angeles jury awarded $18 million after finding malice when a driver struck two pedestrians in a Calabasas crosswalk, killing the mother, and then moved the victims and gave misleading statements to police to alter the appearance of the scene.

Los Angeles Superior Court (Van Nuys), Case No. BC685291 · 2020Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

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 · $4.9 Billion Verdict Over Chevy Malibu Fuel Tank Fire
Taylor & Ring, LLP
Taylor & Ring, LLP
$47.41 million · Road Rage Chase That Killed Torrance Teen Ends in $61.7 Million Jury Verdict
McGee Lerer Ogrin
McGee Lerer Ogrin
$122.5 Million Settlement for 124 Survivors of Police Activities League Volunteer Eric Uller
West Coast Trial Lawyers
West Coast Trial Lawyers
$13.1 million · Federal Jury Awards $13.1 Million to Parents of Man Shot in the Back by Riverside County Deputy
Wilshire Law Firm
Wilshire Law Firm
$35.3 Million Verdict for 81-Year-Old Backseat Passenger Rear-Ended by Tractor-Trailer on the 10 Freeway

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.