Current Employment Position(s)

President, since 1989

Lawyer Overview

  Senior Partner Jack Goodchild has over 30 years of experience fighting on behalf of injured and disabled people.  Mr. Goodchild is recognized as a prominent and passionate attorney, and he has been continually awarded the distinguished Martindale Hubbel AV Rating, in recognition of very high to preeminent legal ability.  Mr. Goodchild is a Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law, certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.  In addition to helping injured workers, Mr. Goodchild also handles personal injury and social security disability cases.

            Jack Goodchild considers himself to be a David in the fight against the Goliath insurance companies.  His life's dedication is to helping working class people whose lives have been turned upside down by an injury or disability.  In the courtroom, Mr. Goodchild is a force to be reckoned with.  Aided by his sharp intellect, and extensive knowledge of the law, Mr. Goodchild is ready to win when he goes to trial.  While his clients admire his intense energy in the courtroom, they also appreciate Mr. Goodchild's compassionate and friendly attitude in the office.

     Jack Goodchild was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and moved to the United States when he was only three months old.  Both of his parents were Holocaust survivors and working class people, who instilled in their son the importance of helping the downtrodden.  Mr. Goodchild took this basic principle to heart, and has since helped thousands of injured and disabled people to get the medical treatment, compensation, and benefits, that they so desperately need.

     Mr. Goodchild received a B.A. degree in English (cum laude) from the State University of New York, Stony Brook, in 1971.  He then went on to earn his Juris Doctor degree from the State University of New York, Buffalo, in 1974.  Mr. Goodchild was admitted to the California State Bar, in 1975, the U.S. Central District Court of California, in 1976, and the U.S. Supreme Court, in 1981. In that same year, Jack Goodchild became a partner in the law firm Rand and Goodchild, PLC, and he was certified as a Workers' Compensation Specialist.  In 1989, Mr. Goodchild founded his own law firm, which is today known as the Law Offices of Goodchild and Duffy, PLC.

     In addition to his role as an attorney, Jack Goodchild has worked since 1984 as a Judge Pro Tem for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.  He has also served as an advisor to the California Legislature. Jack Goodchild is a member of the State Bar of California, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, California Applicants' Attorneys Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Consumer Attorneys of California Association.

     Besides being a lawyer, Jack Goodchild is a family man dedicated to his wife, two children, and dog.  His favorite pastimes are skiing and bicycling.

Areas of Practice

• Workers' Compensation Law
• Personal Injury Law
• Social Security Disability Law

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Government Agencies & Programs, Medicare & Medicaid, Social Security -- Disability, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Toxic Torts, Pharmaceutical Products, Radiation & Electromagnetic Energy, Workers' Compensation Law, Federal Employees, State & Municipal Employees, Workers' Compensation Appeals

Bar Admissions

• California, 1975
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1976
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1976
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1976

Certification/Specialties

• Workers Compensation Specialization, Board of Specialization, State Bar of California, 1981

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• California Applicants' Attorneys Association
• Workplace Injury Litigation Group
• American Bar Association
• San Fernando Valley Bar Association
• Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, 1980 - Present (Judge Pro Tem)
• California Legislature (Advisor)
• Assemblyman Burt Margolin (Advisor)

Honors and Awards

• AV Rating For Very High to Preeminent Legal Ability by Martindale-Hubbell, 2003 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Presenter, Chamber of Commerce
• Presenter, Insurance Educational Association
• Presenter, Legal Secretaries Association

Past Employment Positions

• Rand and Goodchild, PLC, Vice President, Partner, 1981 - 1989
• Schermer and Rand, PLC, 1976 - 1981

Education

• University at Buffalo Law School, Buffalo, New York, 1974
  Juris Doctor
  Major: Law and Jurisprudence
• State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, 1971
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: English

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Address

16133 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 1250
Encino, CA 91436

Phones

(818) 380-1600 (Hablamos Espanol)

Faxes

(818) 380-1616

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