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Jenny K. Goodman focuses her practice in business and civil litigation, specializing in complex business disputes, professional malpractice defense involving attorneys, real estate professionals and stockbrokers, and real estate litigation. She has successfully tried complex bench and jury trials to successful conclusions, and has appeared in both state and federal courts and is licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Types of cases handled by Ms. Goodman include representation of a general partner for quantum meruit compensation for services rendered over a thirty-year period and successful defense of a fraud cross-complaint; representation of a youth organization in order to obtain relief from unconscionable contract provisions in their lease agreement; representation of a viatical settlement company in an action against a large bank for premature termination of their ten million dollar line of credit; representation of an owner of a private jet against a charter company for fraudulent billing practices; representation of sellers of real estate accused of non-disclosure; representation of homeowners in neighbor disputes involving easements and property lines; and representation of a group of tenants denied their first right to purchase their lofts when the developer converted them to condominiums. Additionally, Ms. Goodman specializes in matters brought under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Ms. Goodman not only represents her clients in the Superior Court, but also successfully represents them in subsequent appeals. Ms. Goodman has two published opinions resulting from matters in which she represented the successful party in both the Superior and Appellate Courts. Ms. Goodman graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington with a B.A. in criminal justice and a minor in Spanish. She received her J.D. from California Western School of Law in 1991 in an accelerated program. Ms. Goodman also completed a summer program in London in 1990 where she studied the British legal system. Ms. Goodman is also the former President of the Indiana University Alumni Association s San Diego Chapter (1995-2000). She received the President s Award (the highest honor awarded by Indiana University) in 2000. Ms. Goodman is a member of the California and San Diego County Bar Associations and is the co-Chair of the Animal Law section. Ms. Goodman is also a member of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and the Lawyers Club of San Diego. Ms. Goodman is an active member of the San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club and the Citizen s Diplomacy Council. Practice Areas Commercial and Business Litigation Education Indiana University-Bloomington California Western School of Law - 1991 | 