Lucy Goodnough

Lucy Goodnough is an Associate in the San Francisco office of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore where she practices in labor and employment law matters.

Prior to joining Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Lucy served as a Senior Associate at a prominent San Jose based law firm, where her practice focused on employment and civil disputes, civil litigation in federal district court, state trial and appellate courts, arbitration, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Lucy also has experience representing clients before the Civil Rights Department, EEOC, Labor Commissioner, and in internal investigations.

Prior to that, Lucy started as a Law Clerk and progressed to Senior Associate and Of Counsel at a Silicon Valley boutique intellectual property law firm, where she showcased her proficiency in civil litigation in arbitration and state courts as well as federal district and bankruptcy courts. Her practice encompassed employment, contract, fiduciary, intellectual property, fraud, and computer and internet fraud claims.

Lucy has achieved notable success in various cases, securing arbitration awards, negotiating settlements, and successfully defending against counterclaims.

Lucy obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly University of California, Hastings College of the Law), where she was a Chancellor’s Scholar and member of the Pro Bono Society.  As an undergraduate, Lucy attended Stanford University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with double majors in Urban Studies and Philosophy.