Pittsburgh Allegheny

Newsmaker: John ‘Jack’ Goodrich

Elizabeth Behrman
By Elizabeth Behrman
1 Min Read April 18, 2016 | 10 years Ago
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Noteworthy: Goodrich recently was appointed to the 13-member Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, which reviews attorney conduct. He will serve a three-year term.

Age: 55

Residence: Hampton

Family: Wife Nancy and daughter Elizabeth, 16.

Education: A graduate of Penn Hills High School, Goodrich received a business degree from St. Francis University before studying law at Duquesne University.

Background: Goodrich specializes in personal injury law as principal of his firm, Goodrich and Associates. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Allegheny County Bar Association. He served for six years as an appointed hearing officer for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Goodrich is president of the Brehon Law Society of Western Pennsylvania, an organization for lawyers of Irish descent. He was named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by National Trial Lawyers and a top 100 Irish-American lawyer by Irish Voice Magazine.

Quote: “The integrity of the law is one of the most important foundations and cornerstones of our society. If you do not have fairness, openness and professionalism, the benchmark of a free society is at risk.”

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