ABOUT

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KARA K. GOODMAN

Experienced family law attorney serving the greater Charlotte area for over a decade

FOUNDER & Attorney At Law

Kara Goodman is a dedicated, experienced, and compassionate lawyer who practices in the area of family law. As a child of parents that divorced before she was 10 years of age, Kara developed a passion for family law at an early age. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, majoring in psychology and minoring in sociology. Kara ultimately settled in Charlotte, North Carolina where she obtained her Juris Doctorate and began her legal career.

Kara spent her first two years of practice with a small law firm in Concord, North Carolina, spending the majority of her time in the courtroom representing individuals in civil and criminal matters. Kara vividly recalls her first family law trial, which resulted in her client obtaining primary custody of his children. This and other experiences led Kara to dedicate her legal practice exclusively to family law matters. Kara transitioned to one of the largest domestic law firms in the country, where she spent over nine years, exclusively practicing family law and fighting for the rights of fathers and husbands. She has also been a mentor and resource for other family law attorneys and has taught family law and trial skills to hundreds of attorneys throughout the country. 

In 2021, after nearly 12 years of legal practice, Kara founded The Goodman Law Firm where she continues to practice family law. Although the majority of Kara’s former clients have been fathers and husbands, The Goodman Law Firm, does not limit it’s client base to any specific gender or identity. Kara and her team are overjoyed to represent individuals of all genders, identities, backgrounds and circumstances. We are here to help clients navigate the hurdles of separation, divorce, child custody, financial support and all other family law related matters, fighting for them both in and out of the courtroom.

ASSOCIATIONS

  • American Bar Association, Family Law Section

  • North Carolina State Bar

  • North Carolina Bar Association

  • Mecklenburg County Bar, Family Law Section

  • Bar Leadership Institute, Alumni

PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY

Family law isn’t one size fits all

Attorney Goodman is an advocate, counselor, and adversary you can rely on. She promotes co-parenting and strives to help clients reduce, and when possible avoid, unnecessary conflict in their family law matters. She advocates for parents to exercise equal parenting time when warranted by the circumstances and promotes positive and effective co-parenting. She listens to her clients and tailors representation to their specific needs and goals. She educates her clients to enable them to be an active partner in their representation and the shaping of their future despite the circumstances they face or fear. She fights for her clients, in both the settlement and litigation arenas. She is experienced, passionate, and dedicated to what she considers to be her calling.