Reviews

I feel very fortunate to have chosen John Goodell from the Racine Olson Law Firm to represent me in an estate matter involving the death of my cousin. John was of extraordinary help. This was not a typical or routine case for anyone with roadblocks at many a turn to completion. John Goodell was extremely diligent and perseverant through every twist and turn. His innovative and get it done approach to some of the more difficult aspects of this action were outstanding. I would highly recommend using John Goodell for and all matters involving estates.

John evaluated, recommended and implemented an excellent strategy to assist in the collection of monies from a debtor that moved to four different states in six months. Success! He listened carefully, then acted in my best interest. I thoroughly recommend.

John was very professional in representing my Southern California based Auto insurance company against a frivolous law suit from an accident I caused. I could not be more pleased with his research, persistence, dedication to see this through and most of all his constant communication along the way. The settlement that was reached and agreed upon by all parties was more than fair.

John assisted our family with settling an estate dispute. He was a straight shooter regarding the merits and potential outcomes of the case. He was good at keeping us up to date on it's progress as well as maintaining a good working relationship with the opposing legal counsel. We had the outcome we desired and would absolutely seek out John for assistance should another legal matter occur

My husband and I needed to update our will drawn up we began our travels out of country. This firm came highly recommended by our CPA. So happy we chose them! John Goodell replied immediately to our request and was very efficient in getting all the necessary information needed prior to meeting and finalizing the will. I was amazed how smoothly it all went. Thank you, John!

John successfully helped our family negotiate difficult estate issues without resorting to litigation. I'm very pleased with the outcome.

I have found John to be an honest attorney of high character and integrity. I hired him to handle a civil suit, and he was extremely thorough and yet efficient with his time in responding to the numerous motions filed by my opponents in their attempts to delay, discourage and intimidate me. Through it all, John was a tireless advocate for justice. In court he was calm, steady, and measured in his remarks, and the judge ruled in my favor on the case. John also helped me feel more comfortable going through the very tense and troubling process of litigation.

John set up our living wills, advanced directives and POA's for my mother and I in 2016. Seamless and informative. He even came to our house to set up the paperwork. My Mother passed away in march of 2018, and when I contacted him he was very compassionate and thorough. I have subsequently sought out his advise and knowledge of the estate details. I recommend John highly.

We had John prepare the will(s) for both myself and my husband. He was courteous, knowledgeable and timely. He knew the Idaho requirements and explained them thoroughly.

John helped us set up our estate plan. He is very professional and has an impressive knowledge of probate and estate planning. He was easy to talk to and spent a great amount of time explaining legalities and answering our questions. His fees are reasonable and the documents he prepared for us were completed in a timely fashion. We recommend John Goodell to anyone looking for this type of service.

I am in Southern California and due to jurisdiction, I was forced to hire attorneys in Idaho. We came to them with an already written case and strategy, since we had already filed in California. The case was so well written that it actually made Courthouse News Service Headline News, again before we came to them for help. Was completely misled on what this would cost. Was told only $2000 initially, however ended up getting charged more than ten times that amount, which they did not remotely deserve and also grossly misled on their "expertise". They purposely set out to significantly lengthen the process unnecessarily in order to line their pockets as soon as they saw that our "writ of attachment" strategy, which they had never used, was approved by the Judge and they saw $150,000 held on the Defendant's bank account (which they doubted the Judge would approve and also doubted the money would actually be there). Ultimately, I had to hire outside counsel to fix their clear mistakes and counter their siding with the people we were suing, which was preposterous. I even had to do the final negotiating with opposing counsel myself, which took weeks of me working directly with opposing counsel, but I finally got the job done myself because these people were ineffective and basically just shuffling papers. This man and his "firm" did not remotely deserve the exorbitant "pulled out of a hat fees" he claimed were owed for "his work." Due to their clear lack of expertise, I did not remotely get anywhere near the $150K that they should have easily gotten. Their clear lack of foresight and gross mismanagement of this case was significantly detrimental and John Goodell was forcing me to take a $17K settlement and at the same time telling me I owed him 30K for his so called "services". He spent more time sending me angry emails about not settling for the 17K than ever actually sending at least one strategic, evidentiary email to opposing counsel. We had significant evidence against the Defendant - yet not even 1 strategic, leveraging email to opposing counsel was ever sent. Not one email sent on our behalf defending us recapping evidence and defending us. I will be absolutely be reporting him to the State Bar. This would never fly out here in California. The State Bar claims most people get intimidated by the system and do not report wrongdoings by these "Attorneys" and that is why many have "spotless" reputations. Well, as John Goodell has heard many times - We are not those people and will be filing a full detailed report. It is clear this "Firm" was desperate for business and honed in on my case, since we literally handed the case to them on a silver platter. Ultimately, since I had to get involved myself after they had clearly set me up to fail, I got the settlement significantly improved - and these ineffective jerks charged me $23K that again they did NOT remotely deserve.

John thoroughly researched and explained case studies that a novice like myself could understand. He is honest and straight forward. He gave us all potential outcomes and never once promised "Blue Skies". However, our case could not have had a better outcome. There is no doubt that his experience contributed greatly to the results. I highly recommend John for your legal needs.