Beau Goodrick, a personal injury lawyer in Santa Clarita, has returned to his hometown to join the award-winning law firm Owen, Patterson & Owen, bringing with him Washington, D.C. experience and a passion for pro bono work, officials said Friday.

Owen, Patterson & Owen, LLP (OPO) has expanded its team with the addition of Goodrick, son of partners Susan and Greg Owen. Goodrick has returned to the Santa Clarita Valley to join the firm and try to give back to the community that gave him so much.

“Already accomplished as both an attorney and young leader, Beau is a great addition to Owen, Patterson & Owen,” said Partner Richard Patterson. “He brings to the firm valuable legal expertise combined with a heart for doing charitable work, which we think will benefit both the firm and the SCV.”

Goodrick returned to the Santa Clarita Valley after working in the Washington, D.C. office of an AmLaw 100 firm, where he specialized in corporate litigation. He earned his law degree from the Emory University School of Law after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California. 

He is licensed to practice in both California and the District of Columbia, as well as in front of each of California’s four United States District Courts, the Eastern District of Texas and United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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“Coming back to Southern California gives me the opportunity to combine two things that are important to me: doing what I can to assist people through difficult situations and doing it here at home,” said Goodrick. “I am excited for the opportunity to help people through my work at a well-respected firm; that my parents are two of the partners is more of a bonus.”

Through his work at OPO, Goodrick is expected to focus on representing victims who have suffered injuries due to the negligence of others. He also plans to continue providing pro bono legal assistance. 

His past work includes representing an immigrant family through the asylum process as they fled gang violence, helping draft a petition for habeas corpus in an attempt to get a new trial for a Texas death row inmate convicted on discredited science, and successfully appealing the dismissal of the claims of a pretrial detainee treated unconstitutionally while in custody for charges that were dropped.

About Owen, Patterson & Owen, LLP

Since 1977, Owen, Patterson & Owen, LLP has worked on behalf of victims to secure nearly $1 billion in damages. OPO has been included on the Law and Politics’ list of “Super Lawyers,” and is named among the top 100 attorneys in the nation. Most important to the firm is that it has been voted the top personal injury law firm by the residents of the Santa Clarita Valley. The firm actively supports dozens of local and national nonprofit organizations, including schools and universities, sports teams and a variety of charities, including Circle of Hope, Triumph Foundation, the Boys and Girls Club, William S. Hart Baseball and Softball, American Association of University Women, Women’s Shelter for Domestic Violence, YMCA and Engineers Without Borders, just to name a few. For more information, visit opolaw.com.

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