Rockey Goodell
Associate
Rockey graduated from Oregon State University in 1987 and spent 20 years as an officer and attack pilot in the United States Marine Corps before officially entering the legal arena. During that time he flew combat missions during Operations' Desert Storm, Continue Hope, and Iraqi Freedom for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, several Air Medals, and numerous other awards.
Rockey retired from the Marine Corps and began law school in 2007 during which time he gained valuable legal experience working as a summer law clerk for Gates, O'Doherty, Gonter & Guy LLP, and representing residents of the Veterans Village of San Diego as a Certified Law Student for the Thomas Jefferson Veterans Legal Assistance Clinic.
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Defense
- Civil Litigation - Plaintiff
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 2010
- Oregon, 2011
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2010
Education
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 2010
- Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
- B.S. - 1987
- Major: Business Finance
Honors and Awards
- Class High Grade and Scholarship Award in Veterans, Legal Assistance Clinic, 2009
- Class High Grade in Federal Income Taxation, 2009
- Distinguished Honor Roll Fall, 2009
- Honor Roll, 2007 - 2008
Professional Associations and Memberships
- San Diego County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Veterans Bar Association
- Distinguished Flying Cross Society
Past Employment Positions
- USMC, 1985 - 2007
- Gates, O'Doherty, Gonter & Guy, LLP, Law Clerk, 2007 - 2010
