Judy Williams

Judy Williams is an attorney at Goodrich & Reely, PLLC, with a practice centered on children and family-related matters. Williams represents clients in adoption, child representation, and guardianship matters involving minors. The practice includes adoptions, representation of children in abuse and neglect proceedings, guardianships of minors, and child-welfare matters. Williams works with children, families, guardians, and parties involved in child-welfare proceedings. The work requires careful attention to family circumstances, court procedure, financial issues, and options for negotiated or litigated resolution.

Williams earned a J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law in 1985. Her legal training, combined with a professional background in social work and poverty law, supports a practice focused on the needs and legal rights of children and families. This training supports the research, analysis, writing, and problem solving required in matters involving detailed records and important client decisions.

Williams’s experience includes work with Montana Legal Services, the State Bar of Montana, the Montana Attorney General’s Child Protection Unit, and Montana State University Billings Student Legal Services. In addition, Williams joined Goodrich Law Firm in 2005 and has continued handling adoption, guardianship, and child-representation matters. The practice involves organizing financial and family facts, preparing for hearings, negotiating workable terms, and protecting client interests when court action is necessary.

Judy Williams is a Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist and received the State Bar of Montana George L. Bousliman Professionalism Award in 2022. Williams uses child-welfare experience and practical legal judgment to guide families and children through sensitive court proceedings. The focus remains on clear communication, realistic options, and strategies that address both immediate disputes and longer-term family consequences. This experience supports careful judgment and clear communication throughout each stage of a legal matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Goodrich & Reely, PLLC
• Member, State Bar of Montana
• Member, American Bar Association
• Committee Chair, Yellowstone Art Museum Summerfair
• Member, National Association of Counsel for Children
• Member, local CASA program board
• Member, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
• Member, United Campus Ministry Board

Licensed State

• Montana

Education

• University of Montana School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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