Justin R. Goodman Houston, Texas
| Associate | |
| phone | (713) 574-9364 (866) 713-9743 (505) 629-1798 (866) 550-4146 |
| fax | (713) 650-1400 |
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Justin Goodman is an associate in the firm. He has represented clients in a variety of simple and complex litigation matters, including employment, intellectual property, securities fraud, products liability, ad valorem taxation and First Amendment and media defense. He also has a wide range of experience in contractual disputes and general consumer issues. Justin was named a "Professional on the Fast Track" in 2006 by HTexas Magazine and included in Super Lawyers' 2008 Texas Rising Stars.
Justin is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association, the Texas Young Lawyers Association, and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Seventh Circuits.
A native of Midland, Texas, Justin earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas in 1998 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence (magna cum laude) from South Texas College of Law in 2002, where he was a member of the South Texas Law Review and Phi Delta Phi honor society. He is married to Erin Goodman, of Clark Dean & Burnett law firm in Houston.
Justin's publications include: Defamation and Commercial Disparagement: The Texas Supreme Court Contours the Claims, presented at the 2004 Page Keeton Civil Trial Conference.
- Areas of Practice:
- Consumer Protection
- Intellectual Property Law
- Patents
- Litigation & Appeals
- Complex Litigation
- State Appellate Practice
- State Trial Practice
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
- Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Chemicals & Cosmetics
- Pharmaceutical Products
- Taxation Law
- Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes
- Toxic Torts
- Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 2002
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2003
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2007
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2007
- Education:
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas,
2002
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List (2000-2002)
Honors: Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
Law Review: South Texas Law Review, Member, 2000 - 2002 - Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas,
1998
B.A.
Major: Biology
- Published Works:
- Defamation and Commercial Disparagement: The Texas Supreme Court Conto, Page Keeton Civil Trial Conference, 2004
- Deceptive Acts or Practices, Breach of Warranty, and Unconscionability, TTLA Commercial Litigation Seminar, 2006
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Defamation and Commercial Disparagement: The Texas Supreme Court Contours the Claims, Page Keeton Civil Trial Conference, 2004
- Honors and Awards:
- HTexas's 2006 Professionals on the Fast Track, 2006
- Superlawyers' 2008 Texas Rising Stars, 2008
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas
- Member
- Houston Bar Association
- Member
- Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Past Employment Positions:
- Jackson Walker LLP, Associate, 2002 - 2005
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Pi Kappa Alpha
