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Bourland, Wall, & Wenzel, P.C.
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2500
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Mr. Goodman has been with the firm since 1999 and is a shareholder with areas of emphasis including business and commercial litigation, probate and trust litigation, fiduciary litigation, employment litigation, commercial and residential real estate and creditor rights law. Mr. Goodman represents clients throughout Texas in both federal and state courts as well as in Alternative Dispute Resolution proceedings, including arbitration and mediation. Mr. Goodman also represents clients with respect to investigations conducted by the Texas Workforce Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, The Department of Labor, and the Texas Commission on Human Rights.
Business Planning
- Disadvantaged Business Entity and Minority/Women-Owned Business Entity Planning and Certification
Employment Law
- Covenants Not to Compete and Confidentiality Agreements
- Compensation and Benefit Planning
- Discrimination Claims and Prevention
- Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements
- Employment Litigation
- Hiring, Firing, and Employee Retention
- Personnel Policies and Employee Handbooks
- State and Federal Employment Law Compliance
Practice Areas
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Background Information
Experience
- Author and presenter of many seminars on topics such as avoiding business litigation and employment litigation
Industry Experience
- Construction
- Entertainment
- Entrepreneurs & Start-Up Companies
- Family Businesses
- Financial Institutions
- Food, Beverage, and Alcohol
- Franchisees
- Healthcare
- Home Health Care
- Hospice
- Insurance
- Manufacturing
- Medical Practices/ Physician Groups
- Nonprofit
- Oil & Gas
- Real Estate
- Retail
- Technology
- Transportation & Trucking
- Travel & Hospitality
- Veterinarians
Admissions & Certifications
- Admitted: 1999, Texas
- United States Supreme Court
- United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court, Western District of Texas
Professional & Civic Involvement
- State Bar of Texas
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Tarrant County Bar Association – Employment Law Section
- Tarrant County Probate Bar Association
- Texas Bar Foundation
Publications
- Co-Author of the seminar article “Avoiding Business Litigation”
- Co-Author of the seminar article “Employment Law: Issues and Alternatives”
- Co-Author and presenter of the seminar article “Document Drafting in Trust Construction, Termination and Modification Proceedings”
- Co-Author and presenter of the seminar article “Fiduciary Litigation – PRESUMPTIONS AND BURDENS OF PROOF”
Education
- B.B.A. Texas A&M University, cum laude
- J.D. Texas Tech University, cum laude
