Guy N. Goodson

Guy N. Goodson: Attorney with Germer PLLC
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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Guy Neil Goodson graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1973, and then attended law school at Southern Methodist University, graduating in 1976. Guy began his legal career at the law firm of Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller in Fort Worth, Texas specializing in tax practice, and moved to Beaumont in 1978 as regulatory counsel for Gulf States Utilities Co. Guy is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Texas, Texas courts, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Guy is active in the legal community having been President of the Jefferson County Bar Association in 1991-1992, and President of the Young Lawyers Association in 1984. He represented Ward II on the Beaumont City Council from 1990 - 2003, and served as Mayor for the City of Beaumont, Texas, 2005 - 2007. Guy is also active in state municipal affairs and served as President of the Texas Municipal League in 2001 - 2002. Guy is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar Foundation, and a member of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

Guy N. Goodson concentrates and has extensive experience in public entity and administrative law with a strong emphasis on municipal bond and special project financing while representing local government units including cities, counties, port and navigation districts, river and water authorities, special districts, economic development corporations, and emergency service districts.

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Professional Background

•Joined Germer as a principal in 2000

Recognitions and Honors

•Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5

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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Administrative Law
  • Business Organizations and Transactions
  • Employment Law
  • Public Law and Financing

Education & Credentials

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4915, Beaumont, TX 77701
University Attended:
University of Texas, B.B.A., with honors, 1973
Law School Attended:
Southern Methodist University, J.D., 1976
Year of First Admission:
1976
Admission:
1976, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
Memberships:

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

•Jefferson County Bar Association
•Past President
•Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association
•Past President
•State Bar of Texas
•Texas Bar Foundation

Birth Information:
San Angelo, Texas, April 29, 1951
Reported Cases:
Representative Experience: Representative Clients Include: Port of Beaumont Navigation District; Lumberton Municipal Utility District; City of Orange, Texas; ; Recent Public Finance Representation: Served as Bond Counsel to the Lumberton Municipal Utility District on the sale of $30,275,000 Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2022A.; Served as Bond Counsel to the City of Woodway, Texas on the sale of $17,455,000 Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2021.; Served as Bond Counsel to the Lumberton Independent School District on the sale of $37,595,000 Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2021.; Served as Bond Counsel to the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas on the sale of $32,160,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020.; Served as Bond Counsel to the City of Madisonville on the sale of $1,250,000 Tax & Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2020.; Served as Bond Counsel to Lumberton Independent School District on the sale of $40,000,000 Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2020; Served as Bond Counsel to the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas on the sale of $48,655,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018.; Served as Bond Counsel to the City of Orange, Texas on the sale of $7,785,000 of Certificates of Obligation, Series 2019; ; Interests: Guy is an avid outdoorsman with a particular interest in road cycling; ; Civic Involvement: Beaumont City Council (Ward II) from 1990 - 2003; Mayor of the City of Beaumont from 2005 - 2007; Active in the state municipal affairs and former President of the Texas Municipal League from 2001-2002.; Advisory Board of Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth; Beaumont Chamber of Commerce;
ISLN:
906985876

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