Biography
Ms. Goodwin is a state and federal criminal defense trial and appellate attorney. She has substantial experience in complex motions practice and has written appellate briefs for the Tennessee Court of Appeals, the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Ms. Goodwin also lectures regularly on criminal defense matters.
A native of Mount Pleasant, Texas, Ms. Goodwin graduated from Mississippi State University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and minors in Political Science, International Studies, and Pre-Law. While attending Vanderbilt Law School, Ms. Goodwin was an authorities editor for the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vice President of the Federalist Society, and a member of the Mock Trial team. Ms. Goodwin clerked for Ritchie, Johnson & Stovall, P.C. beginning in May 2019 and joined the firm as an attorney in January 2021.
News
Selected Publications & Presentations
- Impeachment, Hamilton Burnett American Inns of Court, December 10, 2024
- The Value of Membership: The Wise Fool, Hamilton Burnett American Inns of Court, October 10, 2023
- Competency and Professionalism, Hamilton Burnett American Inns of Court, April 11, 2023
Practice Areas
- Financial Crimes
- Corporate Crisis Management
- Homicide
- Sexual Assault
- Controlled Substances
Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- Tennessee Supreme Court
Involvement
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Hamilton Burnett Chapter of the American Inns of Court
- Federalist Society
Education
- Vanderbilt Law School, Doctor of Jurisprudence (2020)
- Mississippi State University, Bachelor of Arts (2017)