Phillip W. Goff has been practicing criminal law in the South Texas for 30 years, working closely with clients to achieve the best results possible under their circumstances. He prides himself on over-performing and earning the respect and appreciation of his clients.
Guilty or not guilty, you deserve respect and quality representation. This firm is dedicated to the vigorous defense of clients' rights. The government is trying to take away your liberty. It's time to get professional help.
Phillip W. Goff realizes a criminal case is likely one of the most important events in your life, and it should be handled as such. Repercussions from a criminal case could harm you for years, even the remainder of your life.
His practice spans South Texas, including Kingsville, Sarita, Sinton, Rockport, Beeville, Refugio, San Diego, Alice, Port Lavaca, Orange Grove, Robstown, Freer, Kleberg County, Kenedy County, Brooks County, Jim Wells County, San Patricio County, McMullen County, Refugio County, Aransas County, Duval County, Live Oak County, Bee County, Hidalgo County, Cameron County, Weslaco, Palmdale, Brownsville, Raymondville, La Joya, Falfurrias, Point Comfort, South Padre Island, Port Isabel, Port Aransas, Ingleside, Benavides, Calhoun County, Jackson County, and more.
- South Texas College Of Law
- J.D. (1993) | Law
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- Texas A&M University - Kingsville
- B.A. (1990) | Communications & Political Science
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Activities: Texas A&I football team; Student Senate, The South Texan, reporter & columnist; Presidential Ambassadors
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- Law Office of Phillip W. Goff
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- I explore whatever legal means are available to achieve the best outcomes for my clients.
- Assistant County Attorney
- Kleberg County Attorney's Office
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- Prosecuted crimes, juvenile cases, removal of children from dangerous conditions, mental health hearings, protective orders in domestic relationships
- ALR - DWI License Revocation Hearings
- ALR 101
- Criminal Law in Kleberg County
- Doug Tinker's Advanced Criminal Law Seminar
- Science Junk for Lawyers
- Corpus Christi Bar Association - Criminal Law Section
- Discussed forensic science, legal requirements, laboratory standards, and testing.
- DWI - Course Director
- DWI Defenders on the Bay 2
- DWI - Course Director
- DWI Defenders on the Bay
- Lawyer-Scientist
- American Chemical Society
- Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Practitioner
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Certified Ad Litem
- State Bar of Texas
- Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist *NOT a lawyer designation
- Institute of Consumer Financial Education
- Texas DWI Lawyers
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- DUI Defense Lawyers Association
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- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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- Corpus Christi Bar Association
- Criminal Defense Bar Section
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- Coastal Bend Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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- Activities: Director of Education and Technology 2015-2020
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- Traffic Lawyers of Texas
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- Activities: Board of Directors 2019-2020
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- National College of DUI Defense
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- Texas Bar College
- Fellow
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- Activities: A Professional Society of Legal Scholars
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- Texas State Bar # 00789316
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- Kleberg-Kenedy County Bar Association
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- Activities: Former Officer
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- DWI Defenders, Inc.
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- Texas
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- Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court
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- DUI & DWI
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Q. If a person has an arrest record, but charges were never filed, how can they keep this record from showing up?
- A: Expunction is the procedure to destroy or eliminate records relating to criminal charges. What you described may meet the requirements to qualify for expunction, but more information is necessary. If a person is arrested, but not formally charged in court, he/she may qualify for expunction. For example, if the arrest was 3 years ago, no charge was ever filed, and the charge is a misdemeanor, the person would be eligible for expunction.
Expunction requires the filing of a civil lawsuit in the District Court of the county where the alleged offense occurred. The district judge has the authority to tell the jail to destroy or delete its records of the arrest.
- Q. Is it against the law in tx for a 22 and 16 year old to date if there no sex involved in tx
- A: Strictly speaking, the answer is yes. Good luck on convincing people you aren't having sex with her, though. If she claimed you had sex before she was 17, you could be in deep trouble. Most people I know likely wouldn't believe you, in my opinion. Nonetheless, in answering the question, "dating", whatever that means, is not, in and of itself, a crime.
- Q. can the same felony enhancements that have been used in previous cases be used again on a new case?
- A: Yes, assuming there are completely new cases. For instance, if you had a felony conviction in Dallas County, and it resulted in a prison sentence, it could be used to enhance a later felony in Tarrant County to a repeat felony offender status. If you were sentenced to prison in that case, then were released, then committed a new felony in Harris County, you would face habitual felony offender status because both the Tarrant County and the Dallas County convictions would be used to enhance the charge. The fact the Dallas County conviction was used against you in both of the later cases is contemplated by statute. There is no limitation how many times that Dallas conviction could be used to ... Read More