Phillip Wayne Goff
Zealously Protecting Criminal Defense Clients, Including Professional Drivers
Why should you hire Phillip W. Goff for your case instead of someone else? Ask those who know his work: 1) actual clients; and 2) fellow lawyers.
His actual clients are profuse in their praise. They have posted 250+ 5-star reviews across platforms. Just Google his name to find reviews.
His fellow lawyers have acknowledged him as "preeminent" in his field. The lawyers making this evaluation include fellow criminal defense lawyer, judges, and prosecutors. They have voted him the "AV" rating in excellence and ethics from the oldest and most-respected lawyer review system in America, Martindale-Hubbell. AV Preeminent means "The highest peer rating standard. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers."
Mr. Goff has a track record of excellence over 30 years and has the highest respect of fellow lawyers and clients.
Your DWI arrest was one of the most important events in your life and must be handled as soon as possible. You deserve a lawyer with the utmost professionalism and passion. Who you choose to help you makes a world of difference.
Mr. Goff has also completed police training for the roadside Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) and is expected to earn the "instructor" designation by the end of 2024. He is also one of only three lawyers in the entire state to have completed the National College for DUI Defense's Serious Science curriculum AND earn the designation of "Lawyer-Scientist" from the American Chemical Society, in conjuction with the DUI Defense Lawyers Association.
He practices across South Texas, including in and around Hidalgo County, Cameron County, Nueces County.
- DUI & DWI
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- Criminal Law
- Drug Crimes, Expungement
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Third-party financing may be available to qualified applicants.
- Texas
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- Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Owner
- 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
- 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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- AV-Preeminent Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Even after 30 years of lawyering, Phillip Goff is still passionate about getting better at defending people.
- Superb Rating
- Avvo
- 2015
- Client's Choice
- Avvo
- Top Contributor
- Avvo
- 2014
- Texas DWI Lawyers
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- DUI Defense Lawyers Association
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- Corpus Christi Bar Association
- Criminal Defense Bar Section
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- Texas Bar College
- Fellow
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- Activities: A Professional Society of Legal Scholars
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- Coastal Bend Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Member
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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 Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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- Texas State Bar
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- Kleberg-Kenedy County Bar Association
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- Activities: Former Officer
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- Cameron County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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- DWI Defenders, Inc.
- Founder/Moderator
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- 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
- 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
