Godley Lawyers

Attorney Lal Varghese, is admitted to practice as an attorney in Texas by the Supreme Court of Texas, and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas since 1992. He is still licensed in Kerala, India to practice in any court. He has been practicing as an attorney for the past 31 years, out of which he is been practicing immigration law for the last 17 years in Dallas, Texas. Attorney Lal Varghese is a member of several legal and professional associations including the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), American Bar Association (ABA), National Asian...

Michael Francis is the founding partner of the Francis Firm. Michael has more than 30 years of experience litigating personal injury cases throughout the state of Texas and across the country. Michael is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Michael has been awarded an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, was rated one of the Ten Best Personal Injury Attorneys by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, has a 10.0 rating with AVVO, was selected as a National Lawyers of Distinction and was selected a member of the prestigious National Top 100...

Gerard Kardonsky is a litigation attorney in the fields of criminal defense (including theft and drug charges, DWI, family violence, sexual offenses, etc.). Gerard has extensive courtroom and trial experience who will work and fight for you and he takes his job very seriously. Call Gerard today to discuss your needs, he is fluent in English and Russian. Gerard Kardonsky started practicing criminal defense in 2009 working for a respected lawyer in Tarrant County, Texas. Gerard Kardonskyis a first-generation Texas native and was raised in the D/FW area. He is a world traveler who understands and respects diverse cultural...

Since 1978, J. Roland Jeter has offered representation and counsel for a wide range of legal matters. He has been practicing law for nearly four decades, qualifying him to take on even the most complex cases. His firm offers personalized counsel for elder law, estate planning, criminal defense, and family law issues. Attorney Jeter is a former prosecutor and judge, giving him incredibly unique experience to apply towards his clients’ cases. He has been given an AV Preeminent® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, been named Best Attorney in Irving (2013), and navigated thousands of cases over the years. Serving clients throughout Irving...

I built this firm upon the ideals of equality, respect, honor and pride. I believe that actions speak louder than words and I should treat people the way I want to be treated. My mother once told me that God gave us two ears and a mouth for a reason…we should listen twice as much as we speak. I try to apply these concepts in my practice to provide better service to our Clients. I received my Juris Doctor from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (a/k/a Texas A&M School of Law), my Bachelor of Arts from University of Texas-Austin...

I practice criminal law in Federal and State courts throughout the State of Texas. My typical caseload ranges from a simple possession of marijuana case to murder. I regularly represent people who are accused with possessing or distributing multi kilos of cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as large quantities of marijuana. I believe that the best way to handle a case is to start working on it the very minute I get called. The police and prosecutors have vast resources that they use to try to send you to prison. It is important that you...

I am a personal injury lawyer in Texas who handles serious accidents invloving products liability, aviation, airplane, helicopter, truck wrecks, motorcycle wrecks, bus wrecks and similar significant injury matters.

Lawrence Youst counsels clients regarding management of their intellectual property assets focusing on portfolio development, patent evaluation, business transactions, dispute resolution and patent monetization. He has been a principal at Patton Boggs LLP, Danamraj & Youst, P.C. and Lawrence Youst PLLC.

David Wishnew represents clients in litigation, including complex commercial, bankruptcy, labor and employment, insurance defense, construction, and collection matters. Prior to law school, Mr. Wishnew worked primarily in financial services, holding multiple securities and insurance licenses. Born and raised in Texas, Mr. Wishnew is a member of the American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Texas Young Lawyers Association, Dallas Bar Association and Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.

Steven Laureanti is an attorney and shareholder at JacksonWhite Attorneys at Law, one of the largest full-service firms in Phoenix's East Valley. Steven focuses his practice on intellectual property, including patent law, IP consulting and auditing, IP litigation and outside counsel, international IP and related areas. He has extensive experience in the areas of patent preparation, appeals, prosecution and reexaminations. With his background in engineering, Steven is extremely familiar with mobile technologies, telecommunications, medical technologies and other high-tech industries. To learn more about Steven's comprehensive intellectual property services, visit his website with the link in the left-hand sidebar.

As the son of a personal injury lawyer, Alec grew up seeing firsthand the importance of helping people who have been injured. Seeing his dad’s clients come visit on holidays ignited the fire that drives Alec to pursue the best results for his clients today. Alec grew up in College Station before he attended Wofford College, where he played baseball all four years. Upon graduation, he then went on to Texas A&M University, where he earned a master’s degree while working with the 2017 Aggie baseball team that reached the College World Series. He then came to Houston, where he worked...

Peggy is licensed to practice law in the States of Texas and Tennessee, as well as in the Supreme Court of the United States. Her primary practice areas are transactional law, probate and estate planning, and nonprofit and for profit corporate law. Peggy graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Texas and received her Juris Doctor from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, now A&M University School of Law. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Fallin worked in the corporate world in the insurance and oil & gas industries.

Are you being sued over an old credit card? Are you being harassed by a creditor? Are you considering filing for bankruptcy? I focus on debtor issues, namely defending lawsuits for old debts, including credit cards, personal debts, and car loans after the car has been repossessed or even voluntarily surrendered. In addition, I help help consumers who are being harassed by creditors. I also help people to file for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. In addition, I do estate planning and probate. I am committed to providing quality service at an affordable price. I have been licensed to practice law in...

Monroe Solomon III is a talented, energetic attorney that focuses on criminal defense. He joined the firm in 2014, becoming a valuable asset with incredible results that prove as much. He has considerable knowledge of the law and all the ways that it can help, rather than hurt, his clients.

His experience in criminal law began as a clerk with the Tarrant County Judicial Staff Counsel. There he helped advise the Tarrant County District Court Judges regarding different legal matters both trial and appellate. Through this clerkship, Monroe gained tremendous understanding of the criminal process from the trial court all the...

Our firm is led by Mark Childress, an attorney who has been on the other side of the fence during his time at one of the area's largest law firms. He founded our firm in order to provide a more personal brand of representation. Mark believes in getting to know our clients on a personal level so that he can provide them with legal services tailored to the unique situations they face. Our main areas of practice include:

Divorce
Complex Divorce
Family Law
Custody & Visitation
Property Division
Adoption
Military Divorce
Uncontested Divorce