Vedder Price

Ms. Goodman is a trial attorney who regularly represents individuals and corporate clients in matters involving the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission and related agencies.

Trial Experience

Ms. Goodman is well-known for her trial experience. She has tried numerous state and federal jury trials across the country, defending a variety of federal criminal charges including health care fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, honest services fraud, securities fraud, tax violations, anti-kickback allegations and bribery.

Internal Investigations

Ms. Goodman has led numerous internal investigations relating to regulatory compliance, internal accounting practices, financial crimes, campaign finance, employee misconduct and violations of export laws and bribery. She has also conducted internal investigations on behalf of universities, pharmaceutical companies, staffing companies, medical entities and physician groups.

Health Care

Ms. Goodman has extensive health care experience from the initial investigation through trial. She regularly represents physicians, hospitals, pharmacists, compounding pharmacies, dentists and marketers in investigations and prosecutions.

Politics and Public Corruption

Ms. Goodman has extensive experience representing elected officials under investigation and under indictment. Her experience includes representing a state senator on federal bribery charges, conducting an internal investigation for a state’s lieutenant governor, and investigating misappropriation of state funds.

Firm Leadership

Ms. Goodman serves on the firm’s Associate Hiring Committee. Ms. Goodman also serves as the Dallas Lead for the Pro Bono Committee. She demonstrates a commitment to pro bono legal service in criminal defense matters including the Buried Alive Project, a nonprofit organization that fights to free people sentenced to life without parole under federal drug laws. Ms. Goodman successfully freed two individuals service life sentences in the Southern District of New York after serving over 33 years in prison.

Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers 2021 Leadership Class Fellows Program, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Member, Health Care Compliance Association Member, Women’s White Collar Criminal Defense Association Associate, North Texas Federal Criminal Law American Inn of Court, 2022- 2023 Member, Dallas Bar Association