Our Attorneys

Professional Profiles

Attorneys at Gooding & Crittenden, LLP are seasoned litigators, who also have extensive experience in transactional matters. While our clients have included international corporations involved in complex litigation, we also represent small businesses and individuals, providing them with the same quality of service as we provide our largest clients.

Our senior partner, William Gooding, has over thirty years of litigation experience. He is also a CPA, with a wide-range of experience in business issues.

William C. Gooding

billgooding@gooding-crittenden.com

William C. Gooding is a proven trial attorney. He is board-certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is board-certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell. In 2006, he was selected a Texas Super Lawyer by Super Lawyer magazine. He is also a member of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and from 1995-1999, he served as chair of the Local Rules Advisory Group for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

He is licensed to practice in Arkansas and Texas, and in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.

Admitted to Bar:

• Texas and Arkansas, 1976

Education:

• Juris Doctor, Baylor University, 1975
• Delta Theta Phi
• Beta Alpha Psi
• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Bachelor of Business Administration, Baylor University, 1973

Certified:

• Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1977
• Board-certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and board-certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy

Memberships:

• Texarkana Bar Association (President, 1994-1995)
• Northeast Texas Bar Association
• Arkansas Bar Association
• Southwest Arkansas Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
• Association of Defense Trial Lawyers
• Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
• Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow)

Civic Associations:

• Pleasant Grove ISD
  • Board of Trustees, 1989 – 1995
  • President, 1994 – 1995
• Wadley Regional Medical Center Foundation
  • Board, 2005 – 2007
  • Chair, 2006 – 2007

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  Lisa R. Crittenden

  

  lisacrittenden@gooding-crittenden.com

  Lisa Crittenden is an experienced trial lawyer who has over ten years of experience in the courtroom. While her practice primarily focuses on personal injury and commercial litigation, she also represents clients in transactional matters. Lisa is admitted to practice in Arkansas and Texas and in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.

  Admitted to Bar:

  • Texas and Arkansas, 1997

  Education:

  • Juris Doctor, William H. Bowen School of Law, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1997
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas at Arlington, 1992

  Memberships:

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Arkansas Bar Association
  • Texarkana Bar Association
  • Northeast Texas Bar Association
  • Southwest Arkansas Bar Association

  Civic Associations:

  • Board of Directors, United Way of Greater Texarkana

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  Kristie Keller

  

  kristiekeller@gooding-crittenden.com

  Kristie Keller attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and received a degree in journalism in 1997. She received her law degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 2000. She is admitted to practice in Arkansas, Texas, and Tennessee and in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.

  Admitted to Bar:

  • 2001, Arkansas and Tennessee; 2002, Texas

  Education:

  • Juris Doctor, University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, 2000
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1997

  Memberships:

  • Texarkana Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Arkansas Bar Association

  Civic Associations:

  • Board Member, Texarkana Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
  • Member, Race for the Cure Committee

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  Connie Mitchell

  

  conniemitchell@gooding-crittenden.com

  Prior to joining Gooding & Crittenden in 2007, Connie Mitchell gained extensive trial experience as a prosecutor, spending eleven years with the Miller County Prosecuting Attorney’s office. Before joining the Miller County Prosecuting Attorney’s office, she was in private practice, specializing in criminal defense and family law. With Connie’s criminal law and family law background, she brings a unique perspective to the firm. She is admitted to practice in Arkansas and Texas and in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.

  Admitted to Bar:

  • 1991, Arkansas; 1992, Texas

  Education:

  • Juris Doctor, William H. Bowen School of Law, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1991
  • Bachelor of Science, East Texas State University at Texarkana, 1987

  Member:

  • Arkansas Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas
  • American Bar Association
  • Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association
  • Texarkana Bar Association

  Civic Associations:

  • Board of Directors, ARTEX Animal Welfare Association

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