Daniel Goodwin
Phone: 501.801.3806
Fax: 501.372.3359
Email: goodwin@gill-law.com
Education:
Hendrix College (B.A., 1996);
Washington University (J.D., 1999)
Biography:
Mr. Goodwin is a shareholder and director of Gill Elrod Ragon Owen & Sherman, P.A. He received his undergraduate degree from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas where he graduated summa cum laude and his law degree from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. He joined the Arkansas Bar in 1999. Mr. Goodwin’s practice focuses on structuring and documenting corporate and public finance transactions, structuring asset acquisitions and dispositions, and general corporate, securities and real estate development law. Mr. Goodwin is listed in Chambers & Partners USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in both the Real Estate and Corporate/Commercial practice areas and has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Mid-South Super Lawyer magazine. Mr. Goodwin serves on the Editorial Board of the Retail Law Strategist, a publication of the International Council of Shopping Centers and is a nationally recognized bond counsel and a frequent speaker and author on topics of interest to Arkansas water and wastewater utilities, regulated banks and real estate developers. Mr. Goodwin is also a registered lobbyist with the Arkansas General Assembly.
Practice Areas:
- Water Utilities Development
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate and Municipal Finance
- Securities Regulation
- Corporate and Business Entity Formation
- General Corporate and Commercial Law
- Real Estate Development
- Construction Law
Publications & Research:
- An article on Arkansas school district finance summarizing Lease-Purchase Agreements, Installment Sales Contracts and Post-Dated Warrants published in the Arkansas School Board Association Reporter.
- Effective Security Agreements
- Don’t Wave Goodbye To Your Money: Using the Mechanic’s and Materialmen’s Law to (Lien) Lean On Owners
- A Second Look at Public Water Authorities
- What’s In It FOIA: Are You Violating the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act?
- Usury Rate Update
- The Basics of 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchange
- Summary of Arkansas’ Mechanic’s and Materialman’s Lien Statute
- Legal Issues in Arkansas Residential Leases
- Common Issues in Tenant Signage
- Tenant Improvement Issues in Retail Leases
- 1031 Exchanges: The IRS Sheds More Light on Tenancy in Common Agreements
- Lease Guaranties: Assignments, Releases and Related Issues
- Defaults and Remedies in Retail Leases
