Phone: (501) 376-3800
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Education:

Hendrix College (B.A., 1996);
Washington University (J.D., 1999)

Biography

T. Daniel Goodwin
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 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

• Shopping Center Development
• Regulatory and Administration
• Public Service Commission
• Telemarketing Registration
• HVAC Outsource Development
• Portfolio Finance and Asset Securitization
• Complex Contractual Documentation & Strategic Alliance Formation
• Product Distribution
• Corporate Finance
• Municipal Finance
• Water Utilities Development
• Acquisition, Disposition and Financing
• Alternative Energy Solutions Finance
• Corporate and Municipal Finance
• Securities Regulation
• Utilities Law
• Corporate and Business Entity Formation
• Representation of Owners and Contractors
• Interstate Land Sales Registration and Timeshare Sales Registration
• Resort Communities Development, Subdivision Development, Timeshare Development, and Finance
• General Corporate and Commercial Law
• Real Estate Development and Finance
• 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 Authories
• What's In It FOIA: Are You Violating the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act?
• Puttin' a Whuppin' on Deadbeat Users
• Put Out With Output Contracts: Don't Blow Up Your Bond Issue
• Short-Term Financing of School District Needs
• Brass Tacks of Worker's Compensation
• 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