Ross C. Goodman
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| Born | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Nationality | United States | American |
| Occupation | Criminal defense lawyer |
| Website | http://rosscgoodman.com/ |
Ross C. Goodman is a Las Vegas criminal defense lawyer that is noted for handling high-profile cases. He is the son of Oscar Goodman and Carolyn Goodman, who have each served as mayor of his hometown, Las Vegas.
Ross C. Goodman was born in Las Vegas. His father, Oscar Goodman, also an attorney, served as mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada for 12 years; after term limits prevented him from running for office again he was succeeded by his wife Carolyn Goodman. He earned his B.A. at the University of San Diego in 1992, and then his law degree (J.D.) in 1995 from the University of Tulsa College of Law.
In 1992 Goodman was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant after completing the Marine Corps' Officer Candidate School in Quantico, VA. He completed the Basic Officer Course, and the Marine Corps Combat Development Command in 1996. He was certified as a Judge Advocate General Corps from the Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island in 1997 and achieved the rank of Major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) in 2000 before leaving for private practice.
Ross C. Goodman formed Goodman Law Group, P.C. in 2001, a boutique law firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Goodman represented parties in multiple high-profile cases, appearing on television shows including Nancy Grace, the Best Defense and truTV (formerly Court TV).
In February 2004, Robert Rose, an ethics watchdog, filed a complaint with the Nevada Commission on Ethics claiming that during the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Ross's father, former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman, handed out to fellow mayors, conference attendees and other political figures invitations to a cocktail party Goodman was hosting. Rose alleged that this was nothing more than the mayor abusing his power of office to help promote a business that is owned by his son, Ross Goodman, and Las Vegas Councilman Michael Mack. The Nevada Ethics Commission opened an investigation on April 14, 2004, and on May 13, 2004, the members of the commission found the mayor in ethics violations, although no fine was rendered. Goodman sued the commission and won; the commission's ruling was reversed by the court.
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