About Leigh Hunt
Leigh Hunt Goodson built an academic path that combined law, business and specialized tax study. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and English from Mount St. Mary’s University (2007). She went on to earn a Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law and later completed an LL.M. in Taxation and Estate Planning in 2012.
Goodson’s formal training in taxation and estate planning shaped her early professional interests. The LL.M. work deepened technical knowledge of federal tax rules and the mechanics of estate planning. Those studies complemented the broader legal training she received in her J.D. program and the analytical skills she developed during undergraduate studies in business and English.
Her professional credentials include admission to practice in Texas. She has maintained membership in professional associations relevant to her field. Those affiliations have allowed her to stay current on developments in tax law and estate planning techniques.
Over time Goodson has applied her academic background to client matters that intersect tax and personal affairs. She navigates tax consequences that arise in estate transfers and helps structure plans meant to meet clients’ long-term financial and family goals. Her work requires translating complex tax rules into practical steps that nonlawyers can understand.
Goodson works out of offices in Dallas and a principal office listed for her practice. In those settings she handles a mix of advisory and transactional matters rather than courtroom litigation. She regularly prepares documents used to implement estate plans and coordinates with accountants and financial advisors when tax questions arise.
Colleagues describe her approach as methodical. She is attentive to the details that shape tax outcomes and to the personal dimensions that make estate planning a sensitive area of practice. Her background in business informs how she assesses organizational and financial questions that clients bring to her.
As of 2026 Goodson continues to practice law in Texas. Her current work centers on tax and estate planning matters handled from offices in Dallas and the principal office of her practice.
