Goodson Law

What Goodson Law does

Goodson Law PLLC is a boutique solo-practitioner law firm headquartered in McKinney, Texas, within the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. Founded by Sammetria L. Goodson, the firm specializes in intellectual property, business law, non-profit and benefit corporation law, and litigation services targeted at the creative economy — including visual and performing artists, fashion and beauty businesses, lifestyle brands and influencers, designers in tech and new media, and nonprofit and social-impact organizations. The founder holds bar admissions in Texas, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, enabling cross-state service delivery, and is recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star.

The firm delivers services through a three-tier productized architecture: onGoing, a monthly subscription providing ongoing legal support including contract review, drafting, IP management, and outside general counsel services; onDemand, a flat-fee project-based model covering business formation, contract suites, policy documentation, copyright and trademark filings, and dispute analysis; and onHand, a litigation and dispute resolution tier covering pre-litigation through trial representation. Each tier is protected by a registered service mark. The firm markets primarily through its website (goodsonlaw.co), community involvement (Texans for the Arts board, UT Austin College of Fine Arts Advisory Council), and professional reputation.

The business model is bootstrapped and direct-to-consumer, with no external investors, no disclosed headcount beyond the founder, and no proprietary technology platform. Pricing is explicitly tailored to client budgets and circumstances rather than published at fixed rates. Geographic reach is concentrated in Texas with latent cross-state capacity via PA/NJ bar admissions. No revenue, funding, or growth metrics are publicly disclosed.

Name

Goodson Law

Legal name

Goodson Law PLLC

Website

https://goodsonlaw.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Goodson Law is a solo-practitioner boutique law firm in McKinney, Texas, offering intellectual property, business, non-profit, and litigation legal services through subscription (onGoing), flat-fee (onDemand), and litigation (onHand) tiers to creatives, artists, designers, nonprofits, and lifestyle brands across Texas, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mckinney

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Legal Services (onGoing): Monthly subscription services providing ongoing access to legal support including contract review, contract drafting, license agreements, intellectual property management, general counsel services, and management of multiple contracts, licenses, and collaboration agreements.
2. Project-Based Services (onDemand): Flat fee and project-based legal services covering business formation, custom contract suites, website and social media policy suites, copyright and trademark applications, and dispute resolution analysis.
3. Dispute Resolution & Litigation (onHand): Offensive dispute resolution and litigation services including pre-litigation (cease and desist letters, demand letters, settlement negotiations) and full litigation support (court filings, motions practice, discovery, negotiations, mediation, trial, post-trial motions).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Goodson Law is a boutique law firm that provides intellectual property (copyright and trademark), business formation, non-profit and benefit corporation, contract drafting, licensing, Art/Entertainment/Fashion Law, outside general counsel, and litigation services to creatives and small business owners. Services are delivered via three structured tiers: onGoing™ (recurring monthly subscription), onDemand™ (flat-fee project work), and onHand™ (dispute resolution and litigation).

Product overview

Goodson Law is a boutique intellectual property and business law firm offering legal services through three service tiers: onGoing™ (monthly subscription model for ongoing legal needs), onDemand™ (flat-fee project-based services), and onHand™ (dispute resolution and litigation). The firm specializes in serving creative industries including arts & entertainment, fashion & beauty, nonprofits, lifestyle brands & influencers, design & new media, and general disputes & litigation. Services include copyright, trademark, business formation, non-profit formation, contracts, licensing, Art Law, Entertainment Law, Fashion Law, outside general counsel, and litigation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• onGoing™ Monthly subscription legal services providing ongoing access to contract review, contract drafting, license agreements, intellectual property management, general counsel services, and management of multiple contracts, licenses, and collaboration agreements. Pricing is tailored to the client's budget and legal needs.
• onDemand™ Project-based legal services with predictable flat fees covering business formation, custom contract suites, website and social media policy suites, copyright and trademark applications, and dispute resolution analysis.
• onHand™ Offensive dispute resolution and litigation services including pre-litigation work (cease and desist letters, demand letters, settlement negotiations) and full litigation support (court filings, motions practice, discovery, negotiations, mediation, trial, post-trial motions). Pricing may be hourly or contingency-based.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp: Long-standing Los Angeles-based firm with strong entertainment, IP, and media practices, serving creative clients in film, music, and fashion — comparable in subject-matter specialization to Goodson Law but operating as a full-service established firm.
• Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sock: Prominent New York entertainment and media law firm representing high-profile musicians, actors, and creative figures. Comparable in entertainment-IP subject matter to Goodson Law but serving an entirely different client tier (celebrities and major rights-holders).
• Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz: Mid-sized New York-based law firm widely recognized for serving advertising, entertainment, media, and creative-industry clients — directly comparable to Goodson Law's niche focus on creatives, though at materially greater scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Donaldson + Callif: Boutique Los Angeles law firm dedicated to entertainment, film finance, and IP matters for independent creators and small producers. Closely aligned with Goodson Law's boutique positioning and creative-client focus, though with greater depth in film finance.
• Lavely & Singer: Entertainment and IP litigation boutique in Los Angeles focused on representing talent, studios, and creative rights-holders in disputes. Comparable to Goodson Law's onHand™ litigation tier within the same creative-economy addressable market.

Emerging players

• UpCounsel: Online marketplace connecting businesses with attorneys for project-based legal work, including IP and contract matters. Comparable to Goodson Law's onDemand™ project-based model in targeting small businesses and creative clients seeking flexible legal support.
• LegalZoom: Online legal services platform offering business formation, trademark filing, and contract templates to small businesses and creators. Reaches a portion of Goodson Law's addressable market with a tech-enabled, lower-cost delivery model that competes on price rather than specialization.
• Rocket Lawyer: Subscription-based online legal services platform providing document preparation, attorney access, and business-formation services to SMBs and individuals. Closely analogous to Goodson Law's subscription 'onGoing™' tier concept but delivered through a technology platform rather than personalized attorney service.

Broad incumbents

• Cooley LLP: Major national law firm with a deep technology and IP transactions practice serving startups, design, and new-media clients. Overlaps with Goodson Law's 'Design & New Media' segment but operates at vastly greater scale and with broader corporate focus.
• Fenwick & West: Silicon Valley-based full-service law firm with strong IP, technology transactions, and brand-protection practices serving startups and creative-tech companies. Comparable IP expertise to Goodson Law but oriented toward venture-backed technology clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GoodsonLaw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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