Bio

• Gregory M. Goodwin, a native of Kirksville, Missouri, is the Chief Counsel for the Public Protection Section. Since joining the Attorney General’s Office in 2013, Gregory has appeared on the record in at least 57 of the 114 counties. Gregory has tried many civil and criminal cases to verdict, and has litigated cases in each district of the Missouri Court of Appeals, the Missouri Supreme Court, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, the Eighth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Practice Areas

• Criminal Law
• Appellate
• Extraordinary Writs

Admitted to Practice

• Missouri, 2013
• U.S. District Court of Eastern and Western Missouri, 2013
• United States Supreme Court, 2020

Education

• Truman State University, B.S. Political Science, 2010
• University of Missouri Law School, 2013, Magna Cum Laude

Honors & Awards

• Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Litigation – 2015
• Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Client Services – 2017
• Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Client Services – 2022