Years at the Firm

Years Practicing

Education

J.D., cum laude, Baylor University School of Law
2008 Articles Editor, Baylor Law Review
Dean’s List

B.S., summa cum laude, Texas A&M University, Biology 2005
Executive Director, Class Councils

CREDENTIALS

Experience Highlights

Provide counsel to a wide range of clients in trust planning, will based planning strategies, and other critical planning documents such as powers of attorney and advanced directives. 
General Counsel for privately held company in a highly regulated industry, providing counsel in all aspects of operations, employment matters, and contract negotiations.
Formation and governance advise for various local limited liability companies and non-profits spanning a range of industries from food serve to alumni associations.
Advised a technology-forward client in compliance and regulatory matters pertaining to privacy, data retention, and consumer protection during the development of proprietary software.
Represented a privately held mortgage bank in the due diligence process and facilitated a transaction culminating in the sale of $5 Billion in mortgage servicing rights.
Drafted necessary contracts to facilitate a seller-financed real estate transactions.
Advised real estate investors with regard to corporate structure, asset protection, transfer of real estate to limited liability companies, and maintenance of liability protection.
Counsel co-owner of limited liability company with regard to business divorce, including allocation of assets and liabilities, indemnification, purchase price, and deal structure.

Bio

Ms. Goldman leads the West Austin office of West, Webb, Allbritton, & Gentry, offering Steiner Ranch, Four Points, and the greater West Austin area local access to the full range of legal services provided by West Webb’s team of lawyers. Prior to joining West Webb as a partner in 2022, Kristy founded Goldman Law Group, an estate planning and small business law firm located in West Austin.

With over 16 years of experience as an attorney in a wide range of industries, Kristy’s practice focuses on trust and will-based estate planning, general counsel services for local businesses, and real estate transactions. An entrepreneur herself, Kristy is uniquely skilled at balancing the operational necessities of her business clients with risk mitigation and liability protection strategies. Kristy is passionate about assisting entrepreneurs as they get their business off the ground or move it to the next stage of development, and she often serves as outsourced general counsel in the formation of entities, employment matters, and contract drafting and negotiation to further her client’s goals.

Kristy and her husband Kyle live in the Steiner Ranch community in West Austin with their two daughters. The Goldmans enjoy paddleboarding on Lake Austin, traveling, playing with their dogs, and enjoying Austin’s restaurant scene. Ms. Goldman is heavily involved in the Steiner Ranch and West Austin communities through her children’s school, her church, and volunteer efforts with the National Charity League, Austin Humane Society, Pop Up Birthday, the Blanton Museum of Art, and the Micah 6 Food Pantry and various other philanthropies.

Thanks for guiding us through our restructuring process!
- Lauren A.
Les was instrumental in solving a dispute with our employer
- Seth L.
Highly Recommend Les's services
- Jim W.