Alexander J. Goetting graduated magna cum laude from Baylor University with a BBA in Accounting and earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Goetting was a teaching assistant for UT’s Financial Methods for Lawyers class, a staff editor for the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law, and the recipient of a Dean’s Achievement Award for Outstanding Student in Negotiation.

After graduating from law school, Mr. Goetting worked for Grant Thornton LLP as a Transfer Pricing Associate in the firm’s International Tax Services group. Looking to further develop his trial advocacy skills, Mr. Goetting then went to work as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Houston where he prosecuted a wide variety of cases under state law and city ordinances. In addition to prosecuting criminal cases, Mr. Goetting also represented the City of Houston in civil administrative matters, most notably in Commercial Establishment Sound Permit Revocation Hearings. While at the City Attorney’s Office, Mr. Goetting received the 2023 Edward A. Cazares Award for excellence and professionalism in municipal law.

Mr. Goetting joined Henneman Rau & Kirklin LLP in 2024, where his practice focuses on commercial litigation and securities arbitration. Mr. Goetting represents both individuals and businesses across the country and specializes in litigating restrictive covenants found in sale-of-business and employment agreements.

Mr. Goetting is admitted to practice in the following courts:

• United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• Texas State Courts