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Cristina I. Goulet

Associate

"Navigating complex disputes, whether product liability or offshore energy, requires the ability to synthesize technical details with strategic legal approaches—an insight I bring to every case I handle."

Cristina Goulet is an associate in the Commercial Litigation, Offshore Energy and Maritime, and Casualty and Mass Tort Litigation Groups in the Houston office of Kean Miller. Cristina represents clients in complex litigation in state and federal courts across the country, including claims involving marketing, manufacturing, and design defects in industrial manufacturing and consumer products. She also provides counsel and defense in maritime law, particularly in offshore energy disputes, personal injury cases, and premises liability claims.

In addition to her primary practice areas, Cristina handles real estate and construction defect cases, as well as landlord-tenant disputes, providing practical solutions to property management issues.

With a focus on high-stakes and technically complex disputes, Cristina is dedicated to delivering effective strategies that protect her clients’ interests.

Representative Experience
  • Successfully litigated and resolved disputes related to lease enforcement, breach of contract, and tenant property damage.
  • Representation of global manufacturers and businesses in claims involving serious bodily injury, including those arising from vehicular accidents, premises defects, and defective products.
  • Representation of global chemical and energy companies in connection with personal injury, negligence, and premises liability claims and government investigations arising out of explosions, fires, and other industrial accidents.
  • Representation of companies and individuals in claims of serious bodily injury arising out of vehicular accidents, premises defects and defective products.
EDUCATION
  • South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D., 2022
    • Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, STCL Energy Newsletter
    • President, Oil and Gas Law Society
    • Research Assistant, Professor C.S. Kulander
    • Member, Dean's Advisory Board
    • Member, Moot Court Board
    • Board of Advocates, Moot Court and Mock Trial Varsity
    • Recipient, Sam and Ruth Gross Memorial Scholarship
    • Recipient, Houston Bar Association Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law Scholarship
    • Recipient, Dean's Merit Scholarship
    • Recipient, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity 1L Scholar
  • Texas A&M University, B.A., Society, Ethics, & Law, 2019
    • Co-Founder, Connected Aggies Serving Through Leadership Experiences
    • Member, Delta Zeta (Lambda Xi Chapter)
ADMISSIONS
  • Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Member, Houston Bar Association (Energy Law Section)
  • Member, Texas State Bar Association
  • Member, Houston Young Lawyers Association
  • Member, Institute for Energy Law (Committee Member, Young Energy Professionals; Committee Member, The Energy Dispatch)
ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Community Service
  • Volunteer, BARC Animal Shelter