Texas Man Files Lawsuit Against Lawyer After Being Incarcerated for 3.5 Years on Drunk Driving Charge
In 2018, Jerome Godinich, a defense lawyer based in Houston, was paid over $409,000 by Harris County, Texas to represent indigent individuals in 604 cases. However, Godinich had a reputation for taking on more cases than he could handle, often exceeding state and federal guidelines. Despite this, judges continued to assign him cases, many of …