G&B attorneys give personal attention to the individual needs of each client. Major practice areas are:

ENERGY AND MINING: Bob Goldsmith, a former independent landman, has over 25 years experience preparing oil and gas documents and examining titles. Karen Bogisch has over 10 years experience. They have worked on oil, gas or hard mineral properties in almost every producing area of Texas. Mr. Goldsmith and Ms. Bogisch have also represented clients in litigation concerning operator/non-operator issues, oil field contractors, oil and gas wells, uranium and asphalt mines, nonpayment for production, interference with operations, and many other issues. G&B prevailed for its clients in the reported cases of Stable Energy, L.P. v. Newberry, 999 S.W. 2d 538 (Tex. App. - Austin 1999) and Stable Energy, L.P. v. Kachina Oil & Gas, Inc., 52 S.W. 3d 327 (Tex. App. - Austin 2001).  G&B is also active in areas involving green energy and the interaction between energy production and the environment.  This has included oilfield pollution remediation cases, working with ranchers and energy producers to design low impact production facilities in environmentally sensitive areas, and integrating green energy projects with fossil fuel production projects.

EMPLOYMENT LAW: G&B represents executives, managers, professionals and consultants who have employment issues ranging from inital employment documents to termination under unfair circumstances. Employers have ranged from local web-based companies to major industrial corporations, and job situations involved facts from around the world.

LITIGATION: G&B has represented clients in State and Federal courts in many areas of Texas and before the Third Court of Appeals in Austin.

BANKRUPTCY: G&B represents creditors in bankruptcies ranging from personal bankruptcies to major Chapter 11s such as In Re: MGF Oil Corporation, Cs. No. 7-84-02160-E-11 (US Bkcy. Ct. WD Tex.1987 - analyzed in U. Penn. Law Review, 139/1, Wisc. Law Review, 1991/1, and Cornell Law Review, 78/4), in which Mr. Goldsmith, while a partner with a prior firm, was lead counsel for a creditor in a takeover of a publicly traded debtor.