Attorney Steven M. Goins earned his Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education in 1994 from Harris-Stowe State College. While in attendance at Harris-Stowe, he achieved the academic distinction of being on the Vice Presidents Academic Honors List for successive years. He was also a Board of Regents Scholar and named on the National Deans List. Later, at the University of Missouri-Columbia, he was awarded the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship for three consecutive years, culminating in the Juris Doctor, in 2001. During the last year of graduate studies, he was selected to serve on the Missouri Attorney Generals Task Force. Presently, Attorney Goins is deeply involved in the daily practice of law, preparing and litigating both civil and criminal cases. Attorney Goins is a member of the American Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Houston Lawyers Association, and the Texas State Bar.