We provide cost effective and comprehensive legal services in the areas of family and criminal law. Attorneys for Lightning Legal are as follows:
Jay Goodman
I am a third generation attorney with experience in working at my family's law firm and then branching out to own a commercial enterprise in New York, then expanding on my business and legal experience to become a founding member of three law firms and several holding companies. I have been a board of directors' member as well as officer of several profit and not for profit corporations, LLC's and LP's involving real estate, grandparents rights, family law and commercial/residential entities. As a practicing attorney, my professional emphasis has been family law, civil litigation, real estate, estate planning, and probate law. The current primary focus of my personal practice is proper entitiy formation and next level business and personal asset protection. If you require assistance on how to protect your personal and/or business life as related to family, real estate, estate planning, business/personal succession, and asset protection, please feel welcome to call me. The information you will receive is completely confidential and you will have the confidence of knowing the lawyer you have sought is experienced in the realities noted above. Prevention is worth at ton of cure.
Peter Bruso
Peter Bruso is an attorney with Jay Goodman & Associates Law Firm, PC and Lightning Legal Group, PC.. He has been practicing law for over forty-two years. He began his career as a young Assistant Prosecutor, rising to the rank of Chief Assistant.Prosecutor and appearing in numerous criminal jury trials. In private practice, Mr. Bruso has extensive experience in criminal defense work, divorce law and contested probate matters.
Mr. Bruso and his wife are the owners of the Old Boarding House Mercantile, the historic General Store in Madrid, New Mexico. They are members of the Madrid Merchants Association and the Madrid Landowners Association.
Family: 50%
34 years
Criminal Defense: 25%
34 years
Probate: 25%
4 years
David Shelle
David is a lawyer for the people, and he enjoys the challenge of winning cases against opposing parties with multiple resources. He is down to earth, empathetic, and always quick to lend a helping hand. In addition to his areas of legal emphasis, his prior experience includes litigating DWIs and representing hundreds of clients in civil litigation cases against large insurance companies. Over a period of five years, David recovered over three million dollars ($3,000,000) in settlement funds for his clients.
Karen Etcitty
During her accomplished career as an attorney, Karen has been a Senior Trial Attorney, Victim Services Attorney, Children’s Court Attorney, Hearing Officer and General Counsel. What does that mean for you and your legal matter? Karen has always been passionate about families and children. If you are looking for a family law or civil litigation attorney who can draw on both professional and personal experience to effectuate positive change in your life, Karen may be an ideal choice for you.