The Justice Legal Team, LLC - Las Cruces, NM
The Justice Legal Team, LLC provides seasoned legal advocacy in Las Cruces, New Mexico, concentrating on divorce, child custody, criminal defense, employment law, and certified mediation. Led by former District Attorney Amy Orlando, the firm brings over three decades of trial experience to protect client rights throughout Dona Ana County.
Proven Trial Leadership and Client-Centered Counsel
Facing legal proceedings can create overwhelming uncertainty for individuals, workers, and families. Located on South Telshor Boulevard in Las Cruces, The Justice Legal Team, LLC delivers relentless courtroom representation grounded in decades of real-world legal leadership. Founding partner Amy Orlando previously served as District Attorney for the Third Judicial District and Deputy Secretary for the New Mexico Department of Public Safety, providing the firm with unmatched perspective on court procedures and state agencies. When you need to hire an attorney who understands how opposing prosecutors and defense teams build cases, this skilled legal team stands prepared to protect your future.
Compassionate Family Law and Divorce Advocacy
Family disputes require balanced guidance that protects emotional well-being while fiercely asserting legal rights. As accomplished divorce lawyers, the firm helps clients manage sensitive transitions with minimal stress. If you need a lawyer urgently for an emergency custody motion or protective order, The Justice Legal Team, LLC provides swift intervention across essential family law matters:
- Contested and uncontested divorce proceedings, including complex asset division and military divorce issues
- Child custody negotiations, visitation schedules, and modifications designed around the best interests of children
- Child support enforcement, spousal maintenance determinations, and post-judgment adjustments
- Domestic violence restraining orders, orders of protection, and domestic abuse hearings
- Adoption petitions, kinship guardianship arrangements, and parentage determinations
- Prenuptial agreements and postnuptial contracts crafted to secure personal property and financial assets
Strategic Defense Against State and Federal Criminal Charges
When criminal accusations threaten your freedom, career, and personal reputation, having a former prosecutor on your side creates a commanding advantage. The firm delivers assertive criminal defense for individuals facing misdemeanor and felony allegations throughout southern New Mexico. Practice areas include:
- DUI and DWI defense, blood alcohol challenge strategies, and driver license revocation hearings
- Drug crime charges, including possession, manufacturing, distribution, and prescription fraud
- Violent crime allegations, assault, battery, domestic violence charges, and weapons violations
- Theft, burglary, property crimes, white collar fraud, and municipal citations
- Post-conviction relief, probation violations, criminal appeals, and record expungement proceedings
Employment Law, Workplace Discrimination, and Mediation
The Justice Legal Team, LLC also stands up for employees facing unfair workplace treatment. Serving as experienced workplace discrimination lawyers and wrongful termination lawyers, the firm handles retaliation claims, whistleblower protection act lawsuits, wage disputes, and sexual harassment claims. Additionally, partner Susana Macias provides certified alternative dispute resolution, helping parties find common ground through voluntary mediation without costly courtroom battles. When clients seek to find a lawyer who communicates openly in English and Spanish, this Las Cruces team delivers dedicated support.
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Location & Access
Primary Address
Situated in the prime Telshor business corridor of eastern Las Cruces, directly across from the Mesilla Valley Mall.
Building Location
This is a multi-story professional office complex known as Telshor Tower Plaza, located near the Bank of the West and Wingdaddy's Sauce House.
Parking Details
A massive shared surface parking lot wraps around the Telshor Tower Plaza complex, offering free parking for clients and visitors.
Public Transit
Served by Roadrunner Transit Route 2 (El Paseo/University); nearest stop is at Telshor @ Telshor Tower Plaza.
Accessibility / Suite Access
Enter through the main entrance of the Telshor Tower Plaza building. Take the stairs or elevator to the second floor to locate the office in Suite C202.