Saul Goodman, Esq.

About

I’m Saul Goodman, Albuquerque attorney, client advocate, and practical problem-solver for people navigating their worst days. After working my way up from mailroom life and correspondence law school, I built a defense and crisis-response practice focused on accessibility, urgency, and unconventional but effective strategy. I believe every client deserves hustle, creativity, and representation that does not lose energy just because the facts look bad.

Experience

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  Founder & Managing Partner

  Saul Goodman & Associates

  2004 - Present · 22 yrs 4 mos

  Albuquerque, NM

  Built a high-volume criminal-defense and reputational-recovery practice serving clients other firms preferred to avoid

  • Secured 37 felony acquittals, 112 plea bargains, and a 78% reduction in average client jail-time exposure.
  • Built a local marketing engine that drove a 4,700% increase in inbound calls on almost no budget.
  • Negotiated a $1.6M civil settlement in the Sandia Mobile Kettle Corn matter, paid partly in concessions but still counted as a win.
• Managing Member (Shell Corp.)

  Ice Station Zebra Associates

  2005 - Dec 2005 · 11 mos

  Unknown

  • Facilitated capital-light asset-protection strategies leveraging single-purpose LLCs, reducing client seizure exposure 100% across 7 cases.
  • Maintained 0% paper trail through innovative storage solutions (a.k.a. Bob’s portable shredder).
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  Associate Attorney (Class-Action & Elder Law)

  Davis & Main

  2002 - Dec 2003 · 1 yr 11 mos

  Santa Fe, NM

  Brought urgency, field instinct, and client empathy to a more traditional litigation environment

  • Helped drive the Sandpiper class action by uncovering 1,642 fraudulent overbillings and supporting a projected $20M claimant payout.
  • Increased claimant opt-ins 218% over firm baseline through more direct and persuasive outreach methods.
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  Mailroom Clerk to Solo Practitioner

  Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill (HHM)

  1998 - Dec 2001 · 3 yrs 11 mos

  Albuquerque, NM

  Cut my teeth moving memos, then moonlit as James M. McGill, Esq.

  • Redesigned HHM internal courier workflow, shrinking partner document wait-times 42% while upping stapler-return compliance 99%.
  • Passed New Mexico Bar on first try with < 1% traditional classroom attendance (study ROI: 4,500%).

Education

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  University of American Samoa (Correspondence)

  JD

  Ranked top-1 in students physically located in New Mexico cohort • Editor-in-Chief, Law of the Land Crabs Review • Perfect 100% class-participation rate thanks to satellite-dish hustle