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William G. Goode received his B.A. in Economics from the College of William & Mary in 1996.  He went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from the University of Richmond in 1999.  He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2000 and to the New York Federal Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts, in 2001.  In 2008, Mr. Goode received an MBA in Corporate Finance from Dowling College.. After graduating from Law School, Mr. Goode worked for a large Long Island Law Firm in the Trusts & Estate Department, the Litigation Department and the Corporate Department.  Following this position, Mr. Goode became General Counsel to several corporations with common ownership.  After successfully serving as General Counsel for three years, Mr. Goode was promoted to Executive Director, having complete profit and loss responsibility for a corporation with in excess of 300 employees.  In 2009, Mr. Goode returned to practicing law in a law firm environment, concentrating his practice in Elder Law and Trusts and Estates.  Finally, in 2011, Mr. Goode decided to start his own firm and founded The Law Office of William G. Goode.  Mr. Goode’s practice is concentrated in Civil Litigation, Elder Law and Trusts and Estates.

Leo K. Barnes, Jr. is a commercial litigator at Barnes & Barnes PC in Melville, New York, with a focus on complex business litigation in Federal Court, the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court, and various arbitration forums. Leo is an experienced jury and bench trial attorney for more than 24 years, and represents businesses of all sizes in complex commercial llitigation.. Leo  was the author of a regularly featured column for many years in the Suffolk Lawyer, he has been quoted in a variety of media outlets, and named a Super Lawyer every year since 2011. Leo Barnes received his undergraduate degree from Hofstra University in 1992, and his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law in 1996. His local memberships include the Suffolk County Bar Association, and the Chaminade Lawyers Alumni Association. In 2021 he was the recipient of a Leadership in Law award by Long Island Business News. In January 2023, Leo was appointed to the Judicial Screening Committee for the Suffolk County Bar Association.