Meet Your Team

Born and raised in Orange County, California, Brad graduated from Brigham Young University with a double major in Business Administration and Portuguese in 2004. Immediately after college Brad was recruited by GE Consumer Finance to move to Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

In May 2006, Brad transitioned into financial services and joined Northwestern Mutual. He achieved prestigious company milestones and excelled in multiple leadership roles.

Today Brad focuses primarily on working with clients in the retirement income space and professionals. He holds securities registrations in Series 6, 7, 26, and 63 in addition to the following designations:  CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™(CFP®), Masters of Finance Services (MSFS), Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP), Certified Life Underwriter (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Certified Advisor of Senior Living (CASL) and Wealth Management Certified Professional (WMCP).

Brad is married to Lisa, and they have four wonderful children, one dog, and 18 box turtles that live in their backyard.  They love playing lots of board games, swimming, traveling, regular visits to Disney, and anything that involves family.  He loves a good hamburger, fries, and a Dr. Pepper. 

David brings to his clients nearly forty years of professional experience with Northwestern Mutual. As a Wealth Management Advisor with Northwestern Mutual of Albuquerque, David has the series 6, 63, 66, and 7 licenses with FINRA. He is also an Investment Advisor Representative with the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. With his tenure and expertise, David carries the title of “Business and Estate Planning Specialist” for the Northwestern Mutual New Mexico and El Paso district and is a respected resource and mentor to other financial representatives and advisors within Northwestern Mutual.

David views himself as a problem solver and financial advisor; he uses the financial plans built for his clients as the road map for any advice given, including the recommendation of an insurance or investment product.

David has strong relationships with his clients. Some of those relationships are now personal as much as professional and have lasted as long as he has been in this business. David maintains that the profit in his financial services practice is the relationships formed with his clients, not in the transactions. In his insurance and investment practice, it is the financial plans and the clients' needs and circumstances that drive any recommendation he makes.

David is married to his wife, Jimi, and together they have three adult children.

Brian has been a part of the Northwestern Mutual family since 2006. He worked as the Director of Operations and Chief Financial Officer for the southwest territory of Northwestern Mutual for over 8 years.

He joined Brad Justice’s team as an Associate Wealth Management Advisor in 2015. Brian is fully licensed for all insurance and security products. In addition, he holds several respected industry designations, including: CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™(CFP®), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) and Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®).

Brian works to ensure excellent client relations in both the risk management and wealth accumulation areas of the firm.

Brian received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington where he majored in Sociology. Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual, he worked in both immigration law and property/casualty insurance.

Brian is married to Tiffany and they have two sons, Elliott and Colin. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, biking and golf. Brian is a private pilot and enjoys all aviation related activities.

Ashley was born and raised in Albuquerque and takes pride in her home. She is grateful for the opportunity to provide excellent service to her hometown clients.

Ashley graduated with her Bachelor of Business Administration from the Anderson School of Management, at the University of New Mexico. There she studied Finance and Economics. She has been with Northwestern Mutual since 2019. First, as a solo Financial Representative where she achieved the first major milestone of the career “First 40”. Ashley joined the Justice Financial team to build new client relationships and strengthen existing ones.

Ashley holds the New Mexico Life & Health insurance licenses, Series 6, 7 and 63.

Ashley enjoys traveling, concerts, and socializing with friends. She has an elegant approach to life, whether it’s shopping, dinner, or casual outings. Ashley has 2 babies, Dash a male Yorkie and Lucy a female Maltipoo. 

Joe is an East Coast native and grew up in Delaware. He attended both Undergraduate and Graduate school at The Fox School of Business at Temple University in Philadelphia PA. In 2014 he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and in 2018 he earned a Master’s degree in Investment Management, during which time he competed in the CFA regional research challenge. He brings 8 years of industry experience to the firm and strives to improve his knowledge with frequent studying. He never gets tired of having conversations about the global economy.

Joe holds his Series 7 & 66 securities licenses and has passed both level I & II of the CFA Exam; he is currently studying for level III.

• Professional quote and creed in which Joe operates: “The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.”

Joe has always pursued an active lifestyle. Since he was 5, he’s snowboarded, and has been an avid golfer since he was 6. He is very enthusiastic about physical fitness and often spends much of his down time at the one of Albuquerque’s many gym’s training for strongman and powerlifting competitions. Additionally, Joe loves the outdoors and enjoys activities that test his resilience. Some personal achievements for Joe are running up the Sandia Mountains and doing a drop out of a helicopter while snowboarding!

Judy joined Northwestern Mutual in 2015 and brings over ten years of industry experience to the firm. She holds the New Mexico Life & Health insurance licenses, Series 7 and 66 investment licenses, and the Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®) designation.

Judy guides clients through the insurance application and underwriting process and manages insurance-based client services and correspondence.

Originally from California, Judy grew up in the Pacific Northwest. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Washington and used to be a volcanologist, studying volcanoes in the 3 west coast states, which is what ultimately brought her to New Mexico. She has called New Mexico home for the last 30 years. Judy is an avid reader, has a theater background and has competed in Ballroom, Latin and Country dance competitions.

Kat grew up in West Texas, and Southern California, but Albuquerque is where she has planted her roots and expanded her professions.

Kat has a background in Real Estate, attending Kaplan Professional’s Real Estate Education in 2014, and became a licensed Realtor. Having a background in Real Estate allowed Kat to understand the responsibilities placed in her care and the amount of trust needed to do so and is extending this experience to Northwestern Mutal. Kat joined Northwestern Mutual in 2022 as the Director of Client Relations and Marketing.  Kat ensures the care she takes with Client relations is done with respect and with the Clients best interest in mind.

In her free time Kat loves to read while enjoying a nice cup of tea. Kat is married to Juan, and they have one son together, Joaquin. They love birds and have 3 cockatiels, and a hamster. As a family they enjoy board games, cooking, golfing, hiking, and spending time with friends and family.

A New Mexico native, Meagan graduated from the University of New Mexico and has worked within the insurance industry since 2012. She joined Northwestern Mutual in 2017 as the firm’s scheduling coordinator. Meagan loves spending her time outdoors with her family and enjoying all the beauty “The Land of Enchantment” has to offer.

Darci was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She served 11 years in the Air Force and was a Pilot and Commander. She went to undergraduate school and earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering while serving in the US Air Force.  After graduating, she went to pilot training and flew as an Instructor Pilot teaching young officers how to fly and later as a Fighter Pilot. After separating from the Air Force, Darci worked in Product Management for large companies in the meat and protein industry like Tyson Foods.

In 2023 she joined Justice Financial as the Financial Planning Analyst. Her background as an Air Force Commander, which includes responsibilities of leading, managing and improving her unit, reflect greatly in the progress she is making in her position at Justice Financial. Darci has an MBA and has her New Mexico Life & Health Insurance license and is in the process of gaining her Securities license.

Outside of work, Darci enjoys spending time in the mountains, practicing yoga and great food.  She also enjoys relaxing with a cup of tea and a book or movie.