Our Team

Bill Justice established Justice Real Estate in 1980 specializing in farm sales.  Through Bill's expertise, integrity, and hard work Justice Real Estate is and has been the leader in farm sales in the Bluegrass since the mid-1980's.  Long recognized as the most knowledgeable and respected farm broker in Central Kentucky, Bill has handled the sale of some of the most significant farms in this area - Spendthrift, Dixiana, Greentree, Buckland, and Parrish Hill - to name only a very few.

Bill served the Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors as President in 1984, and he was its Realtor of the Year in 1982.  Bill lives in a historic home on Tates Creek Road.

Bill is actively involved in the thoroughbred business - raising, breeding, and racing them.  He partners with a lot of his clients in horses and is fortunate enough to own the dam of Champion and Grade I winner, Negligee.

Bill attends most horse sales cultivating clients and bought a home in Saratoga Springs for just that reason.  His knowledge of farms and the thoroughbred industry has certainly attributed to his success in farm brokerage.

Allen arrived in the Bluegrass State in 1971 to attend the University of Kentucky.  After graduation, his early interests of agriculture and architecture resulted in the development of one of the most magnificent farms in Central Kentucky - Gainesborough Farm.

Allen's professional horse career began as a groom at Clovelly Farm with the ultimate mentor of farm managers - Lars LaCour.  Allen then moved to Shadowlawn Farm as the assistant manager who oversaw the care of over 180 broodmares.  He was hired by Gainsborough Farm to manage the horses and aid in the design and development of a one-of-a-kind horse farm.  Under Allen's watch Champions Lamttara, Hatoof, and Fantastic Light (just to name a few) were produced at Gainesborough.

Well-known and respected by the equine community, Allen brings a fresh perspective and discerning eye to the clients he represents for Justice Real Estate.  A hands-on horseman, Allen has lived in Woodford County for 30 years and was president of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers Club.  Allen was also honored by being selected as Farm Manager of the Year in 1997.

Allen and his wife Alexandra breed and race horses, so he is well-acquainted with the complex nature of this business that lies beyond the gates of the beautiful farms of Central Kentucky.

 

 

Bill has been in real estate since 1987 with an emphasis on farm properties. Having grown up on a cattle and crop farm, Bill started showing Western and English pleasure - moving to hunt seat and dressage. She has competed in three day events as well as played polo, fox hunted, broken yearlings, galloped thoroughbreds, and worked with both thoroughbred and standardbred broodmares. Bill attended the University of Kentucky as an art major, but her love of the horse and the great outdoors led her in the direction of the horse industry and her husband Mike. Mike, a thoroughbred horse trainer, came up under the tutelage of Frank Whiteley during the time of Ruffian’s racing career. Bill's experience and continued personal involvement in the different facets of the horse industry give her a common interest with the people she meets and an understanding of their specific needs in assisting them in locating or selling a farm property.

Muffy has held a Kentucky real estate license for 33 years and has recently earned her Broker status. She specializes in farm and executive real estate but also assists first-time home buyers. As a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Master of Science in Nursing, she has spent much time as a counselor. Muffy and her husband Wayne, a former chairman of the Kentucky Racing Commission, have developed Ashview Farm, a thoroughbred and sales operation in Versailles, Kentucky, that totals 1,000 Woodford County acres. As a part-time resident of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, she is knowledgeable in ranch land of the West.

Mary Sue came home to Lexington in 1997. A native Ohioan, she graduated from Christ Hospital of Nursing and lived in Cincinnati for 30 years working as a Registered Nurse and Realtor.

It is the people Mary Sue meets that makes it such a rewarding experience. She enjoys the excitement of welcoming people to the Bluegrass and finding the property they have always longed for.

Mary Sue married Allen Hughes, land acquisionist, in 2014. They share six children, seven grandchildren, several American Saddlebred horses, three cats, a golden retriever, and rescue miniature horses.

 

Marilyn has been in real estate since 1988 and joined JUSTICE REAL ESTATE in 1996. Marilyn graduated from Northwestern University in Louisiana with a double major in Health & Physical Education and Special Education. She grew up on crop and cattle farms where riding horses was a part of farm life. However, showing horses and barrel racing were a major focus. Having a working knowledge of horses and farming has been a valuable asset in selling farms, Marilyn enjoys helping people find their special place in the Beautiful Bluegrass Country. She looks forward to meeting new people and treasures her clients who have put their trust in her. We at JUSTICE REAL ESTATE have a motto - treat people the way you want to be treated.

Cathy Davis has been a licensed real estate agent in Lexington since 1996 and has developed a number of specialties and areas of expertise during that time. One of her specialties is location analysis, which simply refers to the appraisal of a general geographic area for a particular use. Cathy believes where a home is located is one of the most important factors in its value. The location of any real estate property affects its desirability, the demand, and the property price- all important factors that Cathy will help you consider when buying a home. 

An avid equestrian competitor herself, Melanie and her husband own and operate Stone Columns Stables in Lexington, Kentucky where they breed and raise thoroughbreds and show horses. In addition to her love of horses and all things equestrian, Melanie breeds English Pointers and together, she and her husband enjoy field trials with them around the country. She is active in her community and is a member of the National Association of Realtors®, Lexington Bluegrass Association of Realtors, and in Wellington where she is a member of the Florida Association of Realtors®, Realtors® Association of the Palm Beaches and Palm Beach Board of Real Estate. She has served on many volunteer boards and is the past Vice Chair of the Governing Board and Chair of the Project and Lands Committee of the South Florida Water Management District. Melanie is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Geography / Environmental Resource Analysis.

Billy is a 9^th generation Central Kentuckian. His ancestors
settled in Fayette, Woodford and Clark counties. He grew up on his paternal grandparents’
cattle and tobacco farm in Woodford County, Kentucky on U.S. 60 between
Versailles and Frankfort.

Prior to joining Justice Real Estate, he served as the American
Farmland Trust National Director of Strategic Initiatives and Senior Advisor,
where he worked for over a decade. He currently serves on the American Farmland
Trust President’s Council, a national advisory board to the President and CEO,
and the national Board of Directors.

Billy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from
Transylvania University, where he served as the Chair and the Vice-Chair of the
Board of Regents during his ten year tenure on the Board; a Bachelor of Science
in Landscape Architecture from the University of Kentucky College of
Agriculture, and a Master of Business Administration from Midway University,
where he served on the Board of Trustees.

As a Landscape Architect, Billy worked in the private, public, and
non-profit sectors, including over a decade with the Purchase
of Development Rights program in Lexington, Kentucky, where he served as the
Director and conserved over 28,000 acres of farmland.

In private
practice at Chrisman Miller Woodford Architects and Engineers, he specialized
in equine master planning, institutional, health care and criminal justice
projects. Billy is licensed to practice Landscape Architecture in the
Commonwealth of Kentucky.

He is dedicated to giving back through community service and has served
on the Boards of Directors of LexArts, God’s Pantry Food Bank, Bluegrass
Tomorrow, Fayette County Farm Bureau and the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts
Center. He currently
serves on the Lexington-Frankfort Scenic Corridor, Inc.’s Board of Directors’
Executive Committee.

In 2016, Bluegrass Tomorrow awarded him
the Robert N. Clay President’s Award for outstanding service to the Bluegrass
Region and Bluegrass Tomorrow.

Billy is an Episcopalian and a member
of Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. There he serves as
the leader of the Legacy Society, which builds endowment funds for the
Cathedral through planned gifts.

He has been a member of the
Thoroughbred Club of America for over two decades and is a member of the
American Society of Landscape Architects. In his spare time, he enjoys running
and participating in marathons and half-marathons with his running group, the
Midway Runners Club.

Bo Goodman is an agent at Justice Real Estate and a partner at Mt. Brilliant Farm, where he grew up and works alongside his father and brother breeding both thoroughbreds and polo ponies.  Part of this family's third generation to work in the thoroughbred business, Bo's passion for horses spans across disciplines - from polo and racing to farm operations and equine research.  Having graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Agricultural Economics, he has been enamored with Kentucky's Bluegrass farmland from a young age.

Bo is intimately familiar with the relationship between Central Kentucky's renowned farmland and the world-class equine athletes it produces after growing up on Mt. Brilliant.  Traveling to and participating in horse sales across the globe has only strengthened Bo's belief that there is no better place to own a farm, breed horses, and raise livestock than Central Kentucky.

Bo lives in Lexington with his wife Maeve and their son Hal and serves on the board of the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Foundation at the University of Kentucky.  Bo loves and appreciates this place and looks forward to assisting others in finding their own piece of this paradise we get to call home.

Since obtaining her license and joining Justice Real Estate's team of horse farm professionals in January 2003, Alicia has been involved in real estate transactions totaling nearly $40 million and represented Sellers and Buyers on such farms as Glencrest Farm, Newgate Farm, Parrish Hill Farm, Lobo Farm, Locust Grove Farm, Walmac Farm, La Ciaga, and many others. She has her BA in Integrated Strategic Communications from the University of Kentucky and has extensive experience in Development and Marketing. Alicia has also been an active participant in the thoroughbred industry for more than 25 years. Her combination of experience in marketing, agriculture and the equine industry assist Alicia in better serving clients in the sale or purchase of a farm or land.

Sharon grew up on a farm south of Lexington with horses, cattle, and crops. Her early love of horses led her to become a member of the Keeneland Pony Club where she gained insight, appreciation, and love of the beautiful rolling land in Fayette and surrounding counties and the owners. She eventually broke and galloped thoroughbreds for Doug Davis at Keeneland and Ted Carr at Poplar Hill.

Sharon attended UK, married, and, in 1973, moved to a farm in Woodford County where she raised three daughters. She earned a real estate license in 1987 and joined Justice Real Estate in 1990 where she has found that her years of gathering knowledge of land, farming, and people have been invaluable in assisting buyers and sellers.

Sharon resides today in southern Woodford County with her husband Jim, an attorney, in a historic home "Airy Mount" with adjoining Mint Springs Farm, a cattle, crop, and thoroughbred mare/foal operation. When she has some free time, she is off to Ireland to join her two grandchildren or just down the road to spend time with her third grandchild.

Sharon would encourage you to heed one of her favorite quotes: "Buy land, they aren't making it anymore."