There were 57 active legal licenses in Lea County in April, compared to 56 the month before.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period.
As of 2023, the average salary for a lawyer in New Mexico is around $93,034 per year.
There is a severe lawyer shortage in New Mexico. Two counties in New Mexico have no attorneys, while 21 percent of the state's counties have no more than five lawyers.
Not all lawyers with active licenses to practice are represented in the table below.
Lawyers in Lea County with active legal licenses in April
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm |
|---|---|
| Andrew Lowell Stout | Stout & Stout Lawyers |
| Anthony Spaulding | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Blake J. Dugger | Law Office of Blake J. Dugger, P.C. |
| Chiduziem Chinedu Ezeh | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Christan Quiroz Valencia | Newell Valencia Law Firm |
| Christopher R. Mills | |
| D'Nae L. Robinett | DLR Attorney at Law, LLC |
| David Elliot Finger | State of New Mexico |
| David Elliot Finger | State of New Mexico |
| Dennis Jerome Tchir | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Dianna Lewis Luce | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Eduardo Ramirez | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Efren Andres Cortez | City of Hobbs |
| Erik M. Scramlin | Tactical Legal Solutions, LLC |
| Erik Ryne Hutcheson | Davis W. Smith, P.C. |
| Gary L. Clingman | |
| Gene C. Samberson | Heidel Samberson Cox & McMahon, LLC |
| Glen L. Houston | Glen L. Houston Attorney |
| Jared Kirk Williams | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| John W. Caldwell Jr. | |
| Joseph Mio Zebas | |
| Joseph Mio Zebas | Zebas Law Firm, PLLC |
| Joy Akayla Key-shawna Applewhite | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Juan Venancio Silva | Silva Law Firm |
| Karen McReynolds | McReynolds Law Firm |
| Karli Sue McMurray | One Love Worldwide |
| Kathleen A. Moran | Crenshaw Dupree & Milam, LLP |
| Kirk C. Chavez | NM Human Services Department Child Support Enforcement Division |
| Kristen Rae Dickey | NM Children Youth and Families Department |
| Larry K. Bishop | |
| Laura K. Castillo | Laura K. Castillo Attorney at Law |
| Lauren A. Weiss | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Lee A. Kirksey | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Lee Green | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Levi Michael Chavez II | Law Office of Blake Dugger, P.C. |
| Lewis C. Cox III | Heidel Samberson Cox & McMahon, LLC |
| Lisa Kuykendall | New Mexico Legal Aid |
| Mark L. Stout | Stout & Stout Lawyers |
| Mark Terrence Sanchez | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Medjine Desrosiers-Douyon | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Megan A. Kirtley | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Melissa A. Sawyers | The Sawyers Law Group |
| Michael H. Stone | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Michael T. Newell | Newell Valencia Law Firm, LLC |
| Mirna Raquel Torres | |
| Patrick B. McMahon | Heidel Samberson Cox & McMahon, LLC |
| Quincy Hope Ferrill | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Ricardo Jasso | Jasso & Jasso Law Firm, LLC |
| Rocio A. Ocano | NM Children Youth and Families Department |
| Ronald R. Walker | |
| Ross R. Bettis | Law Offices of Ross Bettis |
| Scotty A. Holloman | Holloman Law, LLC |
| Tashika A. Curlee | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Tommy D. Parker | Tommy D. Parker, P.C. |
| Valerie S. Chacon | City of Hobbs |
| Valerie S. Chacon | City of Hobbs |
| William G. Shoobridge | Fifth Judicial District Court |
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