East New Mexico News

There were two fewer active legal licenses in Lincoln County in January compared to the previous month, according to the State Bar of New Mexico.

There were 32 active legal licenses in Lincoln County in January, compared to 34 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 approximately $96,071 per year.

New Mexico faces a severe shortage of lawyers. Two of its counties have no attorneys, and 21% of the state's counties have no more than five lawyers.

Note that the table below does not represent all lawyers with active licenses to practice.

Lawyer Name	Name of Firm
Adam D. Rafkin	Adam D. Rafkin, P.C.
Alan P. Morel	Alan P. Morel, P.A.
Alexandra J. Bobbit
Andrew Ottaway	Ottaway Law Office
Brandon Bud Taylor	Bailey Stock Harmon Cottam Lopez LP
Bryce Henry Smith
David L. Ceballes II	Freda Howard McSwane, P.C.
Emily A. Fry	Lauren E. A. Truitt, P.C.
Freda Howard McSwane	Freda Howard McSwane, P.C.
Freddie Joseph Romero
Gary C. Mitchell	Law Offices of Gary C. Mitchell, P.C.
Gerald Lee Johnson	Law Office of Gerald L. Johnson, P.C.
James Matthew Murray
John H. Underwood	H. John Underwood, Ltd.
John P. Sugg	12th Judicial District Court
Jud A. Cooper
Julieanne Hufstedler Leonard	JulieAnne Hufstedler Leonard, P.C.
Karen L. Parsons	The Parsons Group
Keane Michael Frady	US Marine Corps
Lauren Elizabeth Anne Temple	Lauren E. A. Truitt, P.C.
Lori Gibson Willard	Lori Gibson, P.C.
Nicole Perry
Pamela Ann Beckman	Freda Howard McSwane, P.C.
Rachael Anne Sutherland
Richard A. Hawthorne	Richard A. Hawthorne, P.A.
Sarah Patterson
Shane Brill	Law Offices of the Public Defender
Shannon Tout Warren-Wolfe	Warren-Wolfe Law Firm
Travis J. Marston	Marston Law Office, LLC
William Griffin	William N. Griffin Attorney at Law
William Weeden	New Mexico Law Office of Public Defender
Zachary J. Cook	Zach Cook, LLC