There were 56 active legal licenses in Lea County in January.
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.
Lawyers in Lea County with active legal licenses in January
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm |
|---|---|
| Amber Christine Leija | City of Hobbs |
| 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 | Valencia Law Firm |
| Christopher R. Mills | |
| Christy Beth Trevino | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| D'Nae Robinett L. Mills | |
| Dennis Jerome Tchir | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Eduardo Ramirez | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Efren Andres Cortez | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Erik M. Scramlin | Tactical Legal Solutions, LLC |
| Erik Ryne Hutcheson | Davis W. Smith, P.C. |
| Freeman C. Faust | |
| Gary L. Clingman | |
| Gene C. Samberson | |
| Glen L. Houston | Glen L. Houston Attorney |
| Jared Kirk Williams | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Jesse Craig | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| John W. Caldwell Jr. | |
| 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 |
| Kristina Renee Gantert | Zebas Law Firm |
| 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 |
| 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 Law Firm, LLC |
| Mirna Raquel Torres | |
| Patrick B. McMahon | Heidel Samberson Cox & McMahon, LLC |
| 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 |
| Sri Mullis | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Tashika A. Curlee | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Tommy D. Parker | Tommy D. Parker, P.C. |
| Valerie S. Chacon | City of Hobbs |
| William G. Shoobridge |
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