East New Mexico News

There were 28 fewer active legal licenses in Sandoval County in September compared to the previous month, according to the State Bar of New Mexico.

There were 79 active legal licenses in Sandoval County in September, compared to 107 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
Adelina Louise Gomez	New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc.
Andoni Garrote	13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Andrew Bartkus
Barbara A. Romo	13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Brett S. Janos
Brian R. Curley	New Mexico Legal Aid, Native American Program
Callan J. Collins	13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Camille Cordova	Appointed Counsel, Ltd.
Carol M. Parker
Catherine Anne Cameron
Chance R. Sousa	13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Chandler Blair	Law Office of Chandler C. Blair
Christina Bartosh Goodrow	Christina Bartosh Goodrow Attorney at Law, LLC
Christopher B. Elam	The Law Offices of Christopher B. Elam
Christopher William Westenberger	City of Rio Rancho
Crystal Anson
D'Marcos P. Devine	Devine Law, LLC
Dale A. Johnson	Four Corners Law
Daniel T. Dougherty
David G. Reynolds	Reynolds Law Office
David R. Lee
David T. Eisenberg
Eileen Baca-Penner	Pueblo of Santa Ana
Elizabeth J. Medina
Elizabeth Staley	Corrales Planning and Zoning Commission
Eric Lewis Laurence	Law Offices of Eric L. Laurence
Eric Rhoades	Spangler Pacheco & Werbelow, P.A.
Erin A. Olson	13th Judicial District Court
George P. Eichwald	13th Judicial District Court
Hilari B. Lipton	New Mexico Appleseed
Huong L. Lee
Isaac Seth Emmanuel	Oryx Law, LLC
James A. Noel	13th Judicial District Court
James S. Starzynski
John F. Davis
John M. Butrick	Sandoval County
Jonathan Mont Evans	Thirteenth Judicial District
Joseph William Gergel III	US District Court
Kenneth C. Downes	Kenneth C. Downes Associates, P.C.
Kristin Sovey	NM Health Care Authority Child Support Services Division
Lance Himmelberger	Himmelberger Law Office, LLC
Laurie McFarland	McFarland Legal Consulting, LLC
Leander Bergen	Bergen Law Offices
Leeann Elizabeth Werbelow	Spangler Pacheco & Werbelow, P.A.
Linda Darlene Weed	Weed Law Firm, LLC
Lisa Leflore Davis
Lisa Marie Black
Lynn R. Dawson	R. Lynn Dawson Esq, LLC
Margaret A. Cassidy-Baca	Cassidy Baca, P.C.
Marilyn Julie Chimes
Marissa Basler
Mary Catherine Louise Baca	Cassidy Baca, P.C.
Matthew M. Spangler	Spangler Pacheco & Werbelow, P.A.
Meaghan T. Baca	Cassidy Baca, P.C.
Megan Marie Horning	New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc.
Michael David Stewart
Michael Eshleman	Sandoval County
Myeda Mariam Hussain
Nancy I. Colella	13th Judicial District Court
Nanette E. Erdman	Erdman Law
Neil O. Carson	13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Nicholas J. Palmer	US Marine Corps
Nicole Marie Charlebois	The Charlebois Law Firm, LLC
Patricia Kay Dawson	Coldwell Banker Legacy
Patrick C. McNertney	Patrick C. McNertney Attorney at Law
Renee Barela-Gutierrez
Robert Francis Medina	Law Office of Robert F. Medina
Rosalie Chavez
Sean M. Distor
Steffani A. Cochran	Pueblo of Sandia
Taina L. Colon	Children Youth and Families Department
Tea Brianne Davidson	Davidson Law Firm
Tessa T. Davidson	Davidson Law Firm, LLC
Tristian Joseph Ortiz	Spangler Pacheco & Werbelow, P.A.
Troy S. Lawton
Vanessa L. Deniro	DeNiro Law, LLC
Victor Gerald Grafe	The Grafe Law Office, P.C.
Victor Gerald Grafe III	Victor Grafe Law Firm, LLC
Yvette J. Gonzales	Yvette J. Gonzales, LLC