There were 99 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Chaves County as of April, according to the State Bar of New Mexico.
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% 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 Chaves County with active legal licenses in April
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm |
|---|---|
| Adriann Darnell Ragsdale | |
| Alexandra Paige Taylor | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Alyssa Dawn Rogers | Valley Bank of Commerce |
| Anderson Dirk Jones | Jennings & Jones LC |
| Andrew J. Cloutier | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Ann Cox Tripp | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Anna Casey Martin | Sanders Bruin Coll & Worley, P.A. |
| B. J. Crow | |
| Bailey C. Dumea | Ragsdale Law Firm |
| Barbara Evans | Atwood Malone Turner & Sabin, P.A. |
| Beth Hightower | Sanders Bruin Coll & Worley, P.A. |
| Bryan Evans | Atwood Malone Turner & Sabin, P.A. |
| Calder T. Ezzell Jr. | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Carla Neusch Williams | Atwood Malone Turner & Sabin, P.A. |
| Cecily Riane Bradshaw | |
| Charles C. Currier | Charles C. Currier Attorney at Law |
| Chelsea Balzano Green | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Christa V. Morrow | NM Health Care Authority – Child Support Services Division |
| Christopher Andrew Lauderman | US Court of Appeals 10th Circuit |
| Christopher J. Nairn-Mahan | City of Roswell |
| Clarke C. Coll | Coll Bros Law, LLC |
| Clayton S. Hightower | Sanders Bruin Coll & Worley, P.A. |
| Cord D. Borner | Atwood Malone Turner & Sabin, P.A. |
| Daniel E. Holmes | First Judicial District Attorney’s Office |
| Dianna Lewis Luce | Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office |
| Doug Jones S. Witt | The Jones Witt Law Firm |
| Douglas L. Lunsford | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Dustin K. Hunter | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Elizabeth Grube | NM Health Care Authority Child Support Services Division |
| Ellis G. Vickers | Ellis G. Vickers Attorney at Law |
| Emily A. Fry | Patterson Law Firm, P.C. |
| Eric J. Coll | Coll Bros Law, LLC |
| Ernesto B. Martinez | Ernesto B. Martinez Attorney at Law |
| Estlando C. Gomez | Gomez Law Offices, LLC |
| Frank Bayard Patterson | Grey Wolf Law, P.C. |
| Gabriella Taylor Miller | |
| Gonzalo Chavez | Chavez Law Firm |
| Gregory J. Nibert | New Mexico Public Regulation Commission |
| Gwyneth Edna Harris Powers | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Hessel E. Yntema IV | City of Roswell |
| Ian D. McKelvy | |
| Ira John Shiflett | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Jacqueline Leigh Miller | Atwood Malone Turner & Sabin, P.A. |
| James M. Hudson | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Jared A. Hembree | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Jared Garner Kallunki | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Jason Hunter Spindle | Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office |
| Jeff Grandjean | Grandjean Law Firm, LLC |
| Jere K. Smith | |
| Jeremy M. Worley | The Injury and Disability Law Center, LLC |
| Jessica Leigh Vickers | City of Roswell |
| Joanne E. Angel | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Joel Mcelroy Carson III | US Court of Appeals 10th Circuit |
| John Sullivan Hightower | Sanders Bruin Coll & Worley, P.A. |
| Jonathan Duecker | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Jonathan E. Roehlk | Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office |
| Joshua Truett Worley | The Injury and Disability Law Center, LLC |
| Judy A. Pittman | Pittman Law Firm, P.C. |
| Katherine Flint Lindsay Worthington | Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office |
| Katie Gwartney Roehlk | Sage Legal Planning Law Firm, P.C. |
| Kay C. Jenkins | Ragsdale Law Firm |
| Kelly Mack Cassels | Sanders Bruin Coll & Worley, P.A. |
| Kendall Christina Mair | NM Health Care Authority Child Support Services Division |
| Kimberly Ann Norvell | Atwood Malone Turner & Sabin, P.A. |
| Lance Jaggers | NM Children Youth and Families Department |
| Lee M. Rogers Jr. | Atwood Malone Turner & Sabin, P.A. |
| Lucas Williams | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Lucilla C. G. Clarke | New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc. |
| Luke W. Ragsdale | Ragsdale Law Firm |
| Marion James Craig III | Marion J. Craig III Attorney at Law, LLC |
| Mark W. Taylor | Mark W. Taylor & Associates, P.C. |
| Mary A. McQueeney | NM Children Youth and Families Department |
| Melinda A. Branin | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Michael E. Gomez | Gomez Law Offices, LLC |
| Morgan Leslie Foster | Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office |
| Niesha I. Esene | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Parker B. Folse | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Paul V. Sanchez | Sanders Bruin Coll & Worley, P.A. |
| Rebecca N. Johnson | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Renee Erin Broberg | Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office |
| Richard E. Olson | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Richard Gould | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Richard L. Kraft | Kraft Law, LLP |
| Robert E. Sabin | Atwood Malone Turner & Sabin, P.A. |
| Robert J. McCrea | Hennighausen Olsen & McCrea, LLP |
| Robert M. Bristol | Law Office of R. Matthew Bristol |
| Rod M. Schumacher | Atwood Malone Turner & Sabin, P.A. |
| Ronald D. Hillman | HillmanLegal, LLC |
| Royce E. Hoskins | Trenchard & Hoskins |
| Shaun F. Burns | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Stephen S. Shanor | Hinkle Shanor, LLP |
| Steven Gregory Ducharme | |
| Steven P. Fisher | Fisher Law Firm, LLC |
| Tandy L. Hunt | Tandy Hunt, P.C. |
| Taylor Anne Jaggers | Sanders Bruin Coll & Worley, P.A. |
| Thomas E. Lilley | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Timothy A. Lucas | Atwood Malone Turner & Sabin, P.A. |
| Timothy A. Wyatt | Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office |
| Timothy J. Cusack | Cusack Jaramillo & Associates, P.C. |
