There were 34 active legal licenses in Lea County in November, compared to 37 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.
Lawyers in Lea County with active legal licenses in November
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm |
|---|---|
| Amber Christine Leija | |
| Andrew Lowell Stout | Stout & Stout Lawyers |
| Blake J. Dugger | Law Office of Blake J. Dugger, P.C. |
| Chiduziem Chinedu Ezeh | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Christopher R. Mills | |
| Christy Beth Trevino | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| 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. |
| Gary L. Clingman | |
| Jesse Craig | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| John W. Caldwell Jr. | |
| Joy Akayla Key-shawna Applewhite | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Juan Venancio Silva | Silva Law Firm |
| 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 |
| Levi Michael Chavez II | Law Office of Blake Dugger, P.C. |
| Lewis C. Cox III | Heidel Samberson Cox & McMahon, LLC |
| Mark L. Stout | |
| Medjine Desrosiers-Douyon | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Michael H. Stone | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Michael T. Newell | Newell Valencia Law Firm, LLC |
| Mirna Raquel Torres | |
| Ricardo Jasso | Jasso & Jasso Law Firm, LLC |
| Ross R. Bettis | Law Offices of Ross Bettis |
| 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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