Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period.
As of January, 2024, the average salary for a lawyer in New Mexico is around $93,325 per year.
New Mexico's public defender's office is severely understaffed, handling over 57,500 adult criminal and 2,400 juvenile cases annually with only 295 full-time attorneys. This workload equates to an average of 203 cases per attorney, a number experts say is impossible to manage effectively. With current staffing levels, attorneys would need to work impossible 25.4 hours per day to provide adequate representation.
Lawyers in Lea County with Active Legal licenses in Q4 2023
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm |
|---|---|
| Amber Christine Leija | |
| 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 | DRM Attorney at Law, LLC |
| 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 | Heidel Samberson Cox & McMahon, LLC |
| 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 Valencia 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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