There were 35 active legal licenses in Lea County in February, compared to 56 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 February
| 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 |
| Efren Andres Cortez | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Erik Ryne Hutcheson | Davis W. Smith, P.C. |
| Freeman C. Faust | |
| Gary L. Clingman | |
| Glen L. Houston | Glen L. Houston Attorney |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Levi Michael Chavez II | Law Office of Blake Dugger, P.C. |
| Lewis C. Cox III | Heidel Samberson Cox & McMahon, LLC |
| Lisa Kuykendall | Children Youth and Families |
| Mark L. Stout | Stout & Stout Lawyers |
| Medjine Desrosiers-Douyon | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Michael H. Stone | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Patrick B. McMahon | Heidel Samberson Cox & McMahon, LLC |
| Rocio A. Ocano | NM Children Youth and Families Department |
| 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 |
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