There were 35 active legal licenses in Lea County in September, compared to 29 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 September
| 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 |
| Ayana Isabella Estrada | |
| Barbara Theriot Hodgson | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Blake J. Dugger | Law Office of Blake J. Dugger, P.C. |
| Chiduziem Chinedu Ezeh | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Cynthia Lane Graves | 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 |
| Karen McReynolds | McReynolds Law Firm |
| Karli Sue McMurray | One Love Worldwide |
| Kirk C. Chavez | NM Human Services Department Child Support Enforcement Division |
| Larry K. Bishop | |
| Laura K. Castillo | Laura K. Castillo Attorney at Law |
| Levi Michael Chavez II | Law Offices of Levi M. Chavez, II, LLC |
| Lewis C. Cox III | Heidel Samberson Cox & McMahon, LLC |
| Lisa Kuykendall | Children Youth and Families |
| Mark L. Stout | Stout & Stout Lawyers |
| Medjine Desrosiers-Douyon | City of Hobbs |
| Michael H. Stone | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Michael T. Newell | Newell Law Firm, LLC |
| Patrick B. McMahon | Heidel Samberson Cox & McMahon, LLC |
| Ricardo Jasso | Jasso & Jasso Law Firm, LLC |
| Scotty A. Holloman | Holloman Law, LLC |
| Tashika A. Curlee | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Tommy D. Parker | Tommy D. Parker, P.C. |
| Ugochuku Nwachuku | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Valerie S. Chacon | City of Hobbs |
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