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 Lea County with active legal licenses in January
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm |
|---|---|
| Amber Christine Leija | City of Hobbs |
| 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 |
| Cynthia Lane Graves | NM Children Youth and Families Department |
| D'Nae Robinett L. Mills | DRM Attorney at Law, LLC |
| Eduardo Ramirez | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Efren Andres Cortez | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Gareth Edward Denham | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Gary L. Clingman | |
| Jesse Craig | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| John W. Caldwell Jr. | |
| Josephine Naira Tine | Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office |
| Joy Akayla Key-shawna Applewhite | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| 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 |
| Medjine Desrosiers-Douyon | City of Hobbs |
| Michael T. Newell | Newell Law Firm, LLC |
| Mirna Raquel Torres | |
| Ronald R. Walker | |
| Tashika A. Curlee | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Ugochuku Nwachuku | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Valerie S. Chacon | City of Hobbs |
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