There were 52 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Lea County as of April, according to the State Bar of New Mexico.
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 April
| 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 |
| Christan Quiroz Valencia | Valencia Law Firm |
| Christopher R. Mills | |
| 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 |
| Erik M. Scramlin | Tactical Legal Solutions, LLC |
| Erik Ryne Hutcheson | Davis W. Smith, P.C. |
| Gareth Edward Denham | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Gary L. Clingman | |
| Gene C. Samberson | Heidel Samberson Cox & McMahon, LLC |
| Glen L. Houston | Glen L. Houston Attorney |
| Jesse Craig | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| John W. Caldwell Jr. | |
| Joseph Mio Zebas | Zebas Law Firm, PLLC |
| Josephine Naira Tine | Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office |
| 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 |
| Larry K. Bishop | |
| Laura K. Castillo | Laura K. Castillo Attorney at Law |
| Lee A. Kirksey | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| 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 |
| Mark Terrence Sanchez | Fifth Judicial District Court |
| Medjine Desrosiers-Douyon | City of Hobbs |
| 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 Law Firm, LLC |
| Mirna Raquel Torres | |
| Patrick B. McMahon | Heidel Samberson Cox & McMahon, LLC |
| Ricardo Jasso | Jasso & Jasso Law Firm, LLC |
| 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. |
| Ugochuku Nwachuku | Law Offices of the Public Defender |
| Valerie S. Chacon | City of Hobbs |
| William G. Shoobridge |
