SW New Mexico News

There were 32 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Valencia County as of August, 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.

Lawyer Name	Name of Firm
Ann T. McCartney	NM Environmental Law Center
Antonia Rae Aguilar	The Law Firm of David C. Chavez
Arturo B. Nieto	Nieto Law Office
Brandon J. Burgess
David C. Chavez	The Law Firm of David C. Chavez, LLC
Elias Barela	Elias Barela Attorney at Law, LLC
Geoffrey R. Nims	13th Judicial District Court
Gregory A. Baca	Baca Law Offices
Gregory Gaudette	Law Office of Greg Gaudette
Helen Bernadette Padilla
Jane Rocha de Gandara	Sun of Justice Law Firm
Jason M. Rael	Isleta Tribal Court
Javier L. Gonzales	13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Jenessa Nicole Garay	Garay Legal Services, LLC
Joel A. Davis	Law Office of Joel A. Davis
Joshua J. Alt	13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Laura Boyett	The Boyett Law Office
Lisa Bourgeois	US Army
Lori Bauer Apodaca	Lori Bauer Apodaca Attorney at Law
Michael J. Doyle	Michael J. Doyle Attorney at Law
Olivia Kay Garcia	NM Children Youth and Families Department
Pamela Tonkinson-Saiz	13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Paul Trujillo	Law Offices of Paul Trujillo
Pedro G. Rael
Ricardo S. Gonzales	The Law Firm of David C. Chavez, LLC
Scott Franklin Bowen	13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Simone M. Seiler	13th Judicial District Court
Stephanie Russo A. Baca
Susan S. McLean
Travis James Trott
Vern H. Payne	Singleton Schreiber, LLP
William Norman McDonald	Norman McDonald, P.A.