SW New Mexico News

There were 32 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Valencia County as of September, 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
Allen R. Smith	13th Judicial District Court
Amavalise F. Jaramillo	Law Office of Amavalise F. Jaramillo
Arturo B. Nieto	Nieto Law Office
Brandon J. Burgess
Bryan Arthur Collopy	NM Human Services Department Child Support Services Division
Christopher L. Green	13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
David C. Chavez	The Law Firm of David C. Chavez, LLC
Ed Meintzer	Meintzer Law Firm
Elias Barela	Elias Barela Attorney at Law, LLC
Francine M. Jaramillo
Geoffrey R. Nims	13th Judicial District Court
Gregory A. Baca	Baca Law Offices
Gregory Gaudette	Law Office of Greg Gaudette
Guy Dicharry Jr.	Dicharry Law Office
Heather Renee Smallwood	13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Helen Bernadette Padilla
Jane Rocha de Gandara	Sun of Justice Law Firm
Javier L. Gonzales	13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Jenessa Nicole Garay	Garay Legal Services, LLC
Jim D. James
Joel A. Davis	Law Office of Joel A. Davis
Joshua J. Alt	13th Judicial District Attorney's Office
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
Peter G. Ortega
Ricardo S. Gonzales	The Law Firm of David C. Chavez, LLC
Steven M. Chavez	Chavez Law Firm, P.C.
Susan S. McLean
Tibo J. Chavez Jr.	Law Office of Tibo J. Chavez Jr
Vern H. Payne	Singleton Schreiber, LLP
William Norman McDonald	Norman McDonald, P.A.