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ZIP Code 88001: 2 more active licenses in May than in previous month
Published 06/10/26
According to the USPS, Las Cruces is the primary area with addresses in ZIP Code 88001.
Overall, 118 lawyers were working in the ZIP Code at the time, compared to 116 the month before.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period.
As of June 1, 2026, average lawyer salaries in New Mexico ranged from $92,672 for an entry-level attorney handling routine legal work (Attorney I) to $234,775 for highly experienced attorneys managing complex cases with significant autonomy (Attorney V). Mid-level attorneys, such as those in Attorney III roles—who handle highly complex legal work with moderate supervision—earn on average $173,762 in New Mexico, compared to $187,607 nationwide.
New Mexico had a first-time pass rate of 81% on the July 2025 bar exam, above the national average that year, based on results from the National Conference of Bar Examiners. The rate marked a slight drop from 83% in July 2024, when the state ranked among the top 10 for first-time passage.
The overall pass rate in New Mexico was 63% in July 2025, compared with 69% in July 2024.
Lawyers in ZIP Code 88001 with Active Legal Licenses in May
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Admission Date |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Gluth | Gluth Law, LLC | 04/29/2002 |
| Albert P. Duran Jr. | Law Offices of Albert Duran Jr | 10/20/1994 |
| Alejandro Acosta III | Tawney Acosta & Chaparro, P.C. | 05/09/2011 |
| Allison Tamara Crist | US District Court | 04/29/2005 |
| Amanda S. Skinner | Office of the Federal Public Defender | 06/05/2012 |
| Amanda Victoria Garcia | New Mexico Spaceport Authority | 10/13/2022 |
| Andre C. Poissant | Office of the Federal Public Defender | 04/20/2009 |
| Anna M. Armistead | — | 04/24/2018 |
| Anthony F. Filosa | Las Cruces Municipal Court | 04/24/2014 |
| Ashlee M. Placencio | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 04/28/2015 |
| Barbara Mandel | Office of the Federal Public Defender | 10/02/1990 |
| Ben Stearman Furth | The Furth Law Firm, P.A. | 04/21/2008 |
| Blade M. Allen | Serpe Andrews, PLLC | 10/12/2023 |
| Bradley Douglas | — | 04/24/2014 |
| Brett Mark Barnes | United States | 09/20/2016 |
| Carl Hans Muller | NM Health Care Authority Child Support Services Division | 08/13/2018 |
| Carlos Alfonso Ibarra | Carlos Alfonso Ibarra Attorney at Law | 05/02/2001 |
| Carlos Montenegro | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 09/30/2024 |
| Carlos R. Ruvalcaba-Trejo | Markowski Ruvalcaba Law Firm, LLC | 04/25/2016 |
| Charles J. McElhinney | McElhinney Law Firm, LLC | 09/29/2003 |
| Chaz Rotenberg | Office of the Federal Public Defender | 01/24/2025 |
| Christopher K. P. Cardenas | Law Office of Samuel I. Kane | 09/20/2010 |
| Christopher McNair | Office of the US Attorney | 09/25/2012 |
| Clara Nevarez Cobos | Office of the US Attorney | 09/21/2009 |
| Cody R. Rogers | Serpe Andrews, PLLC | 09/22/2006 |
| Concepcion J. Flores | Flores Mendez Law | 09/26/2008 |
| Daisy Chaparro | Tawney Acosta & Chaparro, P.C. | 04/25/2016 |
| Damian Lee Carlos Martinez | US District Court | 09/24/2001 |
| Daniel Noah Rubin | Office of the Federal Public Defender | 06/03/2022 |
| Darcy Riley | Office of the Federal Public Defender | 11/12/2004 |
| Darren Robinson | Office of the Federal Public Defender | 09/08/2022 |
| David Codispoti | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 03/10/2022 |
| David Daniel Benatar | Office of the Federal Public Defender | 04/25/2011 |
| David Richard Baake | Baake Law, LLC | 10/16/2017 |
| Devon Marie Aragon Martinez | Office of the US Attorney | 09/25/2018 |
| Don J. Morrison | Office of the Federal Public Defender | 04/21/2008 |
| Ethan Gad | — | 03/25/2025 |
| Evangelina F. Mercado | New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc. | 05/09/1990 |
| Francisco Valcarcel | Office of the Federal Public Defender | 10/06/2025 |
| Frank Depalma | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 08/01/2017 |
| Gia A. McGillivray | Office of the Federal Public Defender | 06/03/2022 |
| Glenn R. Davis | ScottHulse, P.C. | 05/12/1999 |
| Hannah Marie Clayshulte | Gluth Law | 06/21/2024 |
| Henry G. Cabrera Jr. | The Cabrera Law Firm, P.C. | 10/02/1990 |
| Isidro Salcedo | Salcedo & Company, LLC | 10/16/2017 |
| Ismael L. Camacho | New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc. | 10/08/1997 |
| Jacob Streeter | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 09/23/2013 |
| James Andrew Dickens | United States Attorney's Office | 10/08/1998 |
| James Daniel Tawney | Tawney Acosta & Chaparro, P.C. | 05/09/2011 |
| James Francis Tiu | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 06/24/2022 |
| Jannheli Crystal Perez Rodriguez | Advanced Legal Resolutions | 02/28/2023 |
| Jeffrey C. Lahann | The Lahann Law Firm | 10/09/1991 |
| Jennifer Marie Meyer | — | 08/01/2022 |
| Jerry H. Ritter | United States Courts | 11/13/1987 |
| Jessica Dawn Kane | Kane Personal Injury | 04/06/2022 |
| Jessica R. Martin | Federal Public Defender District of New Mexico | 09/25/2012 |
| Jill Valerie Johnson Vigil | Law Office of Jill V. Johnson Vigil, LLC | 10/03/2000 |
| John Anthony Wasilowski V | Salcedo & Associates, P.C. | 09/29/2025 |
| Jonathan C. Miller | Crotalus Law, LLC | 10/05/1988 |
| Joni Autrey Stahl | Office of the US Attorney | 04/24/2014 |
| Joseph K. Cervantes | Cervantes Law Firm, P.C. | 10/09/1991 |
| Joseph M. Holmes | Joseph M. Holmes, P.A. | 10/01/1976 |
| Joshua Dwyer | ScottHulse, P.C. | 09/21/2009 |
| Karl Henry Mundt | HCA - Child Support Services Division | 11/18/2025 |
| Katalina Elizabeth Hadfield | New Mexico Legal Aid | 10/12/2023 |
| Kenneth G. Egan | Kenneth G. Egan Law Office | 10/09/1991 |
| Kevin R. Sweazea | US District Court | 10/05/1988 |
| Krista L. Bailey | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 09/23/2019 |
| Kristofer C. Knutson | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 12/09/1996 |
| Kurtis R. Donisthorpe | The Donisthorpe Law Offices, LLC | 04/28/2015 |
| Lara A. Smalls | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 01/12/2001 |
| Larissa N. Duran | Duran Law Offices | 09/25/2014 |
| Larry Heyeck | State of New Mexico - Health Care Authority | 10/05/1987 |
| Lauren Amanda Mullins | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 09/25/2014 |
| Lindsay Ann Mcdonell-Benatar | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 09/25/2012 |
| Lisa Lynn Henderson | New Mexico State University | 05/07/2024 |
| Lucilla C. G. Clarke | New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc. | 04/29/2020 |
| Luis Eduardo Guerrero | — | 10/12/2023 |
| Manuel E. Lopez III | Scherr Legate, PLLC | 11/16/2020 |
| Maria M. Laverde | Maria M. Laverde Attorney at Law | 10/20/1994 |
| Mariano A. Torrez | Mario Torrez Attorney at Law | 06/01/1979 |
| Marie Legrand Miller | MLM Avocate, LLC | 09/22/2006 |
| Marisa Anne Ong | Singleton Schreiber, LLP | 06/27/2025 |
| Marisa Porras | Tawney Acosta & Chaparro, P.C. | 11/08/2021 |
| Mark A. Saltman | Office of the US Attorney | 10/04/1999 |
| Mark Edward Gemoets | Law Office of Mark Gemoets | 09/26/2008 |
| Mark Standridge | Tawney Acosta Chaparro, P.C. | 09/22/2006 |
| Matthew J. Madrid | Law Office of Matt Madrid | 09/29/2003 |
| Melissa K. Force | New Mexico Spaceport Authority | 08/01/2017 |
| Meredith Grace Carvell | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 10/13/2022 |
| Michael A. Reyes | — | 09/25/2018 |
| Molly Kicklighter | New Mexico Legal Group | 04/25/2011 |
| Nicholas Hamilton Kyle | Law Offices of Nicholas H. Kyle, LLC | 10/24/2024 |
| Oscar Cobos | New Mexico Legal Group | 09/25/2018 |
| Paul Darby Hibner | The Furth Law Firm, P.A. | 04/25/2016 |
| Phyl Bean | New Mexico Health Care Authority | 03/20/2023 |
| Ramon Hernandez | Ramon Hernandez Law, LLC | 04/29/2019 |
| Randy Castellano | Office of the US Attorney | 10/08/1997 |
| Raymond G. Conley | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 04/24/2014 |
| Renee Lyn Camacho | Office of the US Attorney | 10/22/1996 |
| Richard Callaway Williams | Office of the US Attorney | 05/05/2003 |
| Rocio A. Ocano | State of New Mexico | 10/03/2017 |
| Roxanna A. Mason | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 10/12/2023 |
| Ruben Trey Arvizu III | Arvizu Law Office | 04/27/1992 |
| Samuel Isaiah Kane | Samuel I. Kane, P.A. | 04/29/2005 |
| Samuel Mccallum Olmstead | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 09/22/2015 |
| Selesia Lee Winston | — | 09/26/2011 |
| Sharice Ogas Pacheco | Pacheco Law Office, LLC | 04/25/2016 |
| Silvia Teresa Delgado | United States Attorneys Office | 04/25/2011 |
| Stephen L. Stevers | NM Administrative Hearings Office | 10/09/1991 |
| Tammy Renee Jeschke | New Mexico Legal Group | 04/12/2023 |
| Terri J. Abernathy | Office of the US Attorney | 10/08/1997 |
| Tess Sewell | US District Court for the District of New Mexico | 06/10/2021 |
| Theodore Raymundo Markowski | Markowski Ruvalcaba Law Firm, LLC | 04/24/2018 |
| Timothy Nuccio | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 09/23/2013 |
| Tyler McCormick | Law Offices of the Public Defender | 09/23/2013 |
| Vanessa E. de Leon | De Leon & Associates Education Law Firm | 11/16/2020 |
| Victoria J. Trull | Office of the Federal Public Defender | 10/12/2023 |
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