Unchanged number of lawyers with active licenses to practice in ZIP Code 87502 in May compared to previous month

There was an unchanged number of active legal licenses in ZIP Code 87502 in May compared to the previous month, according to the State Bar of New Mexico.

According to the USPS, Santa Fe is the primary area with addresses in ZIP Code 87502.

Overall, 87 lawyers were working in the ZIP Code at the time.

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.

Lawyer Name	Name of Firm	Admission Date
Aaron J. Wolf	Cuddy & McCarthy, LLP	07/07/1978
Alan Daniel Ostrovsky	—	03/30/2021
Alicia C. Lopez	Lane Linnenburger Lane, LLP	04/27/2012
Allegra S. Love	—	09/26/2011
Andrew L. Magida	NM General Services Department Risk Management Division	09/22/2015
Andrew P. Knight	NM Environment Department	09/30/2002
Bart J. Wright	NM Department of Health	10/02/1990
Brecken L. Scott	NM Environment Department	05/21/2019
Brenden Murphy	NM Corrections Department	09/24/2001
Brian Vandenzen	NM Administrative Hearings Office	05/05/2003
Bruce C. Baizel	NM Environment Department	04/01/2021
Bryan Gogarty	Virtue & Najjar, P.C.	11/18/2025
Carla Rossana Najjar	Virtue & Najjar, P.C.	04/25/2017
Chris Romero	NM Administrative Hearings Office	10/03/2000
Christal Anne Weatherly	NM Environment Department	04/29/2019
Christopher D. Woodward	NM Department of Health	12/20/2004
Cindy J. Cordova	Cindy Cordova Law, LLC	10/08/1997
Claudia J. Joseph	The Simons Firm, LLP	10/03/2000
Cynthia Aragon	NM Children Youth and Families Department	10/08/1997
Daniel A. Najjar	Virtue & Najjar, P.C.	09/14/1983
Daniel H. Friedman	The Simons Firm, LLP	01/01/1974
David Alan Benavides	New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc.	10/02/1990
David Pardo	NM Department of Information Technology	08/30/2016
Douglas E. Couleur	Douglas E. Couleur Attorney at Law	09/26/1984
Elege Simons Harwood	The Simons Firm, LLP	09/20/2004
Ernest O. Pacheco	—	04/01/1981
Ernestina R. Cruz	Cruz Law Office, LLC	09/24/2001
Frieda Scott Simons	The Simons Firm, LLP	09/26/2008
Gabriela M. Delgadillo	Long Komer & Associates, P.A.	04/30/2013
Gregory S. Smithkier	NM Environment Department	09/25/2018
Heather Kathleen Travis Boone	Cuddy & McCarthy, LLP	09/30/2002
Isabella A. Pacheco	NM General Services Department Risk Management Division	09/14/2017
Jared Daniel Albert Najjar	Virtue & Najjar, P.C.	09/25/2014
Jason L. Clack	Department of Information Technology	04/25/2011
Jeffrey Eugene Jones	Law Office of Jeffrey E. Jones, LLC	05/25/1993
Jenny F. Kaufman	The Simons Firm, LLP	09/27/2007
Jessica Lynn Nixon	Virtue & Najjar, P.C.	10/21/2014
Joe Lennihan	—	05/09/1990
Jonas A. Armstrong	NM Environment Department	09/23/2013
Jonas M. Nahoum	Long Komer & Associates, P.A.	05/14/2012
Josue Gandarilla	New Mexico Environment Department Office of General Counsel	05/07/2024
Julie A. Wittenberger	Cuddy & McCarthy, LLP	10/24/1995
Julie Sakura	New Mexico Department of Health	04/26/2004
Julie Simmons Rivers	Cuddy & McCarthy, LLP	04/26/2010
Kati Coppler	—	10/08/1998
Kendall Fischer	—	05/01/1977
Kimberly L. Martinez	Virtue & Najjar, P.C.	02/27/2020
Krishna H. Picard	Krishna Picard Law Office, LLC	04/29/2005
Laurie A. Knight	Laurie Knight Law	10/09/1991
Lynn A. Barnhill	Barnhill Law Office, LLC	05/25/1993
Margaret E. McLean	—	05/16/1988
Mark E. Komer	Long Komer & Associates, P.A.	05/02/1989
Mark Joseph Lovato	NM Corrections Department	10/03/2000
Mary Helen Baber-Wickert	—	09/21/1983
Mary Jane Gutierrez	NM Children Youth and Families Department	10/21/1994
Mary Jo C. Snyder	Mary Jo C. Snyder Attorney at Law	04/29/1975
Mary Karen Kilgore	Cuddy & McCarthy, LLP	04/21/1986
Mary Valencia	NM Administrative Hearings Office	08/02/2013
Matthew Anthony Fox	Law Office of Matthew A. Fox, P.C.	04/29/2020
Melinda L. Wolinsky	NM Department of Health	09/29/1989
Michel David Rivera Ramirez	NM Corrections Department	09/29/2025
Michelle Fontenot	—	04/26/2004
Monica Corica	New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc.	09/26/2008
Monica M. Ontiveros	Monica Ontiveros Attorney at Law	10/23/1989
Nancy R. Long	Long Komer & Associates, P.A.	09/21/1983
Paul D. Campos	Paul D. Campos Attorney at Law	05/02/1977
Peter Kovnat	NM Children Youth and Families Department	06/21/2022
Phillip R. Livingston	Phillp R. Livinston, P.C.	07/01/2020
Quinn S. Simons	The Simons Firm, LLP	09/23/2013
Richard L. Virtue Jr.	Virtue & Najjar, P.C.	09/11/1972
Robert A. Engel	The Engel Law Firm	01/01/1974
Robert J. Shulman	NM Educational Retirement Board	10/24/1995
Robyn M. Hill	—	09/28/2021
Sandra J. Brinck	Cuddy & McCarthy, LLP	10/23/1989
Sarah Marie Wintermute	NM General Services Department Risk Management Division	04/24/2018
Stephen C. Ross	Virtue & Najjar, P.C.	10/04/1989
Stevie Dion Nichols	NM General Services Department Risk Management Division	04/25/2011
Tami L. Schneider	—	10/05/1988
Tania Maestas	Attorney General Alliance	09/20/2004
Tatiana Dubois Engelmann	NM Environment Department	09/20/2004
Thomas D. Kricka	NM Environment Department	09/23/2019
Timothy L. Garcia	Tim Garcia ADR, LLC	09/26/1984
Todd A. Coberly	Coberly Law Office	09/22/2006
Tracy Erin Conner	Tracy E. Conner, P.C.	05/16/1988
William R. Brancard	University of New Mexico	10/05/1987
Witter Tidmore	NM Department of Health	09/22/2006
Yolanda Akano	New Mexico Corrections Department Office of General Counsel	08/16/2023

Information in this article was obtained from the State Bar of New Mexico. The source data can be found here.