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6 more lawyers with active licenses to practice in Las Cruces in May than in previous month

Published 06/10/26

There were six more active legal licenses in Las Cruces in May than in the previous month, according to the State Bar of New Mexico.

Overall, 302 lawyers were working in the city at the time, compared to 296 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 Las Cruces with Active Legal Licenses in May
Lawyer NameName of FirmAdmission Date
Aaron David GoldfarbThe Goldfarb Law Firm, PLLC09/23/2019
Alan GluthGluth Law, LLC04/29/2002
Alan Jefferson DahlMynatt Springer, P.C.09/22/2015
Albert P. Duran Jr.Law Offices of Albert Duran Jr10/20/1994
Alejandro Acosta IIITawney Acosta & Chaparro, P.C.05/09/2011
Alexander G. RossarioDona Ana County Magistrate Court04/28/2015
Allison Tamara CristUS District Court04/29/2005
Amanda S. SkinnerOffice of the Federal Public Defender06/05/2012
Amanda Victoria GarciaNew Mexico Spaceport Authority10/13/2022
Amy B. BaileyKemp Smith, LLP09/22/2006
Amy L. OrlandoThe Justice Legal Team, LLC10/05/1992
Andre C. PoissantOffice of the Federal Public Defender04/20/2009
Andre Kirk ArchuletaMcGraw & Associates, LLC04/29/2019
Andrea M. H. NemmersTownsend Allala Coulter & Kludt, PLLC03/25/2025
Anna G. Farrell11/29/2004
Anna M. Armistead04/24/2018
Anne Marie SwankThird Judicial District Attorney's Office05/21/2019
Anne Morgan Lyman10/09/1991
Annie Lynn Lilienthal MasonHolt & Mason, P.C.09/21/2009
Anthony F. FilosaLas Cruces Municipal Court04/24/2014
Ashlee M. PlacencioLaw Offices of the Public Defender04/28/2015
Augustin Emanuel TernoirTernoir Law, P.C.09/30/2024
Barbara Anne JohnsonPlan And Protect Law Firm09/25/2018
Barbara MandelOffice of the Federal Public Defender10/02/1990
Ben A. LongwillBen A. Longwill Attorney at Law04/01/1980
Ben Stearman FurthThe Furth Law Firm, P.A.04/21/2008
Benjamin J. YoungMynatt Springer, P.C.09/25/2012
Benjamin Thomas OlsonThird Judicial District Attorney's Office08/16/2023
Blade M. AllenSerpe Andrews, PLLC10/12/2023
Blaine Turner MynattMynatt Springer, P.C.10/08/1997
Bradley A. SpringerMynatt Springer, P.C.09/27/2007
Bradley Douglas04/24/2014
Brett Mark BarnesUnited States09/20/2016
Bryan M. GeleckiDona Ana County Magistrate Court04/29/2020
Cari E. NeillDona Ana County Attorney's Office09/25/2018
Carl Hans MullerNM Health Care Authority Child Support Services Division08/13/2018
Carlos Alfonso IbarraCarlos Alfonso Ibarra Attorney at Law05/02/2001
Carlos MontenegroLaw Offices of the Public Defender09/30/2024
Carlos R. Ruvalcaba-TrejoMarkowski Ruvalcaba Law Firm, LLC04/25/2016
Carmen E. Garza10/07/1986
Casey Bruce FitchThird Judicial District Court11/05/2010
Cesar P. Varela10/05/1992
Charles J. McElhinneyMcElhinney Law Firm, LLC09/29/2003
Chaz RotenbergOffice of the Federal Public Defender01/24/2025
Christopher K. P. CardenasLaw Office of Samuel I. Kane09/20/2010
Christopher McNairOffice of the US Attorney09/25/2012
Christopher S. Ray09/19/1986
Christopher S. SuarezThird Judicial District Attorneys Office04/29/2022
Chrystian Julian GonzalezNM Children Youth and Families Department07/01/2020
Clara Nevarez CobosOffice of the US Attorney09/21/2009
Clifton B. PerryAuburn University10/22/1996
Cody R. RogersSerpe Andrews, PLLC09/22/2006
Concepcion J. FloresFlores Mendez Law09/26/2008
Conrad Frederick PereaThird Judicial District Court04/29/2005
Daisy ChaparroTawney Acosta & Chaparro, P.C.04/25/2016
Damian Lee Carlos MartinezUS District Court09/24/2001
Dana M. KyleThe Law Offices of Dana M. Kyle, P.A.10/24/1995
Daniel Noah RubinOffice of the Federal Public Defender06/03/2022
Daniel S. HawranekRaven Law Office04/29/2005
Darcy RileyOffice of the Federal Public Defender11/12/2004
Darren RobinsonOffice of the Federal Public Defender09/08/2022
David CodispotiLaw Offices of the Public Defender03/10/2022
David Daniel BenatarOffice of the Federal Public Defender04/25/2011
David Kale Clements09/20/2010
David L. SkinnerNM Workers' Compensation Administration10/05/1987
David Price LutzMartin & Lutz, P.C.09/20/2004
David Richard BaakeBaake Law, LLC10/16/2017
David Wayne BarrThird Judicial District Attorney's Office07/21/2025
Deborah L. Thuman10/22/1998
Delorean Lloyd ForbesUS Navy09/28/2021
Devon Marie Aragon MartinezOffice of the US Attorney09/25/2018
Don J. MorrisonOffice of the Federal Public Defender04/21/2008
Douglas R. DriggersThird Judicial District Court10/09/1974
Dwight M. KealyMSC 3fin04/29/2020
E'Rin L. O'ConnellLilley & O'Connell, P.A.09/22/2006
Edith Marie ReevesThird Judicial District Attorney's Office10/07/1986
Elizabeth B. Driggers09/22/2006
Elliott Alan Mohler04/29/2005
Emily Segura04/29/2020
Emma Rebecca StahlLaw Office of Emma Stahl, LLC10/13/2022
Eric SmileyThird Judicial District Attorney's Office10/12/2023
Erik M. ScramlinTactical Legal Solutions, LLC04/27/2012
Ethan Gad03/25/2025
Evangelina F. MercadoNew Mexico Legal Aid, Inc.05/09/1990
Fabiola H. ArellanoNM Children Youth and Families Department01/14/2025
Fermin A. Rubio10/07/1986
Fernando J. GuillenLaw Office of Fernando J. Guillen04/29/2022
Fernando R. MaciasThird Judicial District Attorney04/01/1979
Francisco ValcarcelOffice of the Federal Public Defender10/06/2025
Frank DepalmaLaw Offices of the Public Defender08/01/2017
Frederick D. KennonDona Ana County Attorney's Office10/24/1995
George A. Harrison10/01/1977
George D. KennedyKemp Smith, LLP04/24/2018
George K. FarahFarah Law Group, PLLC02/17/2023
Gerald M. Byers10/22/1996
Gerald Sterling O'DonnellLaw Office of Gerald S. O'Donnell, P.A.09/29/2003
Gia A. McGillivrayOffice of the Federal Public Defender06/03/2022
Gilbert G. ValdezGilbert G. Valdez Attorney at Law09/16/1980
Gilberto GomezApparent Legal Group, LLC09/30/2024
Glenn R. DavisScottHulse, P.C.05/12/1999
Grace B. DuranThird Judicial District Court05/01/1978
Gregory J. GarveyNew Mexico Department of Justice09/27/2007
Haley R. GrantMynatt Springer, P.C.09/20/2016
Hannah Marie ClayshulteGluth Law06/21/2024
Heather Cosentino ChavezNew Mexico State University09/24/2001
Henry G. Cabrera Jr.The Cabrera Law Firm, P.C.10/02/1990
Henry J. Becker11/04/2022
Herman E. OrtizHerman E. Ortiz Attorney at Law10/02/1990
Hunter A. ThomasMynatt Springer, P.C.09/30/2024
Isaac Alejandro MoralesMann Morrow, PLLC05/07/2024
Isabel JerabekThird Judicial District Court09/26/2005
Isaiah X. HerreraNew Mexico State University05/15/2018
Isidro SalcedoSalcedo & Company, LLC10/16/2017
Ismael L. CamachoNew Mexico Legal Aid, Inc.10/08/1997
Israel S. ChavezLaw Offices of Israel Chavez09/23/2019
Jacob StreeterLaw Offices of the Public Defender09/23/2013
Jacqueline BennettJacqueline Bennett, LLC09/27/2007
James Andrew DickensUnited States Attorney's Office10/08/1998
James Daniel TawneyTawney Acosta & Chaparro, P.C.05/09/2011
James Francis TiuLaw Offices of the Public Defender06/24/2022
James Naylor VancleaveDona Ana County04/24/2014
James Prentice Derossitt IV05/20/2024
James Thomas MartinThird Judicial District Court10/09/1991
James Waylon Counts10/05/1981
Jamie W. BataycanThird Judicial District Attorney’s Office11/18/2025
Jane GreekFederal Criminal Defense, LLC05/04/1998
Jannette Alicia MondragonDona Ana Magistrate Court04/24/2018
Jannheli Crystal Perez RodriguezAdvanced Legal Resolutions02/28/2023
Jared Abrams10/08/1998
Jeanette Elizabeth Skow03/26/2018
Jeanne Hetzel QuinteroThird Judicial District Court10/04/1999
Jeffrey C. LahannThe Lahann Law Firm10/09/1991
Jeffrey Wayne SmithThird Judicial District Attorney's Office11/02/1993
Jennifer L. MunsonJennifer L. Munson Attorney at Law11/02/1993
Jennifer Marie Meyer08/01/2022
Jerome A. O'ConnellLilley & O'Connell, P.A.09/22/2006
Jerry H. RitterUnited States Courts11/13/1987
Jessica Dawn KaneKane Personal Injury04/06/2022
Jessica L. StreeterStreeter Law Firm09/25/2014
Jessica R. MartinFederal Public Defender District of New Mexico09/25/2012
Jill Valerie Johnson VigilLaw Office of Jill V. Johnson Vigil, LLC10/03/2000
Jocelyn Amelia Garrison04/25/2011
Joel T. NewtonJoel T. Newton, P.A.10/02/1990
John Anthony Wasilowski VSalcedo & Associates, P.C.09/29/2025
John David BeasleyBeasley Legal, P.C.09/25/2014
Jonathan C. MillerCrotalus Law, LLC10/05/1988
Joni Autrey StahlOffice of the US Attorney04/24/2014
Jose Ramiro CoronadoJose R. Coronado, P.C.04/12/1984
Joseph K. CervantesCervantes Law Firm, P.C.10/09/1991
Joseph M. HolmesJoseph M. Holmes, P.A.10/01/1976
Joshua DwyerScottHulse, P.C.09/21/2009
Joshua L. SmithLaw Office of Joshua L. Smith, LLC09/27/2007
Kaitlyn Faith GonzalezMynatt Springer, P.C.05/07/2024
Karen Elaine WoottonKaren E. Wootton Legal Services, P.C.11/02/1993
Karl Henry MundtHCA - Child Support Services Division11/18/2025
Karl Rysted09/22/2015
Katalina Elizabeth HadfieldNew Mexico Legal Aid10/12/2023
Katherine Hope Vaughn04/27/2026
Kelly S. O'ConnellKelly O'Connell Law11/21/2008
Kenneth G. EganKenneth G. Egan Law Office10/09/1991
Kent E. YalkutThird Judicial District Court12/17/1991
Kevin J. McBrideNM Children Youth and Families Department06/13/2017
Kevin R. SweazeaUS District Court10/05/1988
Keythan F. ParkThird Judicial District Attorney's Office10/08/1997
Krista L. BaileyLaw Offices of the Public Defender09/23/2019
Kristofer C. KnutsonLaw Offices of the Public Defender12/09/1996
Kurtis R. DonisthorpeThe Donisthorpe Law Offices, LLC04/28/2015
Kyle H. MoberlyLaw Office of Kyle H. Moberly, P.C.01/16/1986
Kyrsten HorganThird Judicial District Attorney's Office06/24/2025
Lara A. SmallsLaw Offices of the Public Defender01/12/2001
Larissa N. DuranDuran Law Offices09/25/2014
Larry HeyeckState of New Mexico - Health Care Authority10/05/1987
Laura M. CastilleCastille Law, LLC04/28/2015
Lauren Amanda MullinsLaw Offices of the Public Defender09/25/2014
Lauren L. ArmstrongOrigin Immigration Law09/21/2009
Linda L. FloresDona Ana County Magistrate Court10/08/1997
Lindsay Ann Mcdonell-BenatarLaw Offices of the Public Defender09/25/2012
Lisa Lynn HendersonNew Mexico State University05/07/2024
Lizbeth G. Ellis09/26/1984
Lloyd O. Bates Jr.Bates Law Firm09/21/1973
Lucilla C. G. ClarkeNew Mexico Legal Aid, Inc.04/29/2020
Luis Eduardo Guerrero10/12/2023
Maelene Z. RosalesLaw Offices of the Public Defender04/27/2026
Manuel E. Lopez IIIScherr Legate, PLLC11/16/2020
Manuel I. ArrietaThird Judicial District Court09/26/1984
Maria M. LaverdeMaria M. Laverde Attorney at Law10/20/1994
Mariano A. TorrezMario Torrez Attorney at Law06/01/1979
Marie Legrand MillerMLM Avocate, LLC09/22/2006
Mario A. Esparza04/01/1979
Mario A. R. CarreonMario AR Carreon Attorney at Law10/05/1992
Marisa Anne OngSingleton Schreiber, LLP06/27/2025
Marisa PorrasTawney Acosta & Chaparro, P.C.11/08/2021
Mark A. ReevesLaw Office of Mark A. Reeves05/25/1993
Mark A. SaltmanOffice of the US Attorney10/04/1999
Mark Chad AbramsonThird Judicial District Attorney's Office06/01/2015
Mark D'AntonioMark Dantonio Law, LLC07/09/1999
Mark Edward GemoetsLaw Office of Mark Gemoets09/26/2008
Mark Louis NoferiNew Mexico Department of Justice07/14/2025
Mark PickettThe Pickett Law Firm, LLC10/22/1996
Mark StandridgeTawney Acosta Chaparro, P.C.09/22/2006
Matilda Mccarthy VillalobosVillalobos Law11/18/2025
Matthew G. WatsonMatthew Watson Attorney at Law, LLC09/29/2003
Matthew J. MadridLaw Office of Matt Madrid09/29/2003
Matthew P. Holt10/01/1982
Melissa J. Reeves-EvinsMelissa J. Reeves, P.C.11/02/1993
Melissa K. ForceNew Mexico Spaceport Authority08/01/2017
Meredith Grace CarvellLaw Offices of the Public Defender10/13/2022
Micah M. E. StandridgeThird Judicial District Court09/27/2007
Michael A. Reyes09/25/2018
Michael E. CainThe Law Office of Michael E. Cain05/02/2001
Michael James DuganAdelante Legal Services, LLC09/08/1998
Michael L. StoutLaw Offices of Michael L. Stout10/01/1976
Michele UngvarskyE-Law05/23/1995
Michelle E. PickettNM Children Youth and Families Department09/27/2007
Mick I. R. Gutierrez05/01/1981
Mike G. PaulowskyB. & B. Consultants05/02/1977
Mikka Amelia BurrellBeasley Legal, P.C.09/25/2018
Mohit AgarwalThird Judicial District Attorney's Office05/06/2025
Mollie C. McGrawMcGraw & Associates, LLC09/27/2007
Molly KicklighterNew Mexico Legal Group04/25/2011
Morgan R. LymanMorgan Lyman Esq05/13/1982
Nancy A. Oretskin01/02/1991
Nathan William GraffNM Magistrate Courts09/23/2019
Nelson J. GoodinThird Judicial District Attorney10/16/2000
Nia RuckerNew Mexico Department of Justice09/26/2008
Nicholas Hamilton KyleLaw Offices of Nicholas H. Kyle, LLC10/24/2024
Oscar CobosNew Mexico Legal Group09/25/2018
Patrick Scott FieldNew Mexico State University09/21/2009
Paul Darby HibnerThe Furth Law Firm, P.A.04/25/2016
Paul Michael Gayle-SmithLaw Offices of Paul M. Gayle-Smith04/24/2006
Pedro PinedaPedro Pineda Attorney at Law09/20/2004
Peter J. GiovanniniLaw Office of Peter J. Giovannini, P.C.05/26/1994
Peter M. Ossorio10/22/1996
Phyl BeanNew Mexico Health Care Authority03/20/2023
Preston J. Paschall10/22/2001
Ramon HernandezRamon Hernandez Law, LLC04/29/2019
Randy CastellanoOffice of the US Attorney10/08/1997
Randy Keith ClarkRandy K. Clark, P.C.05/01/1995
Raul A. Carrillo Jr.Carrillo Law Firm, P.C.10/05/1988
Raymond G. ConleyLaw Offices of the Public Defender04/24/2014
Raymond L. RomeroCarrillo Law Firm, P.C.01/10/1994
Rebecca C. DuffinThird Judicial District Court09/20/2010
Renee Lyn CamachoOffice of the US Attorney10/22/1996
Ricardo Jose PenaMynatt Springer, P.C.02/09/2024
Richard B. WellbornThird Judicial District Attorney's Office05/23/1995
Richard Callaway WilliamsOffice of the US Attorney05/05/2003
Richard M. JacquezThird Judicial District Court10/04/1999
Robert L. Sharpe Jr.Robert L. Sharpe Jr Attorney at Law04/29/2020
Robert Lara Jr.Third Judicial District Court04/20/2009
Roberto A. CabelloMynatt Springer, P.C.09/27/2007
Rocio A. OcanoState of New Mexico10/03/2017
Romulo D. Valdez08/16/2023
Rosanne CamunezCamunez Law Firm, P.C.04/18/1985
Rosenda Chavez-LaraDona Ana Magistrate Court04/28/2015
Roxanna A. MasonLaw Offices of the Public Defender10/12/2023
Roxanna Marie Chacon09/24/2001
Ruben Trey Arvizu IIIArvizu Law Office04/27/1992
Russell Anthony MurrayLovett & Murray, P.C.04/28/2025
Russell Dean ClarkRussell Dean Clark, LLC05/02/2001
Salvador Alejandro Guardiola IIRio Grande Estate Planning, LLC02/28/2019
Samantha Madrid05/18/2010
Samantha R. BarncastleBarncastle Law Firm09/20/2010
Samuel Isaiah KaneSamuel I. Kane, P.A.04/29/2005
Samuel Mccallum OlmsteadLaw Offices of the Public Defender09/22/2015
Sara Elizabeth WoodsMynatt Springer, P.C.09/20/2016
Sarah Van CottAdvanced Legal Resolutions, LLC04/30/2013
Scott Alexander BeckmanFarm Bureau Financial Services09/25/2018
Scott LudlowApparent Legal Group, LLC10/12/2023
Selesia Lee Winston09/26/2011
Shaharazad Mcdowell BoothShaharazad McDowell Booth Attorney at Law, LLC09/26/2011
Shane W. JenningsLaw Office of William S. Jennings, LLC07/28/2016
Sharayah Newton DietzSharayah Newton Dietz, P.A.11/16/2020
Sharice Ogas PachecoPacheco Law Office, LLC04/25/2016
Shelton James CottonMynatt Springer, P.C.06/07/2023
Silvia Teresa DelgadoUnited States Attorneys Office04/25/2011
Spencer W. WillsonThird Judicial District Attorney's Office05/20/2021
Stephanie M. Zorie01/03/1991
Stephanie Townsend AllalaTownsend Allala Coulter & Kludt02/28/2019
Stephen L. SteversNM Administrative Hearings Office10/09/1991
Steven Kyle Armstrong09/21/2009
Steven L. HernandezLaw Office of Steven L. Hernandez, P.C.05/05/1978
Steven Lloyd SageSteven Lloyd Sage Attorney at Law10/22/1996
Steven Lorenzo AlmanzaThird Judicial District Attorney's Office09/30/2002
Susana MaciasThird Judicial District Attorney's Office09/23/2019
Susanna Lynn Stadjuhar04/29/2022
Tammy Renee JeschkeNew Mexico Legal Group04/12/2023
Terri J. AbernathyOffice of the US Attorney10/08/1997
Tess SewellUS District Court for the District of New Mexico06/10/2021
Theodore Raymundo MarkowskiMarkowski Ruvalcaba Law Firm, LLC04/24/2018
Thomas R. A. LimonRio Grande Estate Planning, LLC04/24/2014
Tim ChelpatyTim Chelpaty Law Offices07/15/1983
Timothy NuccioLaw Offices of the Public Defender09/23/2013
Tomas A. MedinaThird Judicial District Attorney's Office09/25/2014
Tyler McCormickLaw Offices of the Public Defender09/23/2013
Vanessa E. de LeonDe Leon & Associates Education Law Firm11/16/2020
Vanessa Y. Chandler02/28/2019
Victor F. PoulosPoulos & Cavazos, LLP10/01/1981
Victoria J. TrullOffice of the Federal Public Defender10/12/2023
William Joseph CorbettWilliam J. Corbett Attorney at Law05/04/1998
William L. LutzMartin & Lutz, P.C.01/01/1970
Xavier Edward AcostaLaw Offices of Xavier Edward Acostau05/16/1991
Zachary ManningZach Manning09/29/2025
Information in this article was obtained from the State Bar of New Mexico. The source data can be found here.

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