Surprise: 1 more active license to practice law in Q4 2025 than previous quarter
In total, Surprise had 22 active legal licenses in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to 21 the quarter before.
Additionally, one new active legal license was granted in the city at the time, up from the zero granted in the previous quarter.
Surprise is located in Maricopa County, and within the area, Phoenix registered the highest concentration of these licenses (4,574).
As of June 1, 2026, average lawyer salaries in Arizona ranged from $97,495 for an entry-level attorney handling routine legal work (Attorney I) to $246,993 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—earned on average $182,804 in Arizona, compared to $187,607 nationwide.
Arizona had about 2.02 resident active lawyers per 1,000 residents in 2025, below the national rate of about 4.03 per 1,000, according to an analysis of American Bar Association and U.S. Census Bureau data. The ABA's 2025 National Lawyer Population Survey listed 15,433 resident active attorneys in Arizona, down 2.85% from 2024.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during the fourth quarter of 2025. It is important to note that not all lawyers disclose their address information, which may result in incomplete geographical data.
| Lawyer Name | Bar Number | Date Of Admission |
|---|---|---|
| Adolfo Iniguez | 203185 | 09/14/2018 |
| Andre L. Pennington | 198532 | 06/01/2016 |
| Bianca Arielle Onstead Cortez | 237090 | 01/25/2023 |
| Chance Gregory Johnson | 202975 | 07/13/2018 |
| Danielle Rebecca Roberts | 191798 | 10/24/2013 |
| David James HagEstad | 205249 | 08/09/2019 |
| David Roy Gans Mercer | 199134 | 10/20/2016 |
| David Thomas Eastman | 164401 | 07/31/2007 |
| Douglas Wigley | 173023 | 10/19/2009 |
| G. Patrick HagEstad | 202763 | 05/24/2018 |
| Garrett J. Olexa | 39578 | 10/21/1995 |
| John T. Aragon | 136291 | 12/15/2000 |
| Joseph E. La Rue | 46512 | 10/21/1988 |
| Joshua E. Love | 204761 | 05/31/2019 |
| Kayleigh Samantha Fugal | 246374 | 11/05/2025 |
| Kenneth P. Gerber | 173435 | 11/23/2009 |
| Melinda Bird | 50757 | 10/27/1990 |
| Michael Anthony Collins | 200183 | 05/19/2017 |
| Stephen Lee Weber | 150804 | 02/10/2004 |
| Suzanne Goldsmith | 175316 | 06/07/2010 |
| Tejay Everett Ray Coon | 199673 | 01/30/2017 |
| Trevor John Williams | 243150 | 01/15/2025 |
Information in this article was obtained from the State Bar of Arizona. The source data can be found here.