WC New Mexico News

There was one more active legal license in McKinley County in August compared to the previous month, according to the State Bar of New Mexico.

There were 29 active legal licenses in McKinley County in August, compared to 28 the month before.

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 approximately $96,071 per year.

New Mexico faces a severe shortage of lawyers. Two of its counties have no attorneys, and 21% of the state's counties have no more than five lawyers.

Note that the table below does not represent all lawyers with active licenses to practice.

Lawyer Name	Name of Firm
Alexis H. Tighe	Tighe Law Firm, LLC
Bradley L. Keeler	Keeler & Keeler, LLP
Caitlin D. Pozernick	Law Offices of the Public Defender
Calvin Lee Jr.	CJ Lee & Associates, P.C.
Conrad Baxstrom Friedly	NM Children Youth and Families Department
David R. Jordan	Law Offices of David R. Jordan, P.C.
David Richard Eason	City of Gallup
Devorah L. Kalani
Douglas William Fowles	Rosebrough Fowles & Foutz, P.C.
Earl Augustus Rhoads III	Law Offices of the Public Defender
Felisha Adams	BLPA
Grant L. Foutz	Rosebrough Fowles & Foutz, P.C.
Grant R. Birtcher	Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise
Jean Philips	New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc.
Jeremy Michael Gay	Advocate Law Center, P.A.
Jessica E. Halperin	New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc.
John W. Bernitz	Law Office of John Bernitz
Kerin Jeanne Leche	Pueblo of Zuni
Linda G. Padilla	11th Judicial District Court
Marcella King
McKade Ron Loe	Rosebrough Fowles & Foutz, P.C.
Pablo H. Padilla	Pablo H. Padilla Esq
Paul Andrew Bleicher	11th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Robert David Pederson	11th Judicial District Court
Robert F. Rosebrough	Rosebrough Fowles & Foutz, P.C.
Robyn K. Neswood	Navajo Nation Office of the Prosecutor
Taylor A. Bingham	New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc.
Thomas Lynn Isaacson	Mason & Isaacson, P.A.
William R. Keeler	Keeler & Keeler, LLP