There were two more active legal licenses in Sandoval County in June than in the previous month, according to the State Bar of New Mexico.
Overall, 149 lawyers were working within the county at the time, compared to 147 the month before.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period.
As of March 1, 2025, average lawyer salaries in New Mexico ranged from $96,460 for an entry-level attorney handling routine legal work (Attorney I) to $202,032 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 $161,322 in New Mexico, compared to $174,969 nationwide.
Based on results from the February 2025 Bar Exam by the National Conference of Bar Examiners, New Mexico’s first-time pass rate was 63%, ranking it above the national average at the time. However, that also marked a notable drop from the 82% first-time pass rate in July 2024, when New Mexico was among the top 10 states for first-time passage.
For context, overall pass rates for the February 2025 bar exam were low, with only 14 states recording rates above 50%. The decline has been linked to historically low scores on the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), which saw its lowest average since it began in 1972.
Lawyers in Sandoval County with Active Legal Licenses in June
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Admission Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Javier Pinon | Sanchez & Pinon | 09/27/2007 |
| Alexandra Noel Lopez | — | 04/25/2017 |
| Allison P. Martinez | 13th Judicial District Court | 09/22/2006 |
| Amalia Skogen J. Lucero | The Law Office of Amalia S. Lucero, LLC | 10/04/1999 |
| Amber Lynn Dengler | Ardor Disability Law, P.C. | 11/14/2017 |
| Amy Lopez L. Dooling | 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 10/08/1998 |
| Andoni Garrote | 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 09/22/2015 |
| Andrew Bartkus | — | 04/27/2012 |
| Anita M. Sanchez | Sanchez & Pinon | 09/29/2003 |
| Arthur Hernandez | Arthur Hernandez Law Offices | 10/13/1987 |
| Ashley A. Schweizer | — | 04/25/2016 |
| Barbara A. Romo | 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 10/24/1995 |
| Bette Knapp R. Velarde | Law Office of Bette R. Velarde | 04/14/1980 |
| Boglarka Foghi | Foghi Law Firm, LLC | 09/15/2006 |
| Brett S. Janos | — | 09/26/2011 |
| Brinnon Scott | — | 04/25/2011 |
| Caitlin Makenzie Dawson | Walsh Gallegos Kyle Robinson & Roalson, P.A. | 04/28/2025 |
| Callan J. Collins | 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 10/12/2023 |
| Catherine Chavez Cameron | — | 10/20/1994 |
| Chance R. Sousa | 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 09/25/2018 |
| Cheryl Hein Johnston | 13th Judicial District Court | 09/01/1981 |
| Christian White | — | 10/12/2023 |
| Christina Bartosh Goodrow | Christina Bartosh Goodrow Attorney at Law, LLC | 09/24/2001 |
| Christopher B. Elam | The Law Offices of Christopher B. Elam, LLC | 07/01/2020 |
| Christopher G. Perez | 13th Judicial District Court | 10/22/1996 |
| Christopher William Westenberger | — | 04/26/2010 |
| Crystal Anson | — | 05/21/1996 |
| D’Marcos P. Devine | Devine Law, LLC | 10/16/2017 |
| Dale A. Johnson | Four Corners Law | 04/29/2020 |
| Daniel E. Rakes | Angel Fire Resort Operations, LLC | 09/21/1983 |
| Daniel J. Tallon | Daniel J. Tallon Attorney at Law | 12/12/1986 |
| David C. Mann | Rio Rancho Public Schools | 09/25/2014 |
| David G. Reynolds | Reynolds Law Office | 10/01/1982 |
| David R. Lee | — | 08/25/1972 |
| Devonne R. Sanchez | NM Health Care Authority Child Support Services Division | 04/29/2005 |
| Edward Wayne Lovato | Lovato Law, P.C. | 10/16/2017 |
| Eileen Baca-Penner | Pueblo of Santa Ana | 10/05/1988 |
| Elisabeth Marie Gutierrez | 12th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 10/12/2023 |
| Elizabeth Han | NM Children Youth and Families Department | 10/03/2000 |
| Elizabeth J. Medina | — | 09/24/2001 |
| Elizabeth Newlin Taylor | Taylor & McCaleb, P.A. | 10/05/1992 |
| Elizabeth Staley | Corrales Planning and Zoning Commission | 10/05/1987 |
| Eric Jon Locher | Sandoval County | 09/29/2003 |
| Eric Lewis Laurence | Law Offices of Eric L. Laurence | 04/20/2009 |
| Eric Rhoades | Spangler Pacheco & Werbelow, P.A. | 10/10/2014 |
| Erica Boutte Scott | — | 04/27/2012 |
| Erin A. Olson | 13th Judicial District Court | 09/26/2008 |
| George Brian Vogler | — | 09/25/2014 |
| George P. Eichwald | 13th Judicial District Court | 09/26/1984 |
| Gregory R. McAllister | — | 06/16/1993 |
| Hilari B. Lipton | — | 09/23/2013 |
| James A. Noel | 13th Judicial District Court | 10/03/2000 |
| James S. Starzynski | — | 01/01/1976 |
| Jessica A. Martinez | 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 09/26/2011 |
| Jessica A. Perez | 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 09/25/2018 |
| Jessica Anne Perez | Perez Perez & Perez | 09/24/2001 |
| Jessica Vaughn Tolle | — | 05/20/2021 |
| Jesus L. Lopez | Jesus L. Lopez Attorney at Law | 08/27/1979 |
| John M. Butrick | Sandoval County | 09/22/2015 |
| Johnna R. Robertson | — | 09/20/2016 |
| Jolene Lucille McCaleb | Taylor & McCaleb, P.A. | 10/08/1998 |
| Jon Joseph Litty | Litty Law Group, P.C. | 10/23/2018 |
| Jonathan Mont Evans | 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 09/25/2018 |
| Joseph V. Rajunas III | Stewart Title | 11/15/1993 |
| Joshua Kevin James Rubin | — | 09/22/2015 |
| Judith K. Nakamura | — | 10/23/1989 |
| Justin Lee Boyd | 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 03/30/2022 |
| Justin T. Schutte | Schutte & Associates, LLC | 11/16/2020 |
| Katelyn Jordan Hart | Red Sky Law, LLC | 10/16/2017 |
| Kelli Roberts | — | 09/25/2012 |
| Kenneth C. Downes | Kenneth C. Downes Associates, P.C. | 10/12/1977 |
| Kristin Sovey | NM Health Care Authority Child Support Services Division | 09/21/2009 |
| Kyle Lee McConnell | Weed Law Firm, LLC | 10/16/2017 |
| Lance Himmelberger | Himmelberger Law Office, LLC | 10/22/1996 |
| Laurie McFarland | McFarland Legal Consulting, LLC | 04/21/2008 |
| Lawrence R. Jones | Lawrence R. Jones NM, LLC | 09/08/2022 |
| Leander Bergen | Bergen Law Offices | 05/04/1987 |
| Leeann Elizabeth Werbelow | Spangler Pacheco & Werbelow, P.A. | 09/26/2005 |
| Linda Darlene Weed | Weed Law Firm, LLC | 09/26/2011 |
| Lisa Leflore Davis | — | 09/22/2006 |
| Lisa Marie Black | — | 04/29/2019 |
| Loren D. Hatch | Rio Rancho Public Schools | 09/26/2008 |
| Louis P. McDonald | — | 10/01/1982 |
| Lynn R. Dawson | R. Lynn Dawson Esq, LLC | 09/20/2004 |
| Marc H. Robert | Marc H. Robert Attorney | 04/21/1986 |
| Margaret A. Cassidy-Baca | Cassidy Baca, P.C. | 04/27/1992 |
| Margaret Anne Foster | Margaret A. Foster, LLC | 08/01/1994 |
| Margaret Claire Harwell | New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc. | 09/23/1992 |
| Maria Rita Sanchez | — | 09/26/2011 |
| Mariah C. Poole | 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 03/30/2021 |
| Marilyn Julie Chimes | — | 09/20/2010 |
| Martha Ellen Mulvany | 13th Judicial District Court | 09/26/2005 |
| Mary Catherine Louise Baca-Scott | Cassidy Baca, P.C. | 04/29/2020 |
| Mathew R. Wadsworth | Wadsworth Law, LLC | 04/30/2013 |
| Matthew M. Spangler | Spangler Pacheco & Werbelow, P.A. | 09/21/1983 |
| Meaghan T. Baca | Cassidy Baca, P.C. | 09/23/2019 |
| Megan Marie Horning | New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc. | 10/16/2017 |
| Michael Eloy Sanchez | Rio Rancho Law Offices, P.C. | 10/10/1977 |
| Michael Eshleman | Sandoval County | 04/30/2013 |
| Michael L. Whitener | VLP Law Group, LLP | 01/10/2017 |
| Michael M. Rueckhaus | Michael M. Rueckhaus, P.C. | 08/23/1968 |
| Michael William Gadomski | 13th Judicial District Court | 08/01/2022 |
| Mitchell J. Freedman | — | 09/26/2017 |
| Myeda Mariam Hussain | — | 04/29/2022 |
| Nancy I. Colella | 13th Judicial District Court | 10/07/1985 |
| Natalie Lynn Perry | 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 09/20/2010 |
| Neil O. Carson | 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 02/23/2017 |
| Nicholas J. Palmer | US Marine Corps | 10/13/2022 |
| Nickay Bouchard Manning | Nickay Manning Law Firm, LLC | 10/05/1988 |
| Nicole E. Manning | Lux Law, LLC | 10/16/2017 |
| Nicole Knight Sanders | — | 09/30/2024 |
| Nicole Marie Charlebois | The Charlebois Law Firm, LLC | 09/24/2001 |
| Nicole T. Russell | Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker, LLP | 09/25/2018 |
| Patrick C. McNertney | Patrick C. McNertney Attorney at Law | 05/16/1988 |
| Patrick Sacra Florence | — | 11/02/1993 |
| Petra Benavides Schwartz | Law Office of Petra B. Schwartz | 05/05/2003 |
| Quinlan Stolz | — | 05/07/2024 |
| Ralph E. Trujillo | New Mexico Compilation Commission | 10/02/1990 |
| Randall D. Van Vleck | NM Local Government Law, LLC | 10/21/1982 |
| Rebecca A. Torres | Torres Law Firm, LLC | 09/20/2010 |
| Renee Barela-Gutierrez | — | 10/03/2000 |
| Richard Valdez | Richard Valdez Attorney at Law | 10/08/1997 |
| Robert D. Mueller | Robert D. Mueller Attorney at Law | 05/04/1998 |
| Robert D. Wilkins | — | 08/15/2017 |
| Robert Francis Medina | Law Office of Robert F. Medina | 09/21/2009 |
| Robert J. Martinez | — | 02/02/2016 |
| Robert R. Fuentes | Fuentes Law Office, P.C. | 09/01/1975 |
| Ronald R. Bratton | — | 05/23/1995 |
| Rosalie Chavez | — | 05/16/1988 |
| Sam B. Sanchez | Sam B. Sanchez Attorney at Law | 10/21/1982 |
| Sarracina Littlebird | New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc. | 10/24/2024 |
| Sean M. Distor | — | 09/25/2018 |
| Steffani A. Cochran | Pueblo of Sandia | 10/22/1996 |
| Stephanie Laura Latimer Davis | 13th Judicial District Court | 09/25/2012 |
| Stephanie M. Zorie | 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office | 01/03/1991 |
| Stephanie Marie Salazar | Pueblo of Sandia | 09/22/2015 |
| Taina L. Colon | — | 09/26/2011 |
| Tea Brianne Davidson | Davidson Law Firm | 10/12/2023 |
| Tessa T. Davidson | Davidson Law Firm, LLC | 10/24/1995 |
| Thomas F. Woods | Woods Patent Law | 02/27/2020 |
| Travis J. White | AMREP Southwest, Inc. | 09/26/2011 |
| Tristian Joseph Ortiz | Spangler Pacheco & Werbelow, P.A. | 10/12/2023 |
| Troy S. Lawton | — | 09/28/2021 |
| Valentino C. Messina III | Messina Law Firm, LLC | 09/24/2001 |
| Vanessa L. Deniro | DeNiro Law, LLC | 04/25/2011 |
| Victor Gerald Grafe | The Grafe Law Office, P.C. | 05/05/1997 |
| Victor Gerald Grafe III | Victor Grafe Law Firm, LLC | 09/25/2018 |
| William Mark Mast | — | 05/05/2003 |
| Yvette J. Gonzales | Yvette J. Gonzales, LLC | 10/02/1990 |
