New Mexico · Environmental
Best Environmental Attorneys in New Mexico
922 New Mexico attorneys list environmental law in their official bar profile. They are ranked below by the objective public record — federal court activity first, then years admitted — and every listing is in active good standing per the State Bar of New Mexico. This is not a paid placement or a rating of skill.
Ranked environmental attorneys in New Mexico
Harold L. Hensley, Jr
NM attorney
- Bar #
- 1142
- Admitted
- 1961 · 65 yrs
James J. Wechsler
NM
- Bar #
- 2865
- Admitted
- 1971 · 55 yrs
Richard L. Virtue, Jr
NM
- Bar #
- 2813
- Admitted
- 1972 · 54 yrs
Thomas E. Luebben
NM
- Bar #
- 1594
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
Thomas W. Olson
NM
- Bar #
- 1969
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
Ralph William Richards
NM
- Bar #
- 2200
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
Bruce S. Garber
NM
- Bar #
- 906
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
Harry N. Relkin
NM
- Bar #
- 2177
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
C. Brad Lane Cates
NM
- Bar #
- 3717
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
John B. Draper
NM
- Bar #
- 707
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
Catherine T. Goldberg
NM
- Bar #
- 961
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
Douglas L. Lunsford
NM
- Bar #
- 1599
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
Ernest L. Padilla
NM
- Bar #
- 1997
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
Richard T. Tully
NM
- Bar #
- 2751
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
Stefanie Beninato
NM
- Bar #
- 21869
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
John M. Caraway
NM
- Bar #
- 421
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
Patrick A. Fort
NM
- Bar #
- 838
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
Lynn H. Slade
NM
- Bar #
- 2501
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
John A. Dean, Jr
NM
- Bar #
- 656
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
Sunny J. Nixon
NM
- Bar #
- 1928
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
Karen Aubrey
NM
- Bar #
- 108
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
Dean George Constantine
NM
- Bar #
- 3248
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
T. Calder Ezzell, Jr
NM
- Bar #
- 771
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
Steven L. Hernandez
NM
- Bar #
- 1150
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
Douglas Meiklejohn
NM
- Bar #
- 1781
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
Jay F. Stein
NM
- Bar #
- 2572
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
David R. Vandiver
NM
- Bar #
- 2787
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
Allen G. Harvey
NM attorney
- Bar #
- 3816
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
Joseph M. Tapia, Jr
NM
- Bar #
- 6410
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
Frances C. Bassett
NM attorney
- Bar #
- 2210
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
Charles H. Rennick
NM
- Bar #
- 200
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
Jeffrey L. Bowman
NM
- Bar #
- 3698
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
Lawrence D. Garcia
NM attorney
- Bar #
- 3391
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
Robert J. Muehlenweg
NM
- Bar #
- 1885
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
Rudolph A. Woerndle
NM attorney
- Bar #
- 4030
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
James Garrett Bruce
NM
- Bar #
- 349
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
John L. Van Eaton
NM
- Bar #
- 2782
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
Thomas Mark Hnasko
NM
- Bar #
- 1177
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
Antoinette M. Sedillo Lopez
NM
- Bar #
- 1562
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
Tanya L. Scott
NM
- Bar #
- 2416
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
Walter E. Stern, III
NM
- Bar #
- 2580
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
Ellis G. Vickers
NM
- Bar #
- 2705
- Admitted
- 1982 · 44 yrs
Richard L. Alvidrez
NM
- Bar #
- 51
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
Marion James Craig, III
NM
- Bar #
- 586
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
Anderson Dirk Jones
NM
- Bar #
- 1313
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
Gary Kenneth King
NM
- Bar #
- 1409
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
Joseph E. Manges
NM attorney
- Bar #
- 1642
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
Ann T. McCartney
NM
- Bar #
- 2489
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
Daniel A. Najjar
NM
- Bar #
- 1906
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
Ann B. Rodgers
NM
- Bar #
- 2244
- Admitted
- 1983 · 43 yrs
Scotty A. Holloman
NM
- Bar #
- 2949
- Admitted
- 1984 · 42 yrs
R. Max Best
NM
- Bar #
- 1592
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
Sealy Hutchings Cavin, Jr
NM
- Bar #
- 1932
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
Ripley B. Harwood
NM
- Bar #
- 3169
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
Deborah A. Peacock
NM
- Bar #
- 3207
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
Anastasia S. Stevens
NM
- Bar #
- 3230
- Admitted
- 1985 · 41 yrs
James C. Brockmann
NM
- Bar #
- 4766
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
Peter V. Domenici, Jr
NM
- Bar #
- 4628
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
D. L. Sanders
NM
- Bar #
- 1970
- Admitted
- 1986 · 40 yrs
William R. Brancard
NM
- Bar #
- 4567
- Admitted
- 1987 · 39 yrs
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Frequently asked questions
How are these environmental attorneys ranked?
By the objective public record, not by who pays. Attorneys with a verifiable federal court footprint surface first, then by years admitted, and only attorneys in active good standing are listed. None of this is a rating of skill or a paid placement — it is a summary of the official record from the State Bar of New Mexico and federal court dockets.
How do I verify a New Mexico environmental law attorney's license?
Open any listing to see their official license status, admission year, and disciplinary standing, or search a specific name or bar number on the New Mexico lookup page. The record comes straight from the State Bar of New Mexico.
Is this a lawyer referral service?
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Data sources & last updated
- Licensing roster & status: State Bar of New Mexico. Public licensing roster.
- Resident-attorney benchmark: ABA National Lawyer Population Survey 2024.
- Data on this page as of 2026-06-13 (last roster ingest).
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