Apache County had an unchanged number of active licenses to practice law in December compared to previous month

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There was the same amount of active legal licenses in Apache County during December, compared to the previous month, according to the State Bar of Arizona.

In total, there were 23 active legal licenses in Apache County in December.

The highest concentration of these licenses per city was in Cottonwood (13).

Additionally, the county did not issue any new active legal licenses in December, unchanged from the previous month.

As of December 1 2025, average lawyer salaries in Arizona ranged from $97,527 for an entry-level attorney handling routine legal work (Attorney I) to $246,664 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 $182,649 in Arizona, compared to $187,448 nationwide.

Arizona had the fourth-lowest number of lawyers per capita in the U.S., with about 2.14 lawyers per 1,000 residents, compared to the national average of 3.81.

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during December. It is important to note that not all lawyers disclose their address information, which may result in incomplete geographical data.

Lawyers with Active Legal Licenses in Apache County during December

Lawyer NameBar NumberDate Of Admission
Mr. G.L. Patterson II3885804/25/1964
Mr. Stevens C. Don II3543710/11/1975
Mr. Stadelman H.C. Rudy5109510/15/1983
Mr. Candelaria E. Criss4256511/09/1985
Ms. Bowman Kathleen Esq.4039710/25/1986
Mr. Hergenroether J. Scott3822310/24/1987
Mr. Bayless P. Dennis3827610/21/1988
Ms. Lee Elm Donna4437910/21/1988
Mr. Ledbetter E. James Esq.4206710/21/1989
Mr. Lopez P. Bernard5001610/23/1993
Mr. Anthony Shaw Michael14544910/22/2002
Ms. Taneil Natay Lola15169504/21/2004
Mr. Begay T. Rodgerick15358110/21/2004
Mr. Keith Hoggard Shiloh15361410/21/2004
Ann Gregory Marsha15455101/10/2005
Ms. Marschke A. Lori15774010/28/2005
Ms. Mertz Shaw Sebrina16003705/25/2006
Mr. Hamblin M. Bryce17126505/19/2009
Ms. Claire Belzowski Katherine19501010/07/2014
Mr. Robert Ledbetter Charles19562401/05/2015
Mr. Nathan Moalemi Arash19096505/28/2015
Ms. Kay Walsh Brittney Esq.20487506/14/2019
Mr. MacDonald J. William20504007/12/2019



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