75 active legal licenses in Yuma County as of February

Doreen N. McPaul Board President-Elect of the State Bar of Arizona
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There were 75 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Yuma County as of February, according to the State Bar of Arizona.

This is a decrease from January, when there were 76 active lawyers in the county.

Within Yuma County, Yuma had the highest number of lawyers with active licenses during February (74).

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.

As of Feb. 1, 2026, average lawyer salaries in Arizona ranged from $97,519 for an entry-level attorney handling routine legal work (Attorney I) to $246,747 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 $182,688 in Arizona, compared to $187,488 nationwide.

Data from the American Bar Association’s National Lawyer Population Survey show that Arizona had about 2.14 lawyers per 1,000 residents, compared with a national average of roughly 3.81 per 1,000.

Lawyers in Yuma County with active legal licenses in February
Lawyer Name Name of Firm
Adam D. Hansen Deason Garner & Hansen
Alicia Zermeno Alicia Z Aguirre PC
Amanda J. Taylor Law Office of Amanda Taylor
Amanda Mahon Watlington San Luis City Prosecutor
Antonio D. Bustamante Yuma County Public Defender’s Office
Barbara Emily Cowin Cowan Workplace Advocates
Barbara Goodier —
Barry L. Olsen Law Office Barry Olsen, P.L.L.C.
Brandon S. Kinsey Garcia, Kinsey, Luger & Villarreal PLC
Braulio Sebastian Sanchez Sanchez Law Group PLLC
Brenda M. Acosta Sandoval Federal Public Defender
Bruce Yancey Bruce Yancey Law Office
Candice L. Orduno Meerchaum & Orduno PLLC
Cid Rigel Kallen Citrine Law L.L.C.
Cornelius Candy Camarena Cornelius C. Camarena, P.C.
Daniel M. Curiel Yuma County Office of the Legal Defender
David Garland Lafayette Rogers Scott & Rogers, P.L.L.C.
David M. Shapiro Yuma County Legal Defender
David Wade Noble Noble Law Office
Elizabeth A N Punpayuk Benesch, Shadle, & White,
Ella G. Johnson Law Office of Ella G. Johnson
Emily Kathryn Hart Yuma City Attorney’s Office
Frank A. Fila The Smith Fila Law Firm
Frank Robert Santa Maria Rafi Law Group
George J. Romero Federal Public Defender
Gerald W. Hunt Hunt Law Firm, Ltd.
Glenn J. Gimbut Law Offices of Glenn Gimbut
Griselda Cordova Yuma County Attorney’s Office
H Stewart Bradshaw —
Heather Christine Vinci Law Office of Heather C Vinci PLLC
Janet H. Metcalf Janet H Metcalf PC
Jay R. Cairns Yuma City Prosecutor’s Office
Jeanne Marie Vatterott-Gale Law Office of Jeanne Vatterott-Gale, PLC
Jerry M. Hernandez Office of the Federal Public Defender
Jessica L. Holzer Office of the Yuma County Attorney
Jimmie Dee Smith —
John E. Meerchaum Meerchaum and Orduno PLLC
John L. Tate Office of the Yuma County Attorney
Jose Angel de la Vara Yuma County Attorney
Jose S. Padilla Yuma County Public Defender
Joshua James Cordova Cordova Law P.L.C.
Julie M. McDonald Julie M McDonald PC
Karolyn Kaczorowski Office of the Yuma County Attorney
L John LeSueur City of Yuma City Attorney’s Office
Louis C. Uhl DOJ
Mark Edward Hessinger Office of the Attorney General
Marlo Kristina Arnold Two Rivers Law
Mary E. White Office of the Yuma County Attorney
Mary K. Boyte Henderson Mary Katherine Boyte PC
Matthew David Hansen Yuma County Attorney’s Office
Meghan Caitlin Scott Scott & Rogers, P.L.L.C.
Molly J. Snyder Garcia, Kinsey, Luger & Villarreal, PLC
Nohemy Echavarria Law Office of Sonia M. Ramirez Sardinas, PLLC
Olin Ray Hale Olin R. Hale, Attorney at Law
Pamela Walsma Walsma & Rodriguez PC
Ray A. Hanna Office of the Yuma Public Defender
Richard C. Parks Yuma County Public Defender
Richard J. Edgar Law Office of Richard J Edgar PLC
Richard W. Files Yuma City Attorney’s Office
Robert Bleich Yuma County Public Defender’s Office
Robert Bruce Stirling Federal Public Defender
Robert J. Trebilcock Yuma County Public Defender
Rodney C. Short Yuma City Attorney’s Office
Ronald F. Jones —
Shanna N. Bowman Coronation Peak Ranches, Inc.
Shawn David Garner Deason Garner & Hansen
Sonia Monique Ramirez Sardinas Law Office of Sonia Monique Ramirez PLLC
Stephen Alan Kiholm Office of the Yuma County Attorney
Theresa W. Fox Office of the Yuma County Attorney
Trevor Thomas White Benesch, Shadle & White, PLC
Vida Z. Florez-Warner Florez Law Firm PLLC
William J. Crimmins Law Office of William Crimmins
William J. Kerekes Office of the Yuma County Attorney
William W. Fox Yuma County Legal Defender
Wm Michael Smith Law Office of Wm Michael Smith

Information in this article was obtained from the State Bar of Arizona. The source data can be found here.



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