Apache County: Unchanged number of active licenses to practice law in December compared to previous month

Ted A. Schmidt Board President-Elect of the State Bar of Arizona
Ted A. Schmidt Board President-Elect of the State Bar of Arizona
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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 Name Bar Number Date Of Admission
Mr. G.L. Patterson II 38858 04/25/1964
Mr. Stevens C. Don II 35437 10/11/1975
Mr. Stadelman H.C. Rudy 51095 10/15/1983
Mr. Candelaria E. Criss 42565 11/09/1985
Ms. Bowman Kathleen Esq. 40397 10/25/1986
Mr. Hergenroether J. Scott 38223 10/24/1987
Mr. Bayless P. Dennis 38276 10/21/1988
Ms. Lee Elm Donna 44379 10/21/1988
Mr. Ledbetter E. James Esq. 42067 10/21/1989
Mr. Lopez P. Bernard 50016 10/23/1993
Mr. Anthony Shaw Michael 145449 10/22/2002
Ms. Taneil Natay Lola 151695 04/21/2004
Mr. Begay T. Rodgerick 153581 10/21/2004
Mr. Keith Hoggard Shiloh 153614 10/21/2004
Ann Gregory Marsha 154551 01/10/2005
Ms. Marschke A. Lori 157740 10/28/2005
Ms. Mertz Shaw Sebrina 160037 05/25/2006
Mr. Hamblin M. Bryce 171265 05/19/2009
Ms. Claire Belzowski Katherine 195010 10/07/2014
Mr. Robert Ledbetter Charles 195624 01/05/2015
Mr. Nathan Moalemi Arash 190965 05/28/2015
Ms. Kay Walsh Brittney Esq. 204875 06/14/2019
Mr. MacDonald J. William 205040 07/12/2019


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