There were 219 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Deschutes County as of February, according to the Oregon State Bar.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.
Oregon has faced a public defender shortage since 2021. A recent report from the Oregon Public Defense Commission estimated the state needs about 500 more attorneys to handle its caseload. As of March 2024, roughly 2,500 people lacked legal representation statewide, including more than 100 in custody.
As of March 2026, average lawyer salaries in Oregon ranged from $101,624 for an entry-level attorney handling routine legal work to $257,231 for highly experienced attorneys managing complex cases with significant autonomy. Mid-level attorneys, such as those in Attorney III roles—who handle highly complex legal work with moderate supervision—earned on average $190,431 in Oregon, compared to $187,524 nationwide.
The United States has more than 1.3 million active lawyers, with employment projected to grow 4% between 2024 and 2034.
Lawyers in Deschutes County with Active Legal Licenses in February
| Lawyer Name | Bar Number | Date of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Alaina B Lacter | 220174 | – |
| Alexandra Brucker | 232484 | – |
| Alison Ann Huycke | 063751 | – |
| Alison R Kean | 930114 | – |
| Allison Adams | 246571 | – |
| Alycia M Herriott | 084812 | – |
| Amanda Luman | 260566 | – |
| Amy L Muenchrath | 973463 | – |
| Andrea Hintz | 257510 | – |
| Andree Phelps | 171331 | – |
| Andrew Archer | 256353 | – |
| Andrew W Ince Jr. | 183752 | – |
| Angel Jesus Cala | 256915 | – |
| Anna Claypool | 170919 | – |
| Ashley Joyce Tuttle | 242796 | – |
| Barry Jay Thompson | 253244 | – |
| Baylee June Logan | 243749 | – |
| Blaire Cleveland Krochak | 260542 | – |
| Blake A Robinson | 241654 | – |
| Brandon Lee McKay | 250784 | – |
| Brett Kempski | 257724 | – |
| Brian Jay Beck | 952102 | – |
| Brian Timothy Allen | 230992 | – |
| Carolyn Powell | 230565 | – |
| Charles B Fromm | 195065 | – |
| Charles C Hall | 240426 | – |
| Chris Jirges | 153578 | – |
| Chris D Hatfield | 872426 | – |
| Christian P Foote | 241662 | – |
| Christie L Martin | 205814 | – |
| Christopher Morehead | 134341 | – |
| Christopher P Koback | 913408 | – |
| Columbine K Quillen | 151405 | – |
| Crystal Lee Morton | 970839 | – |
| Dakota R Steele | 226724 | – |
| Daniel J Hesson | 952972 | – |
| Derek A Matthews | 210124 | – |
| Diana Lynn Bartolotta | 257344 | – |
| Dr. Ann Bernert | 241852 | – |
| Dr. Bryn Evans | 256962 | – |
| Dr. Sara Terheggen | 257108 | – |
| Dylan J Krueger | 220468 | – |
| Emma K Singer | 211227 | – |
| Eric Paul Apjoke | 242116 | – |
| Erika L Wilson | 972679 | – |
| Ethan Patrick Meaney | 250215 | – |
| Geoffrey J Gokey | 890496 | – |
| Giulia Marie Rogers | 184332 | – |
| Grace Elizabeth Saalman | 253538 | – |
| Graham M Sweitzer | 025866 | – |
| Hannah P Dougherty | 244289 | – |
| Harpreet S Dhaliwal | 231518 | – |
| Heidi TD Bauer | 994800 | – |
| Hillary Anne Brooks | 012138 | – |
| Isabel Caitlin Harris | 244351 | – |
| J Michael Rockett | 954860 | – |
| James C Burton | 192756 | – |
| Jason D Kipnis | 240480 | – |
| Jeffrey H Smith | 221371 | – |
| Jennifer E Woodruff | 971583 | – |
| Jeremy L Vandehey | 095356 | – |
| Jessica Kindley | 241433 | – |
| Jessica S Doidge | 230454 | – |
| Joel Watkins Shaffer | 242954 | – |
| Jordan Rodriguez | 241457 | – |
| Joseph S Walsh | 065427 | – |
| Josephine H Mooney | 882738 | – |
| Julia S Fornaciari-Olsen | 960108 | – |
| Karen Stanley | 022489 | – |
| Karla L Nash | 942037 | – |
| Kate M Hawe | 180937 | – |
| Katherine L Rowe | 190654 | – |
| Katherine R Burns | 203508 | – |
| Keith Leitz | 114408 | – |
| Keith S Dubanevich | 975200 | – |
| Kelly Lance Monaghan | 153934 | – |
| Kelly M Kozich | 163192 | – |
| Kelly Marie Walsh | 993897 | – |
| Kelly S Hansen | 063450 | – |
| Kelsey Quinn Gorman | 245612 | – |
| Kevin Carolan | 054757 | – |
| Kilani Michelle Fierstos | 244716 | – |
| Kimberley M Johnson | 212352 | – |
| Kortney K Barnes | 186125 | – |
| Kristin M Larson | 023639 | – |
| Kristin Scheel Downes | 170324 | – |
| Kristine Shirley Wardlow | 251396 | – |
| L Todd Wilson | 974383 | – |
| Laura R Franzen | 123165 | – |
| Lauren M Nowierski-Stadnick | 210322 | – |
| Lawrence J Danielson | 253893 | – |
| Lawrence M Gorman | 882150 | – |
| Lawrence W Erwin | 730850 | – |
| Leanne Ryan | 062143 | – |
| Lee Michael Griffith | 101003 | – |
| Leilani R Beaver | 221973 | – |
| Leslie T Nitcher | 084321 | – |
| Lillah Lehner | 033940 | – |
| Lillian May Klein | 252514 | – |
| Lindsay Marie Chenelia | 252031 | – |
| Lisa Andrach | 040012 | – |
| Liz Fancher | 812202 | – |
| Lonn T W Johnston | 083734 | – |
| Lori K Murphy | 990700 | – |
| Luke Parks | 256582 | – |
| Madeline Janette Rojer | 257606 | – |
| Margaret R McAdams | 213637 | – |
| Mark Bonnett | 904671 | – |
| Mark A Reinhardt | 235704 | – |
| Martha Ottillie Neustadt | 076293 | – |
| Mary Kate Clason | 106799 | – |
| Matthew A Holland | 080830 | – |
| Matthew L Mohill | 070780 | – |
| Matthew Lee Baughman | 170332 | – |
| Matthew O Rykels | 220049 | – |
| Matthew R Cody | 232818 | – |
| Matthew R Wojcik | 974992 | – |
| Maureen M Home | 236252 | – |
| Max M Yoklic | 194865 | – |
| Megan K Burgess | 042526 | – |
| Melanie Kebler | 083798 | – |
| Melinda Thomas | 053962 | – |
| Melissa P Lande | 913493 | – |
| Michael James Gaffney | 251680 | – |
| Michael N Selkirk | 191836 | – |
| Michael P Stadnick | 210339 | – |
| Michael R Hughes | 135942 | – |
| Michael R McLane | 904435 | – |
| Michael V Staudaher | 141710 | – |
| Michael W Peterkin | 823670 | – |
| Michelle Kathleen Littlewood | 246381 | – |
| Monica Ashley Nolan | 246595 | – |
| Mrs. Kathryn Anne Morris | 253348 | – |
| Mrs. Megan K Beshai | 195564 | – |
| Mrs. Melissa Anne Olen | 246714 | – |
| Nathan Klinger | 193953 | – |
| Niccolo Fedele Barber | 171957 | – |
| Nicole Metz | 241948 | – |
| Nicole M Burke | 191456 | – |
| Olivia M Miller | 230534 | – |
| Owyhee Weikel-Magden | 081324 | – |
| Patricia Louise Nelson | 932990 | – |
| Patrick K Cougill | 883809 | – |
| Patrick Miguel Julian | 994674 | – |
| Paul H Hattaway | 222750 | – |
| Paul J Kaufman | 842575 | – |
| Paul Mathias Min Willison | 254093 | – |
| Peter Shepherd | 801066 | – |
| Peter Straumfjord | 105159 | – |
| Peter S Hicks | 933057 | – |
| Philip R Anderson | 952023 | – |
| Quinlan Steiner | 196319 | – |
| Quinn McVey Burket | 232975 | – |
| R Brady Williams | 164983 | – |
| Rand O Campbell | 193408 | – |
| Raun William Atkinson | 142758 | – |
| Reagan Lee Brenneman Desmond | 045129 | – |
| Rebecca L Spain Keller | 222015 | – |
| Robert S Banks Jr. | 821862 | – |
| Robert Scott Byrd | 071012 | – |
| Robert W Ickes | 052917 | – |
| Roberta Miller Blood | 254268 | – |
| Robin DesCamp | 975415 | – |
| Robin Lewis Hopkins Hayakawa | 245098 | – |
| Ronald L Roome | 880976 | – |
| Ronald M Johnson | 880629 | – |
| Rory Isbell | 173780 | – |
| Rosalie Beaumont | 121167 | – |
| Ryan C Kaiser | 130344 | – |
| Ryan P Boyle | 052078 | – |
| Ryan Patrick Correa | 071109 | – |
| Ryan S Mauck | 194153 | – |
| Ryan T Howard | 123466 | – |
| S Skye Gross | 230881 | – |
| Sam M Cohn | 220404 | – |
| Sam M Nagy | 121239 | – |
| Samantha R Alexander | 250268 | – |
| Sanny Kataoka | 232406 | – |
| Sarah Trautman | 226241 | – |
| Sarah J Yates | 184830 | – |
| Sarah K Murray | 205316 | – |
| Sarah R Monkton | 196018 | – |
| Scott R Crane | 982017 | – |
| Sean M Neary | 114709 | – |
| Sean Michael Trimble | 111440 | – |
| Sean Patrick Levy | 141007 | – |
| Selah Crisp | 233033 | – |
| Shahzad Qadri | 181073 | – |
| Shannon McCabe | 143812 | – |
| Shelby Thomas | 174772 | – |
| Shiann R Schmidt | 186133 | – |
| Sierra Cullen | 251032 | – |
| Stacy Neil | 024043 | – |
| Stephanie Marshall | 066630 | – |
| Stephanie Jost Fiereck | 972582 | – |
| Stephen P Forte | 830376 | – |
| Steven L Shropshire | 944375 | – |
| Steven M Avila | 235744 | – |
| Steven M Kurzer | 000641 | – |
| Steven P Hultberg | 963137 | – |
| Steven V Rizzo | 840853 | – |
| Sue O Hagerty | 062096 | – |
| Susan Frank | 934894 | – |
| Susan K Eggum | 824576 | – |
| Suzanne M McVicker | 110687 | – |
| Thomas Bahrman | 001973 | – |
| Thomas M Spear Jr. | 951712 | – |
| Tia Marie Lewis | 933437 | – |
| Tim Jones | 890654 | – |
| Timothy L Williams | 034940 | – |
| Timothy P Lyons | 222252 | – |
| Tracy L Scheidtmann | 185854 | – |
| Trevor Stephens | 151516 | – |
| Tyler P Malstrom | 094325 | – |
| Valerie Wright | 861075 | – |
| Walter R Miller Jr. | 043611 | – |
| Will Dennis | 061785 | – |
| Will Van Vactor | 075595 | – |
| William Lamb | 201611 | – |
