2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Solo Practitioner

Dollar amount billed for legal services performed in 2016 (Q27) Solo Practitioner

Dollar amount was billed for the legal services you performed in 2016?

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

All Individuals

97

$285,400 $117,171 $376,250 $244,269 $282,791 $311,375 $358,179 $336,250 $194,600 $372,125 $338,804 $162,400 $184,561 $123,437 $564,000 $290,227 $338,487 $450,000 $184,431 $125,167 $425,000 $356,959 $331,500 $219,895 $226,000 $153,333 $475,307 $173,550 $360,277 $285,813 $258,923 $278,146 $289,193 $262,919 $362,666 $254,058 $169,170 $266,321 $746,500 $210,437

$45,928 $104,000

$200,000 $122,500 $148,500 $199,000 $230,000 $295,000 $325,000 $317,500 $125,000 $245,000 $261,000 $147,000 $125,000 $320,000 $210,000 $327,500

$350,000 $602,800

Fewer than 5 7-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35 or More

4 8

ISD $47,763 ISD $40,750

$181,250 $476,250

ISD ISD

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

21 30 16 15

$59,000 $117,313

$350,000 $540,000 $370,000 $639,600 $345,000 $800,000 $400,000 $920,000

$52,000

$98,250

$45,000 $156,250 $94,000 $190,000

Boston CMSA NYC CMSA Philadelphia CMSA Washington, DC CMSA Other East Metro Southeast Other Southeast Chicago CMSA Other Central Texas San Francisco CMSA Other West Biotechnology Chemical Computer Software Electrical Mechanical Pharmaceutical Other areas

4 5 4 7 5 3 5 8

ISD $75,000 ISD $12,500 ISD $208,875 ISD $114,625 ISD $100,000

$616,250 $411,500 $662,500 $600,000 $232,500

ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

ISD

ISD $230,000

ISD

Location

ISD $55,000 ISD $200,250

$191,092 $913,750

18 10

$43,008

$99,750

$379,000 $615,000 $443,750 $777,500

$18,487 $173,717

3

ISD

ISD $500,000

ISD

ISD

23

$47,696

$71,590

$175,000

$272,000 $330,000

3 3

ISD ISD

ISD $122,000 ISD $300,000

ISD ISD

ISD ISD

10

$81,931 $247,750

$340,000 $299,500 $170,000

$511,500 $639,600

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

6

ISD $100,000

$537,500

ISD

32

$31,058

$71,250

$335,000 $567,500

3 3 6 9 8

ISD ISD

ISD $180,000 ISD $125,000

ISD ISD

ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60 or Older

ISD $40,541 ISD $55,000 ISD $103,656

$159,000 $122,000 $195,500 $255,000 $207,500 $212,000 $220,000 $152,500 $300,000 $192,500 $125,000 $198,500

$923,000 $307,500 $576,250

Age

16 24 32 83 14 38 46 11 83

$55,600 $175,000

$350,000 $642,500 $352,500 $675,000 $350,000 $574,500 $350,000 $590,000 $408,500 $800,000 $503,750 $800,000 $325,000 $547,200 $261,000 $368,400 $350,000 $598,400

$27,500

$81,250

$27,000 $131,250 $47,696 $120,000

Male Female

Gender

$12,500

$67,000

Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctorate Degree White/Caucasian Asian/Pacific Islander Other

$33,868 $149,250

Highest Non-Law Degree

$45,812 $22,200 $39,000

$99,750 $94,866 $99,000

Ethnicity

4 5

ISD $264,500 ISD $151,092

$437,500 $1,537,500

ISD ISD

$200,000

$275,000

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