2017 Report of the Economic Survey

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

AVERAGE BILLING RATE FOR IP WORK (P. F-24, Q30) By Number of Attorneys in Firm in 2016

One

Two

3-5

6-10

11-30

31-100

Number of Attorneys

101 or More

All Respondents

$200

$250

$300

$350

$400

$450

$500

$550

$600

$650

1st Quartile/3rd Quartile Median Mean

TREND IN HOURLY BILLING RATES FOR IP WORK (MEDIAN): 1996-2016 (P. F-24, Q30)

$500

$400

$375

$361

$330

$320

$300

$300

$270 $275

$225

$210

$200

$180 $185

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 $100

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