2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Solo Practitioner

Billable hours recorded in 2016 (Q29) Solo Practitioner

How many billable hours did you record in 2016?

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

Median (Midpoint)

71

790 454 690 833 863 777 863 802 741 846 730 671 779 759 940 541 989 705 743 782 854 967 753 426 783 795 938 689 434

111 ISD

350

700 520 518 733 800 300 810 750 882

1,083

1,600

All Individuals

5

25

850

ISD

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

16 24 12 10

98 94

275 325 406 920 ISD 592 205 341 375 350 271 365 ISD ISD 383 186 284 131 271 504 200 400 350 356 271 463 400 179 300 ISD 823

1,000 1,075 1,281 1,200 1,188 1,450 1,000 1,200 1,100 1,600 1,000 ISD 1,000 1,633 1,200 1,719 1,388 1,225 1,200 1,000 1,000 1,300 1,244 1,000 764 ISD ISD

1,686 2,200 1,600 2,100

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

245 553 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD 129 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD 152 ISD ISD ISD 127 45 116 ISD 131 ISD 112 ISD ISD 62 62 44

1,094

1,000

3 4 4 4 7

ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

NYC CMSA Philadelphia CMSA Washington, DC CMSA Other East

Location

1,100

Chicago CMSA Other Central Texas Other West

15

520

1,740

7

1,040

1,000

ISD

17

531 520

1,670

3 3 6 4 5 7 6

ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

Biotechnology Chemical Computer Software Electrical Mechanical

1,500

1,600

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

748 518 888

22

1,278

1,000

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

520 748

1,008

Age

11 15 27 64

1,000

2,320 1,420 1,520 1,600

500 600 720 480 700 300 566 764 990

Male Female

Gender

7

ISD

26 35

1,000

2,260 1,540

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

Highest Non-Law Degree

9

740

ISD

62

1,100

1,626

3 4

ISD

ISD ISD

Ethnicity

1,000

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017 I-15