2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Partner

Billable hours recorded in 2016 (Q29) Private Firm, Partner

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)

All Individuals

307

1,476 1,753 1,522 1,544 1,484 1,504 1,321 1,629 1,454 1,552 1,423 1,273 1,497 1,246 1,697 1,590 1,594 1,418 1,423 1,510 1,372 1,605 1,366 1,450 1,398 1,576 1,465 1,534 1,540 1,450 1,504 1,660 1,471 1,519 1,472 1,354 1,465 1,530 1,510 1,422 1,333 1,475 1,329 1,391 1,983 1,114 1,436 1,357 1,465 1,461 1,674 1,610 1,727 998

779 ISD 270 990 750 712 600 750 660 433 243 558 910 858 674 ISD 357 798 230 961 824 ISD 752 922 884 951 ISD ISD 784 990 800 740 800 650 777 939 826 636 685 798 650 ISD 133 691 600 719 955 95

1,130 1,463 1,263 1,192 1,117 1,178 1,050 1,117 1,050 1,250 1,300 1,275 1,430 1,060 1,100 1,178 1,000 1,056 1,000 1,228 1,223 1,200 1,150 1,200 1,250 1,138 1,200 1,100 1,020 1,119 1,183 1,200 1,123 718 980 788 ISD 974 1,050 1,200 897

1,500 1,805 1,552 1,515 1,500 1,600 1,214 1,550 1,500 1,625 1,520 1,341 1,400 1,136 1,680 1,662 1,645 1,448 1,500 1,363 1,300 1,000 1,690 1,450 1,445 1,420 1,553 1,530 1,600 1,832 2,000 1,503 1,719 1,500 1,506 1,610 1,400 1,500 1,600 1,500 1,600 1,375 1,500 1,550 1,500 2,150 1,161 1,310 1,500 1,506 1,400 1,700 1,705 1,835

1,841 1,990 1,918 1,915 1,850 1,839 1,714 1,918 1,875 1,860 1,906 1,656 1,945 1,663 1,900 1,950 1,848 1,844 1,800 2,200 1,800 1,315 1,927 1,625 1,675 1,750 1,889 1,800 1,851 2,100 1,832 1,975 1,855 1,853 1,828 1,713 1,823 1,863 1,868 1,800 1,685 1,818 1,838 1,925 2,375 1,500 1,744 1,700 1,832 1,797 1,901 1,913 2,006 ISD

2,100

5-6 7-9

4

ISD

12 38

2,300 2,065 2,100 2,100 2,000 2,760 2,220 2,320 2,094 1,788 2,160 2,150 2,420 2,246 2,075 2,000 2,446 1,960 1,960 2,250 1,880 2,160 2,190 1,992 2,140 2,050 2,301 2,065 2,200 2,000 2,000 2,100 2,046 2,200 2,000 1,907 2,050 2,190 2,000 1,840 2,225 1,924 2,120 2,090 2,120 2,040 2,493 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

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

119

85 49 12 25 13 40 10 11 10 23 13 64 30 13 23 13 18 27 31 20 63 13 19 37 46 77 49 74 7 5 9 3

Boston CMSA NYC CMSA Philadelphia CMSA Washington, DC CMSA Other East Metro Southeast Other Southeast Chicago CMSA Minne.-St. Paul PMSA Other Central Texas Los Angeles CMSA San Francisco CMSA Other West Non-US Computer Hardware Computer Software Electrical Mechanical Medical/ Health Care Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Chemical

1,057

1,020

Location

1,114

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

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

Age

Male Female

266

Gender

37

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

201

Highest Non-Law Degree

65 26

971

268

1,151

10 14

665 995

Ethnicity

4

1,425

1-2 3-5 6-10

24 48 39 67 40 47 18 20

812

1,000 1,039 1,127 1,139 1,420 1,188 1,336

Full-time Intellectual

11-25 26-50 51-100 101-150 More than 150

Property lawyers and agents in the firm or corporation

1,180

990 750

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