2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Firm Collections, billings, overhead, and percent change in billings (Q25-Q28)

Number of Firms Reporting

Mean (Average)

Number of Attorneys in Firm

145

94.7% 95.4% 89.5% 97.5% 92.0% 95.2% 95.2% 95.6% 36.8% 26.5% 33.5% 30.6% 35.5% 43.5% 39.7% 36.6%

All Firms One Two 3-5 6-10 11-30 31-100 101 or More All Firms One Two 3-5 6-10 11-30 31-100 101 or More All Firms One Two 3-5 6-10 11-30 31-100 101 or More All Firms One Two 3-5 6-10 11-30 31-100 101 or More

11 11 21 22 42 20 18 10 10 19 20 35 17 14

What was the ratio of this firm's collections in 2016, regardless of the year of billing, to the firm's billings in 2016?

125

As a percent of total 2016 collections (for services performed in any year),

what was this firm's overhead in 2016?

137

9.1%

11

.1%

9

13.3%

What was the percent change in this firm's billings for IP legal services from 2015 to 2016?

22 22 38 18 17

9.6% 5.1%

11.8% 12.1%

8.4%

130

13.2% 17.3% 12.1% 23.1% 13.5% 11.2% 10.3%

10

8

What was the percent change in this firm's billings for IP legal services from 2014 to 2015?

21 21 35 18 17

5.8%

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