2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Minimum and maximum 2016 attorney billing rates for IP work (Q30a-Q30b)

Number of Firms Reporting

First Quartile 25%

Third Quartile 75%

Mean (Average)

Median (Midpoint)

Number of Attorneys/Location

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

10 11 20 20 41 21 20

$309 $291 $312 $255 $245 $257 $302 $347 $315 $326 $308 $248 $277 $276 $304 $230 $216 $274 $380 $322 $214 $378 $402 $476 $468 $518 $617 $796 $873 $526 $632 $581 $439 $444 $405 $623 $546 $428 $603 $613 $701 $508

$209 $225 $158 $208 $190 $220 $233 $248 $263 $275 $223 $195 $228 $169 $250 $173 $180 $228 $250 $180 $275 $320 $358 $416 $403 $463 $603 $481 $416 $455 $400 $350 $363 $350 $500 $383 $331 $356 ISD

$290 $320 $300 $250 $215 $245 $285 $335 $335 $325 $288 $245 $250 $315 $280 $230 $215 $270 $400 $325 $203 $340 $325 $410 $450 $500 $575 $815 $885 $463 $650 $498 $440 $450 $375 $650 $500 $403 $575 $500 $575 $463

$385 $350 $350 $319 $300 $278 $370 $455 $369 $378 $350 $325 $340 $345 $380 $265 $250 $319 $385 $231 $400 $400 $494 $526 $600 $793 $965 $656 $800 $785 $545 $535 $490 $800 $753 $533 $863 ISD

Number of Attorneys

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

6

12

5

Minimum billing rate for IP work

26

7 9 4 7 9 8 3 6

Location

28

14 10 11 20 20 41 21 20

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

Number of Attorneys

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

6

$1,249

12

5

Maximum billing rate for IP work

26

7 9 4 7 9 8 3 6

Location

28

ISD

ISD

$538 $415

$969 $599

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