Points of View

 There is no such thing as a typical Illinois State Bar Association member. But there’s a good chance one works in a firm with fewer than five attorneys and puts in a little more than 40 hours per week. They bill an hourly rate of $337—although many also offer flat fees and some offer contingent fees—and earn a median of $144,000 per year (but an average of $172,000). Prior or existing client relationships or various types of referrals provide their primary source of business. Such statistics and many more are summarized in the Illinois Bar Journal’s September issue. The article, “Points of View,” distills the results of the ISBA’s 2024 Economic, Marketing, and Business Health Survey, conducted earlier this year on behalf of the ISBA by Readex Research.

 Read the July Illinois Bar Journal’s article, "Points of View."