United States Consumer Law Attorney Fee Survey for 2015-2016
United States Consumer Law Attorney Fee Survey for 2015-2016
Attorneys in every state and the U. S. Territories took part in this national survey of Consumer Law attorneys and their law practice economics. The results of this exhaustive survey continues the trend of being the most comprehensive since this continuous research work began in 1999.
This Survey Report publishes the results of the United States Consumer Law Attorney Fee Survey for 2015-2016. This Survey Report continues to be the only national survey of Consumer Law practitioners in the United States. Since the first Survey Report was published in 2000 the reported data has been used in more than 35 jurisdictions, including state and federal courts, the U. S. Court of Federal Claims, the U. S. Department of Justice, the U. S. Department of Labor, and the American Arbitration Association to determine reasonable attorney fee rates, resulting in more than $ 7.9 million in awards across the United States.
The Survey Report provides data for the entire United States, Washington D. C., Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands, and 98 greater metropolitan areas. From Cape Coral, Florida to Eugene, Oregon, from San Diego, California to Hartford, Connecticut, and points in between, this survey provides hourly rates for attorneys and paralegals, average years in practice, and far more information.
The data published here will help the bench, the bar, and attorneys everywhere to understand the economics of practicing law in the Consumer Law field nationally.
In deciding a contested attorney fee motion in a fee-shifting case, Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox ruled that the U. S. Consumer Law Attorney Fee Survey Report was more persuasive than the National Law Journal’ s fee survey and the U. S. Attorney’ s Laffey Matrix in Consumer Law cases. After reviewing the more general survey and data, Judge Fox turned to the Survey Report and said“ The court does, however, find the evidence in the United States Consumer Law Attorney Fee Survey to be persuasive.” LaFountain, Jr v. Paul Benton Motors of North Carolina, LLC, 2010 U. S. Dist. LEXIS 121631, 2010 WL 4457057( E. D. NC, Nov. 5, 2010).
You can download a free copy of the new, almost-400 page 2015-2016 Survey Report by visiting NACBA. org and logging into the Member Dashboard.
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