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Chicago, IL -- The old adage in real estate that it’s all about location, location, and location may also apply to hourly rates in litigation. NALFA recently released the results from its annual hourly rate survey of civil litigation in the U.S. The results, published in the 2024 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report, show quantitative billing rate data on the very factors that correlate to hourly rates in litigation: geography, years in practice, position, complexity of case, and law firm size.
This is the fifth year in a row that NALFA has conducted this hourly rate survey. We surveyed over 735,000 attorneys from thousands of firms from across the U.S. The survey was conducted over an 11-month period. Over 32,800 active, full-time plaintiffs' and defense litigators participated in this hourly rate survey. This is the nation's largest and most comprehensive survey or study of hourly billing rates in litigation.
This hourly rate survey included 24 majors U.S. cities. Ranked in order, the nation’s top (highest) 10 litigation billing rate cities are:
- Washington, DC
- San Francisco, CA
- New York, NY
- Dallas, TX
- Boston, MA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Chicago, IL
- Houston, TX
- Miami, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
For survey data from these and other cities, visit our News Blog post, “Nation’s Top Litigation Billing Rate Cities".
To purchase the 2024 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report for only $1800 or $900 for previous NALFA annual survey clients, call us at (872) 208-6947. Price includes survey tutorial.
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