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Every year, NALFA, a non-profit group, conducts a survey of prevailing market rates in civil litigation in the U.S. NALFA has released the results from its 2025 hourly rate survey. The survey results, published in the 2025 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report, shows quantitative billing rate data on the factors that correlate to hourly rates in litigation:
City / Geography
Years of Litigation Experience / Seniority
Position / Title
Complexity of Litigation Case
Law Firm / Office Size
This empirical survey and report contain macro and micro data sets of current hourly rate ranges for both defense and plaintiffs’ counsel, at various experience levels, from large firms to solo shops, in regular and complex litigation, and in the nation’s largest cities. This data-intensive survey comprises hundreds of data sets and thousands of data points, covering all relevant billing rate factors and categories. This is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive survey or study of hourly billing rates in litigation.
This is the sixth year in a row that we've conducted this hourly rate survey. In 2020, our aim was to establish a foundational baseline for prevailing rates in litigation. Now, the 2025 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report has advanced to encompass new rate data sets with more accurate rate variables. These updated features allow us to capture even more precise litigation billing rate data.
Through our proprietary email database and digital infrastructure, we surveyed over 625,000 attorneys from thousands of firms from across the U.S. over an 10-month period. Over 40,000 active, full-time litigators participated in this hourly rate survey. This data-rich survey is designed to aid litigators in proving prevailing rates in court and/or comparing their hourly rates to their litigation peers.
The 2025 Litigation Hourly Rate Survey & Report is now available for purchase for only $2200 or $1100 for returning survey clients. You can call us at (872) 208-6947 to place your order.
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