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Attorney Fee Awards: "Usual" hourly fee of attorneys in Arizona.

The Arizona State Bar does a survey of its members on economic issues, including hourly fee rates, every three years. The 2013 survey is fifth in this series.

"Attorneys in Arizona are not only making more money than they were three years ago, they’re also slightly more optimistic about the future." See: http://www.azbar.org/newsevents/newsreleases/2013/06/econreportarticle, viewed 29 Jun 2013.

Highlights of the 2012 survey (reported in June 2013) include the facts that:

Full time attorneys reported a median net income of $104,000 (10.9% increase over 2009 Average income for full time attorneys is now $143,403.
The median billing rate per hour is now $255, which is a slight increase over the $250 rate three years ago.

The 2013 Economics of Law Report contains current demographics of practicing attorneys including: attorney income by various factors); prevailing average hourly billing rates for attorneys by a variety of factors and of legal assistants by years of experience, firm size and office location.

The 45-page 2013 Economics of Law in Arizona report is available for purchase at the State Bar of Arizona for $125 (plus tax and shipping). Contact Pat Giallanza at 602.340.7226 or patricia.giallanza@staff.azbar.org.

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