Private bar caseloads
No, not that kind of private bar. I mean non-state employed lawyers. What’s your caseload today? Criminal, civil, both, other, doesn’t matter. Post anonymously if you wish, but do leave a comment with the number. I’d like to get as many responses as possible, so please post on your own blog and direct readers here. I want to get a rough estimate of how many cases you carry at a time.
Thanks!
Edit: Ah, what the heck. PDs too.
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about 4 years ago
Okay, I’ll show mine first.
Total 21 criminal cases in various stages of litigation.
Five state court misdemeanors.
Eight state court felonies.
Four federal court cases pre-trial.
Four federal court cases post-trial.
about 4 years ago
State misdemeanors – 25
State felonies – 15
State appeals – 4
Civil – 1
about 4 years ago
I have 189 active cases. One lawyer, two legal assistants. And we get outstanding results for our clients.
about 4 years ago
[quote comment="2173"]I have 189 active cases. One lawyer, two legal assistants. And we get outstanding results for our clients.[/quote]
And I used to be a Public Defender. That’s how I learned to handle so many cases so effectively!
about 4 years ago
I always thought that PDs who go into private practice would make a killing because they generally know how to handle a large caseload.
about 4 years ago
If I wanted to work twice as much, I could probably do as good a job on 40 cases as on 20. Not having been a PD, I can’t conceive of do as good a job on 80, much less on 180.
As for making a killing, at some point the limiting factor becomes the money the clients have rather than the number of clients or amount of time the lawyer has.
about 4 years ago
Good point about the money – there’s only so much of it to go around.