re: Life as a Lawyer Advice Needed

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But from what I am reading here it seems that a guy with a title/loan/attorney/snowball stand in Bunkie who makes half his income from the actual practice of law is probably a better indicator of the median attorney in Louisiana.

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There are a lot of areas not BR or Nola in Louisiana.

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Since then I have more often seen legal bills for experienced New Orleans litigation attorneys billing high $200s and low $300s.

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Even within Nola, this is the rare exception. Nola isn't some business hub, so even the "big law (LA)" population isn't super huge. Now think about all the lawyers in the Nola metro grinding out their living off the poor population (non-MVA cases). Divorces, criminal, etc. That population, even in Nola, is yuge.

And, again, you're ignoring all of the lawyers getting their money from government in some way. VERY few of them are making more than $125k/year. Certain government-baked nonprofits and state agencies start offers in the low-mid 40s.