Rural, semi-rural, and suburb GP attorneys in the Midwest - what is your average hourly rate? I’m in a medium-size city and have been working in law now for the better part of a decade, and I’m still struggling to get a pulse on what is considered reasonable for our market. I see many senior, sometimes partner, attorneys billing at the same rates I saw a decade ago, while others are double that. The local bar is pretty petty about this kind of stuff. They’d rather complain about the others

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I worked at a 30-50 attorney firm in a city like Champaign, IL or Milwaukee, WI for a bit. First year attorneys were basically paralegals and started at $175/hr. Second year associates were billing $225/hr. All of the partners were billing $300/hr+ and the more senior partners and rainmakers were all billing $400-450/hr.

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Small city in Midwest. I'm a 3rd year and my rate is 325/hr. All our attorneys range from 225-550/hr depending on experience and practice area etc. I think our rates are higher than most local attorneys, but we're also more sophisticated than most (and take on more sophisticated clients).

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I work at a 2 person law firm in a Milwaukee suburb and first year, I billed at $325, same as the owner. We both now bill $400 five years later.

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making more money instead of just raising their own rates. So, I’m curious - what is actually considered “reasonable?”

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