Small time lawyers.In his riff about trial lawyers and small businesses ("Tilting at Windmills," October), Charles Peters could have included the following: According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a 2002 survey by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) is a nonprofit organization that represents the interests of personal injury attorneys. The ATLA is the world's largest trial bar organization, with about 60,000 members worldwide. , three-quarters of our members work in firms with five or fewer lawyers. Fully one-third are solo practitioners. In short, these lawyers run small businesses. The public may think that most lawyers are wealthy, but it isn't so. According to the 2003 numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) A research agency of the U.S. Department of Labor; it compiles statistics on hours of work, average hourly earnings, employment and unemployment, consumer prices and many other variables. , the mean annual income for lawyers was $108,000. According to ATLA ATLA Association of Trial Lawyers of America ATLA American Theological Library Association ATLA American Trial Lawyers Association ATLA Air Transport Licensing Authority (Hong Kong) ATLA Avatar: The Last Airbender , a third of our members earn less than $100,000. Twenty percent earn less than $75,000. They're small businesses, and as such they share the many concerns of all small businesses. Todd Smith President Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
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