How Much Money Do Court Appointed Criminal Defense Attorneys Make?

The US Economic Census indicates that attorneys median income is $165,000 a year it also indicates that the revenue per employee in law offices is $288,000. I read an auditors report that said court appointed attorneys make less than $10.00 an hour and that, as a result most inocent people would be better off if we didn’t have the right to an attorney. Also said that court appointed attorneys are an economicly disenfranchised group that need assistance. In high school I was taught that our criminal justice system was the best on earth. What is the truth? Are the people who are represented by court appointed attorneys getting real representation? Are the attorneys funded well enough to do their jobs? Do the attorneys make too much money? This is really an opinion poll. Please consider disclosing your status in your answer, ie. attorney or not attorney.

Published by: admin on September 20th, 2009 | Filed under Criminal Law Indiana




One Response to “How Much Money Do Court Appointed Criminal Defense Attorneys Make?”

  1. fr_chuck Says:
    September 20th, 2009 at 6:36 pm

    There is no “most” every area is different.
    for example in alot of small town rual areas there is no defence attorneys on staff. Various lawyers in that area are required to take on cases for “free” as part of thier bar members in that area.
    In other places both the DA and the defense attorneys start at somewhere around 30,000 to 40000 a year.
    And in general for alot of attorneys, such as bankrutpcy and some other civil attorneys, alot make less than 100,000 a year.
    But the real issue with a public defender there is no funds for expert witness, to have evidence reviewed, to hire speical labs and the such.

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