New Matters and Dispositions, Fiscal 1990-97

      Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal 
Fiscal
          1989   1990   1991   1992    1993   1994   1995   1996 
  1997

Number of   15,451 16,334 16,938 17,407 17,648 17,974 
18,558 18,938 19,301
attorneys

Grievances     939 1,115 1,082  801  693  634  579  444 
 421
pending at
beginning 
of fiscal year

New matters    1,301 1,307 1,280 1,463 1,422  1,456 
1,346 1,316 1,506

Dispositions   1,125 1,340 1,561 1,571 1,481  1,511 
1,482 1,339 1,479 1

Grievances     1,115 1,082  801  693  634  579 444  421 
 448 2
pending at
close of

 fiscal year

¹ Fiscal 1997 dispositions are up by 31 percent over fiscal 1989.

² Fiscal 1997 cases pending are down by 58 percent over fiscal 1990

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