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    Wisconsin Lawyer
    July 01, 1997

    Wisconsin Lawyer July 1997: Practicing Law in 20th Century Wisconsin, Part 2: Figures

     


    Vol. 70, No. 7, July 1997

    Practicing Law In 20th Century Wisconsin:
    Continuity And Change In Everyday
    Legal Life, Part 2

    Figures


    Legislature Occupational Composition

      Professional Lawyers Farmers Commercial Other Politicians
    
    1853   26%   44%  24%  6%  0%
    1875   10%   43%  38%  9%  0%
    1895   14%   20%  58%  7%  0%
    1915   20%   28%  47%  5%  0%
    1935   13%   24%  51%  12%  0%
    1955   26%   17%  52%  6%  0%
    1975   18%   13%  33%  26%  10%
    1995   12%   14%  30%  30%  14%
    

    Figure 1

    Practice Groups 4

         1935 1955 1975 1995
    
    Solo practice  53% 49% 30% 26%
    Firm    37% 32% 42% 51%
    Government   4% 7% 11% 12%
    Corporate   1% 8% 13% 9%
    Women lawyers  1% 2% 3% 16%
    
    Number of firms 50 127 285 292
    Largest firm
    (single office) 14 36 100 210
    Median firm size 6 5 7 21

     

    Figure 2

    Median Income (1994 dollars) 7

    Year  Solo Practioners Partners in Law Firms   Corporate In-house Lawyers Goverment Lawyers All Lawyers
     1929  NA NA NA  NA  $50,700
     1932  NA NA NA NA $40,000
     1962  $49,100 $74,600 NA NA NA
    1969  $76,300 $103,600 $67,200 $55,100 NA
     1974 $76,500 $112,000 $76,200 $55,300 NA
     1983 NA NA NA NA $57,400
     1987 NA NA NA NA $56,700
     1993 NA $112,500 $65,000 $56,100 $66,500


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