<html><body> <DIV>Years ago, in the 1990s, I recall seeing statistics about the average wages of lawyers in the State of California. I was shocked  - it was way less than 30 k. The explanation being that many lawyers in this state don't work as lawyers or only do so part time. In California, at </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- From: andie nachgeborenen <andie_nachgeborenen@yahoo.com> > You're averaging data from people at high powered > firms and from big schools who earn big money and the > rest of lawyers, who do not. I'd be surprised if most > my Ohio State classmateswere making more than $65K. > Btw, a starting Public Defender or Asst State's Atty > in Chicago makes around $30K, how do you like them > apples? The ACLU pays more. It pays more to be a > public school teacher in a poor district. > > Anyway, even if most lawyers made $200,000 a year, > they are still going be less likely to take > contingency lawsuits most of which they are going to > lose anyway if they are limited to fees and 1/3 of > compensatory damages. Before you advocate > deprivatizing punitives, just bear that in mind. > > --- info@pulpculture.org wrote: </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>