What is a criminal lawyer's income?
2006-09-18 08:00:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
There is no single answer. It depends on how much they work, how much experience they have, whether they work hourly or on a flat fee, how much pro-bono or discounted court-appointed work they do, etc. Way too many variables for a single answer.
For the record, in most states and many countries, criminal defense attorneys are not allowed to work on contingency. So, they either accept a flat fee based on the expected length/complexity of the case, or go by an hourly rate. And that hourly rate is often reduced based on the client's ability to pay. But most jurisdiction's ethical rules prevent them from charging different amounts based on whether they win or lose the case.
2006-09-18 08:05:02 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on the number of clients he has. Criminal lawyers get paid whether they win or lose the case, and they get the money up front before they defend you. A criminal lawyer just beginning might make in the area of $40-50 thousand. Once they get established , a figure of arounf $100,000 is not unheard of for the norm. The really high priced criminal lawyers make in the high six to seven figure amounts easily.
2006-09-18 15:05:51 · answer #2 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although lawyers can be pretty devious, I wouldn't go so far as to call them criminal.
2006-09-18 15:03:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it has to do with if they win a case or not
2006-09-18 15:03:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋