if they both had the same ammount of cases which one would come out richer? oh ya the class action lawyer works for microsoft and the criminal defense lawyer gets hired by the the famous celeberties.
2007-03-28 17:04:22 · 2 answers · asked by jason h 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Criminal defense. Microsoft has a law firm on retainer, with specialists in various areas to handle various issues (IP, contracts, employment, liability, and so on.) The lawyers get a cut of the retainer according to their pecking order - partners, jr. partners, and so on. By the time it trickles down to the law clerks who are doing the grunt work, there isn't much left.
Celebrities, on the other hand, will pay a lot of $$ to avoid bad press and/or jail time, and a good criminal defense lawyer gets to keep the biggest piece of the pie for him/herself.
2007-03-28 17:09:54 · answer #1 · answered by Mel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well overall, lawyers who do class action lawsuits are civil litigators by trade.
In general, civil litigators make more than criminal defense attorneys, but it is really on a case by case basis.
2007-03-30 01:29:22 · answer #2 · answered by tivodan1116 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋