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July 01, 1997

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

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

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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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