What is the average starting salary for criminal defense attorneys?

[speedmaster]

Specifically, what is the salary for law grads coming from a top 20 school in private practice?From my perusal of various statistics, median salaries of grads coming from top20 schools in private practice for all areas combined are in the 100k+ range, but I would like to know what it is for criminal defense. ------

[Keats]

65000.00 Dollars ------

[Karen]

That might be a little optimistic, but I definitely would avoid looking in smaller towns to medium sized towns with a law school already located in it. For example, we live in Florida, and $100,000 is not typical of a salary of a lawyer with no experience in our town regardless of where he has gone to school b/c there is already a law school in town and there is so much competition for jobs as a lot of law school grads tend to stay in town (like we did). In a larger city though like Orlando or Miami I think you might be able to get that salary though. Good luck with your job hunt! ------

[Dr. Dani]

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