How much does a defense attorney earn per week?

Answer 1

Earnings of defense attorneys vary widely. Some make very little, and if self employed some make nothing some weeks. Others make several hundred thousand dollars a year. Attorneys are generally not paid weekly, but either by individual clients or by a law firm or public defender's office. Salaries are usually paid twice a month. A beginner with a law firm or public defender's office might make around $3,500.00 a year in a small community up to around $6,000.00 a year in a very expensive part of the country. Experienced defense attorneys range widely, but probably from around $50,000.00 a year to $150,000.00 a year on average. The skill of the defense lawyer are often not related to the money the lawyer earns.