Staffwell National: What $180K is buying in today’s lateral litigation market

Here is one current data point from the market.

A Michigan litigation attorney is looking to make a move at $180K (see resume below).

What does that buy?

Title:
Of Counsel at Wilson Elser

Core practice:
Insurance defense litigation

Matter types:
– Dog bite
– Premises liability
– First- and third-party auto
– Product liability
– Construction defect
– Property and coverage issues

Not just general litigation.

Specialized value
– FMCSA trucking accidents
-National coordinating counsel experience for Fortune 500 companies

That alone changes how many firms would price the profile.

The candidate worked plaintiff personal injury matters involving:
– Premises liability
– First- and third-party automobile negligence
– Insurance coverage
– Insurance contract disputes.

That means this is not a one-lane defense resume.

Carrier-side background
The candidate also handled:
– Personal and commercial third-party auto claims
– Homeowners claims
– Product liability
– Premises liability
– Construction defect
– Subrogation
– Mass tort
– Insurance defense litigation

So the profile brings three different lenses:

– Defense firm experience
– Plaintiff firm experience
– Carrier / claims experience

That combination is what firms are paying for.

The takeaway

When an experienced lateral litigation attorney is asking for $180K (in MI market), this is an example of the background behind it:

If you’d like to see additional candidates, reply.

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