| General Counsel |
Aon Corp.
Chicago
Diversified financial
Raymond I. Skilling, executive vice president, chief counsel and director
$542,692; $401,250 bonus
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Capital One Financial Corp.
Falls Church, Va.
Diversified financial
John G. Finneran Jr., senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary
$284,667; $252,362 bonus
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Carolina Power & Light Co.
Raleigh, N.C.
Power
Robert B. McGehee, executive vice president, general counsel and chief administrative officer
$282,056; $150,000 bonus
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Cendant Corp.
New York
Diversified financial, real estate
James E. Buckman, vice chairman and general counsel
$661,050; $660,880 bonus
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Coca-Cola Co.
Atlanta
Beverages
Joseph R. Gladden Jr., executive vice president and general counsel
$412,916; no bonus
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Columbia Energy Group
Herndon, Va.
Energy
Peter M. Schwolsky, senior vice president and chief legal officer
$325,000; no bonus
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Dana Corp.
Toledo, Ohio
Automotive components
Martin J. Strobel, vice president, general counsel and secretary
$422,000; $409,300 bonus
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Dow Jones & Co.
New York
Financial publishing
Peter G. Skinner, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary
$540,000; $346,275 bonus
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Fort James Corp.
Deerfield, Ill.
Paper-based products
Clifford A. Cutchins IV, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary
$419,308; $192,482 bonus
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Foster Wheeler Corp.
Perryville, N.J.
Energy, construction
Thomas R. O’Brien, general counsel and senior vice president
$312,000; no bonus
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Akron, Ohio
Manufacturing- rubber products
Thomas Harvie, senior vice president and general counsel
$346,667; $39,000 bonus
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Philip Morris Cos. Inc.
New York
Tobacco and food products
Murray H. Bring, vice chairman, external affairs and general counsel
$1,050,000; $1,450,000 bonus
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SBC Communications Inc.
San Antonio
Communications
James D. Ellis, senior executive vice president and general counsel
$519,292; $625,000 bonus
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Sears Roebuck and Co.
Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Retailer
Anastasia D. Kelly, executive vice president and general counsel
$386,849; $581,954 bonus
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Synovus Financial Corp.
Columbus, Ga.
Commercial banking
G. Sanders Griffith III, senior executive vice president, general counsel and secretary
$300,500; $180,300 bonus
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Time Warner Inc.
New York
Entertainment
Peter R. Haje, executive vice president and general counsel
$550,000; $1,250,000 bonus
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UAL Corp.
Elk Grove Township, Ill.
Air transportation
Francesca M. Maher, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary
$242,338; $150,000 bonus
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USX Corp.
Pittsburgh
Oil and gas, steel
Daniel D. Sandman, general counsel, secretary and senior vice president- human resources and public affairs
$425,000; $425,000 bonus
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Viacom International
New York
Diversified entertainment
Michael D. Fricklas, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary
$600,000; $750,000 bonus
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Williams Cos. Inc.
Tulsa, Okla.
Energy and communications
William Giles von Glahn, senior vice president and general counsel
$351,153; $172,157 bonus
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Source: 1999 proxy statements. Note: Does not include stock options, long-term incentive awards or executive perquisites.
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Government Attorneys
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Department of Justice
Attorney general: $157,000
Deputy attorney general: $141,300
Entry-level: $39,350
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Department of Labor
Solicitor of labor: $122,400
Deputy solicitor: $106,200-$122,400
Entry-level: $42,724
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Environmental Protection Agency
General counsel: $122,400
Top senior attorney: $130,200
Entry-level: $35,310
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
General counsel: $130,200
Deputy general counsel: $130,200
Entry-level: $51,200
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Securities and Exchange Commission
General counsel: $130,200
General attorney: $110,028
Entry-level: $51,269, with possible 10% sign-on bonus
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General schedule attorneys: Chicago- Gary, Ind.- Kenosha, Wis.
GS-11: $43,680-$56,784
GS-12: $52,350-$68,053
GS-13: $62,253-$80,926
GS-14: $73,564-$95,629
GS-15: $86,532-$112,490
Locality payment of 11.49% included.
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General schedule attorneys: Huntsville, Ala.
GS-11: $42,007-$54,609
GS-12: $50,345-$65,447
GS-13: $59,868-$77,827
GS-14: $70,747-$91,967
GS-15: $83,218-$108,182
Locality payment of 7.22% included.
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Source for agencies and departments: NLJ staff interviews. Source for General Schedule attorney classifications: Office of Personnel Management.
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Incoming 2000 Associates
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Bracewell & Patterson (Houston): $119,800 annualized package (includes $105,000 salary)
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Cooley Godward (Palo Alto, Calif.): $125,000
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Coudert Brothers (New York): $125,000
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Drinker Biddle & Reath (Philadelphia): $105,000
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Dykema Gossett (Detroit): $95,000
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Gardere Wynne Sewell & Riggs (Dallas): $110,000 base
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Harris Beach & Wilcox (Rochester, N.Y.): $55,000 to $65,000
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Jenner & Block (Chicago): $125,000
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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel (New York): $125,000
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Locke Liddell & Sapp (Texas): $104,000
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McCarter & English (Newark, N.J.): $80,000 plus $5,000 plus $17,500 year-end bonus
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Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone (Detroit): $95,000
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Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler (New York): $125,000
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Pennie & Edmonds (New York): $125,000
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Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur (Columbus, Ohio): $90,000
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Sills Cummis Radin Tischman Epstein & Gross (Newark, N.J.): $82,000 plus $5,000 signing bonus
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Snell & Wilmer (Phoenix): $78,000 to $110,000
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Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (Cleveland): $90,000
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Townsend and Townsend and Crew (San Francisco): $125,000
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges (New York): $125,000
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Source: Law firms. Salaries are for home office; for national firms, salaries are for office listed.
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| State Judges |
California
Appellate court: $134,935
General trial court: $117,912
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Indiana
Appellate court: $110,000
General trial court: $90,000
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Kansas
Appellate court: $105,955
General trial court: $95,847
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Mississippi
Appellate court: $95,500
General trial court: $94,700
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Montana
Appellate court: N/A
General trial court: $77,439
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Nevada
Appellate court: N/A
General trial court: $110,000
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New York
Appellate court: $144,000
General trial court: $136,700
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South Carolina
Appellate court: $114,237
General trial court: $111,309
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Tennessee
Appellate court: $109,200
General trial court: $104,484
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Source: The National Center for State Courts, draft version of 2000 survey. Salaries are current as of Sept. 1. |
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