The National Association of Legal Fee Analysis released new intelligence providing micro and macro data of hourly rate ranges for both defense and plaintiff lawyers, which one attorney-fees expert said is the confluence of the coronavirus pandemic changing the geography in which people are living and working and the emergence of Miami on the national scene.

Ed Mullins of Reed Smith. (Courtesy photo) Ed Mullins of Reed Smith. (Courtesy photo)

And that expert, Edward Mullins, a partner at Reed Smith in Miami, is not involved in the study. The Am Law 100 firm attorney said he was surprised by the portion of all rates in Miami being at 18% in the most expensive tier and suspected that it is due to the influx of major law firms entering into the market in the last few years.