Washington, D.C., law firms’ revenue growth lagged behind the national average in the first half of 2019, according to Citi Private Bank’s Law Firm Group, but there are still reasons to be upbeat about the rest of the year.

Jeff Grossman of Citi Private Bank said the 15 D.C. firms included in the bank’s recent survey showed revenue growth of 3% in the first half of 2019, as compared to 5.9% industrywide.