Editor’s Note: Welcome to the 23rd edition of PaLaw: Annual Report on the Legal Profession. As is the case every year, our aim with this magazine is to thoroughly encapsulate the past year in the Pennsylvania legal community.

We often say in our newsroom that our number one job is giving readers information that will help them to be better lawyers. By providing an in-depth analysis of the past nearly 12 months in the profession, our hope is that looking backward will allow our readers to glean insights that can help guide them as they forge ahead into the coming year.