After leading the pack last year, law firms in California experienced below-average growth in the first quarter of 2019, according to a report by Citi Private Bank’s Law Firm Group.

“Both the Northern and Southern California markets trailed national average in terms of revenue growth,” said David Altuna, of Citi Private Bank. According to Altuna, the first quarter revenue growth for Northern California firms was 3.7%, and for Southern California firms was 1.5%, while the national average was 4.5%.