WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES
STATISTICAL REPORT
APPOINTED COUNSEL FISCAL YEAR 199
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Total Number of Claims Paid 25,266
Total Number of Direct Expense Claims Paid 971
Total Number of Hours Paid 246,917
Total Amount Paid In Claims $13,313,137.71
Total Fees Paid to Counsel $12,067,659.01
Total Expenses Paid $1,245,478.70
Average Total Cost Per Claim $526.92
Average Counsel Fee Per Claim $496.71
Average Expenses Per Claim $51.26
Percent of Total Claims Attributable To Fees 90.64%
Percent of Total Claims Attributable To Expenses 9.36%
Average Total Cost Per Hour $53.92
Total Hours In-Court 47,815
Total Hours Out-Of-Court 199,102
Percent of Total Hours In-Court 19.36%
Percent of Total Hours Out-Of-Court 80.64%

NOTE: Figures represent payments made for eleven months. Invoices received from July 1, 1998 to May 31, 1999.