WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES
STATISTICAL SUMMARY
APPOINTED COUNSEL FISCAL YEAR 2001

Total Number of Claims Paid 24,534
Total Number of Direct Expense Claims Paid 939
Total Number of Hours Paid 272,883
Total Amount Paid In Claims $14,763,083.93
Total Fees Paid to Counsel $13,277,311.94
Total Expenses Paid $1,486,634.49
Average Total Cost Per Claim $601.74
Average Counsel Fee Per Claim $562.72
Average Expenses Per Claim $63.01
Percent of Total Claims Attributable To Fees 89.94%
Percent of Total Claims Attributable To Expenses 10.07%
Average Total Cost Per Hour $54.10
Total Hours In-Court 49,802
Total Hours Out-Of-Court 223,081
Percent of Total Hours In-Court 18.25%
Percent of Total Hours Out-Of-Court 81.75%

NOTE: Figures represent payments made for eleven months.
Invoices received from July 1, 2000 to June 22, 2001.