WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES
STATISTICAL SUMMARY
APPOINTED COUNSEL FISCAL YEAR 2000
| Total Number of Claims Paid | 22,441 |
| Total Number of Direct Expense Claims Paid | 1,015 |
| Total Number of Hours Paid | 232,354 |
| Total Amount Paid In Claims | $12,633,115.16 |
| Total Fees Paid to Counsel | $11,325,923.44 |
| Total Expenses Paid | $1,307,191.72 |
| Average Total Cost Per Claim | $562.95 |
| Average Counsel Fee Per Claim | $528.61 |
| Average Expenses Per Claim | $61.01 |
| Percent of Total Claims Attributable To Fees | 89.65% |
| Percent of Total Claims Attributable To Expenses | 10.35% |
| Average Total Cost Per Hour | $54.37 |
| Total Hours In-Court | 43,395 |
| Total Hours Out-Of-Court | 188,959 |
| Percent of Total Hours In-Court | 18.68% |
| Percent of Total Hours Out-Of-Court | 81.32% |
NOTE: Figures represent payments made for eleven months.
Invoices received from July 1, 1999 to May 14, 2000.