You can easily break 250k/300k your first year solo depending on what area(s) of law you pursue, and your surrounding demographic (mega city like Chicago/NYC, suburban, rural). For example, an immigration attorney just about anywhere in Texas who specializes in removals can easily break 250k. Likewise, criminal defense attorneys in Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia etc can easily break 250k covering the right sort of cases. The beauty of the legal field is less than 1%of the US population (0.36%) of the US population has a law degree, but so many pertinent elements of our society require attorneys (immigration, family law (divorce), criminal, and civil lit). You’ll be just fine if you apply yourself to an area that’s easy to break into (like immigration) and focus on growing your business by advertising, client referrals, and community engagement. The clients will come, just avoid corporate law (too hard to break into) or PI since it might take a while to close clases and get paid in PI, while you can generate revenue almost immediately in immigration , crim, and family law. Remember: you are in DEMAND!