Thornquill Law: September 2026
In September 2026 Thornquill Law invoiced $212,954, up 8.2% on September 2025, while collections came to $177,756, down 8.3% on the same month last year. Hours recorded rose 10.8% to 760, and the firm opened 10 new matters against 11 a year earlier. The first flag for your attention is the $24,706 of the $199,455 owed to the firm that is more than 60 days old, led by Harlow Fabrication LLC at $18,492. The second is $28,127 of work done more than 60 days ago that has not yet been invoiced, all of it on the Northgate Dental Group supply agreement renegotiation.
Written by Claude from the figures below. Every number in it was checked against them.
Worth a look this month
Overdue invoices
$24,706 of the $199,455 owed (12.4%) is over 60 days old. The largest is Harlow Fabrication LLC, $18,492 across 3 invoices; next is Westbrook Veterinary Clinic, $6,214 across 2 invoices.
Worth a call or a payment plan before it ages further.
Unbilled work
$28,127 of work done more than 60 days ago hasn't been invoiced, all of it on supply agreement renegotiation for Northgate Dental Group, led by Dana Whitfield.
Worth checking whether it's on hold on purpose or waiting to be billed.
Busy week ahead
15 deadlines fall in the week of Oct 19.
Worth checking cover and preparation time now.
Market prices rising faster than your rates
In the year to Sep 2026, prices for business & commercial work rose 10% and labor & employment work rose 7.9%; the firm's standard rates rose 4.1%.
Worth reviewing at the next rate change.
Each item comes from a fixed rule on the firm's numbers. They say what is worth checking, not what will happen or what to do.
The month in numbers
- Invoiced in Sep 2026$212,954▲ +8.2% compared with Sep 2025
- Collected in Sep 2026$177,756▼ -8.3% compared with Sep 2025
- Owed to the firm$199,455$24,706 over 60 days
- Work not yet invoiced$243,364$28,127 over 60 days
- New matters1040 open at month end
- Hours recorded760▲ +10.8% compared with Sep 2025
Money owed, by age
| Client | Invoices | Owed |
|---|---|---|
| Harlow Fabrication LLC | 3 | $18,492 |
| Westbrook Veterinary Clinic | 2 | $6,214 |
Team hours against target
| Person | Hours | Of target |
|---|---|---|
| Dana WhitfieldPartner | 134 | 112% |
| Marcus OyelaranPartner | 115 | 100% |
| Priya NatarajanAssociate | 128 | 91.1% |
| Tom BrennanAssociate | 163 | 116% |
| Rosa DelgadoParalegal | 112 | 102% |
| Kevin AsheParalegal | 108 | 97.9% |
| Jen ParkOffice manager | – | No target |
Targets are monthly billable hours. Under 70% or over 120% is flagged.
New matters by practice area
| Practice area | Sep 2026 | Sep 2025 | Last 3 months | A year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & commercial | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| Employment | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Estate planning | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 |
The next 30 days: 30 deadlines
- Thu, Oct 1Draft to clientAsset purchase · Bluefern Landscaping
- Fri, Oct 2Draft to clientLLC operating agreement · Redwing Florist
- Fri, Oct 2Signing meetingWill and powers of attorney · E. Morrow
- Mon, Oct 5MediationNon-compete review · Northgate Builders
- Mon, Oct 5Draft to clientCommercial lease · Granite Peak Florist
- Mon, Oct 5Draft to clientEquipment financing · Riverbend Dental Group
- Tue, Oct 6Response dueNon-compete review · Summit Auto Repair
- Tue, Oct 6Signing meetingWill and powers of attorney · D. Iyer
And 22 more. Highlighted: the busiest week.
What the market is charging
Producer price indexes for legal services from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: real data, compared with the same month a year earlier because the index steps up every January.
- All legal services+7.5%Sep 2026 on a year earlier
- Business & commercial legal services+10%Sep 2026 on a year earlier
- Labor & employment legal services+7.9%Sep 2026 on a year earlier
- Wills, estate planning & probate+4.2%Sep 2026 on a year earlier
- Thornquill Law's standard rates+4.1%set each January
How the automated job made this brief
First brief, made when the job was set up. Each step below is what this run actually did.
Fetched the market price index
4 legal-services series from FRED, through Sep 2026; no revisions.
Reconciled invoices against payments for Sep 2026
509 time entries, 54 invoices and 50 payments this month; 4 of 4 checks passed.
Ran the test suite
43 tests passed.
Wrote the summary
Written by Claude (claude-haiku-5-5); every number checked against the figures.
Published
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See the 8 checks this run had to pass
| Check | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Nothing dated after the month end | Passed | All records on or before 2026-09-30. |
| Invoices minus payments equals money owed | Passed | $5,528,724 invoiced, $5,329,269 paid since the records began. |
| Earlier months unchanged | Passed | All 1,400 earlier invoices identical. |
| The month has recorded work | Passed | 760 hours recorded. |
| All legal services | Passed | Through Sep 2026. |
| Business & commercial legal services | Passed | Through Sep 2026. |
| Labor & employment legal services | Passed | Through Sep 2026. |
| Wills, estate planning & probate | Passed | Through Sep 2026. |
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Market data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index by Industry, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. This product uses data from FRED® but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.