
Indianapolis attorney Derrick Morgan Jr. told CNBC in January that earning $10,000 in a single month on Fiverr convinced him to quit his law-firm desk.
That jolt came when COVID-19 halted court dates, slashing contingency fees junior associates counted on, and sparking a pivot. Today, the 34-year-old earns more than $350,000 a year by filing trademarks for entrepreneurs in the gig economy.