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Lawyers of OT, what lawyer do you think has the highest hourly rate in Louisiana?
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:07 pm
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:07 pm
Watching Suits (which isn't real) and the lawyers charge $2,000 an hour in NYC.
Do you think any lawyers are charging $1,000+ an hour in Louisiana?
IANAL I'm just curious.
Do you think any lawyers are charging $1,000+ an hour in Louisiana?
IANAL I'm just curious.
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Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:09 pm to CarpeCyanide
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ANAL
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:09 pm to CarpeCyanide
I suspect if you converted the income of some plaintiff's lawyers into an hourly rate, they are making way more than that per hour.
As for civil defense attorneys, there may be a few, but they are likely associated with NY or DC based firms that have that as a standard firm rate.
As for civil defense attorneys, there may be a few, but they are likely associated with NY or DC based firms that have that as a standard firm rate.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:18 pm to CarpeCyanide
I am not a lawyer, but I work in Finance & Accounting for Manufacturing & Design company, and I review legal services invoices. I have run across several line items related to individual attorney's fees, and I have seen several attorneys who charge over $2K p/hr. This is in Georgia, though. These are normally from older, more established firms that have highly specialized practices ($800 mill - billion dollar acquisitions, etc.)
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:19 pm to CarpeCyanide
I charge $420/hour 
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:20 pm to CarpeCyanide
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:22 pm to CarpeCyanide
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Do you think any lawyers are charging $1,000+ an hour in Louisiana?
I doubt that you'll fine many, if any. That's big city rates for big city work, and we don't have any.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:22 pm to CarpeCyanide
There are lawyers in Houston that charge $2500+ an hour.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:27 pm to CarpeCyanide
Mike Small is probably up there for a serious felony
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:27 pm to CarpeCyanide
I would look at retainer fees, friend of mine gets 25K.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:29 pm to SallysHuman
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ANAL
If you're paying $1,000+ per hour to an lawyer in Louisiana there's definitely ANAL going on, and you're on the recieving end of that deal.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:46 pm to CarpeCyanide
Gordon gotta pay for them billboards somehow!
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:48 pm to Skervix
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Gordon gotta pay for them billboards somehow!
I'm sure that dude does nothing but personal injury...
Takes his 40%...
This post was edited on 6/22/26 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:52 pm to CarpeCyanide
Some dude or chick that very few people would’ve even heard of
Posted on 6/22/26 at 3:12 pm to CarpeCyanide
No doubt some of the big firms in NOLA and BR charge rates like that. I don't mean the Womac or Dudley, I mean Jones Walker probably charges Shell or other really large business $1000+/hour to handle matters in Louisiana. Same with BR - you probably have a few select presigious firms that charge that kind of rate to handle large corporate matters that relate to state government.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 3:29 pm to CarpeCyanide
Reading some of the posts of the lawyers on TD, some of them are ripping people off at $40 per hour.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 4:08 pm to texag7
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There are lawyers in Houston that charge $2500+ an hour.
Not unusual to get into that range when you're using Baker Botts, Hunton, NRF, etc.
I was on a IPO deal team where we had BB and HAK on as advisers and we would joke that an hour call cost us 25k,
Posted on 6/22/26 at 4:17 pm to tadman
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I mean Jones Walker probably charges Shell or other really large business $1000+/hour
Posted on 6/22/26 at 4:32 pm to UpToPar
Most white shoe law firms on Poydras are considered to be doing really well at $500+ an hour depending on the type of client. Even 300 to 400 is great for certain types of work.
Houston and Atlanta would laugh at that. There are some really good lawyers in Nola and they are a bargain comparatively speaking.
Houston and Atlanta would laugh at that. There are some really good lawyers in Nola and they are a bargain comparatively speaking.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 4:48 pm to CarpeCyanide
There are probably some guys in New Orleans that get $1K an hour. I'd be shocked if there aren't a few.
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