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Billing Rates 2019

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A deeper look at billing rates for Missouri attorneys and those who do significant business in Missouri, through charts and data.

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Aug 5, 2019

Billing Rates 2019: The data

Click on each image to expand it, unless otherwise noted above the image. For the full list of billing rates for out-of-state attorneys who did work in Missouri in 2018, click here to download the PDF.      

Aug 5, 2019

Lawyer’s fees prompt fight under Sunshine Law

A media organization in Kansas City is in the midst of a Sunshine Law fight with Clay County after an attempt to see how much an attorney was charging the county resulted in a large legal bill. “If this is not ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ I don’t know what it is,” said Bernie Rhodes of Lathrop […]

Aug 5, 2019

Judge: Watch for ‘red flags’ in fee requests

If you’ve ever thought submitting an application for attorneys’ fee is a tedious and time-consuming job, think of the judge on the receiving end of your request. “We want to be lawyers, not accountants,” said Judge Nanette K. Laughrey. Laughrey, a senior U.S. district judge for the Western District of Missouri, gave her candid thoughts […]

Aug 5, 2019

Welcome to Billing Rates 2019

This year’s edition features an expansive set of data. We found rates for 213 Missouri-based attorneys and 77 Missouri staff members. We also feature rates for numerous lawyers and staff who work at out-of-state offices of Missouri or metro-area firms. A large portion of that data is thanks to a massive class-action settlement with Syngenta regarding […]

Aug 2, 2019

Billing Rates 2019

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