THE FIRST $6K AN HOUR ATTORNEY?: Troutman Amin, LLP Rates Set to Rise January 1, 2026– Get In Now!

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So its official, the Czar will move to $6,000.00 an hour for compliance work come January 1, 2026.

While that feels like a lot, it actually isn’t that much.

First, it is only $100.00 a minute– which seems like a steal.

Second, considering I can save a company billions of dollars in exposure in a one-hour phone call– or add hundreds of millions in valuation to a company by blessing its process before it scales–that rate actually is a steal.

This is especially true since I am already completely slammed with work for existing clients.

So let’s assume I want to carve out another 10 hours a week for new clients. That means there are only 10 units of a product– my time– generated weekly that literally EVERY COMPANY IN AMERICA WANTS. The supply/demand calculus alone suggests a 5 figure hourly rate– so $6k an hour really is too low. (Will probably raise again in 2027 if I am not in Congress).

Clients love us.

Still I recognize that the new rate will likely make the most “expensive attorney in the country” on an hourly-rate basis. But the truth is cheaper lawyers almost always end up being more expensive. Indeed, the cost of bad lawyering can be read about all over this blog. Nearly daily some lawyer–generally #biglaw– screws up and a client gets hammered as a result.

Clients REALLY love us.

Troutman Amin, LLP clients pay a little more per hour but we are so incredibly efficient our monthly bills tend to turn out MUCH LOWER than other firms–and when you factor in the cost of mistakes that are often made by “cheaper” attorneys, there really is no comparison. Cheap always seems to end up more expensive doesn’t it?

 Clients REALLY REALLY REALLY loves us

As my old mentor used to say “lawyers who charge less than me know what their services are worth.”

True dat.

Anyway, here is the full list of 2026 Troutman Amin, LLP attorney rates (yes we make our rate structure public so people don’t get sticker shock when they talk to us– they know what they’re getting themselves into from the get go. hahha.)

Troutman: $6k/hr. (compliance) $3k/hr (litigation).

Amin: $2,400/hr. (compliance) $1,800 (litigation)

Baroness: $1,500/hr

Associates: $800-$1,200

Couple of notes on these rates:

  1. These are only rates for NEW clients that sign up after January 1, 2026. Clients who sign up in 2025 will get the benefit of lower 2025 rates. SO RETAIN US RIGHT NOW IF YOU CAN. And, of course, existing clients DO NOT pay the higher rates– they continue at their current rates with a small (5%) annual bump.
  2. That last point is important– we believe in loyalty and longstanding client relationships. We NEVER jack up the rates on existing clients. We take good care of them from a pricing perspective and will continue to do so.
  3. We do offer “buy down” options to bring down our rates and most of our clients do take advantage of this option– ask us for details.
  4. We also can do monthly flat fee deals for enterprise clients– six figure monthly commit required, however. Contact us for details.
  5. We also offer a sliding scale for smaller companies that are really in need of help. We’re kind of like the A-Team: “If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them….maybe you can hire Troutman Amin, LLP.” So if you have revenue under $20MM and are afraid you can’t hire us–reach out and we will see what we can do for you.
  6. There is also a true retainer required for all new client engagements– again contact us for details.

Couple of other notes:

  1. No one– not even the powerful attorneys at Troutman Amin, LLP–can guarantee you any result from any engagement. We are not actual miracle workers– it just seems like that on most days.
  2. Like most firms exceptions to rates can be made but I try REALLY hard to be fair and apply the same rate structure to everyone.
  3. We might do the #biglaw rate match deal in March again. Haven’t decided. If we do we will give clients who signed up in 2025 a chance to take advantage of the deal.
  4. I love you all and I will continue to be on stage and blogging giving away as much free content as I can to HELP people– which is really what this is all about.
  5. Yes, I am still deeply contemplating a congressional run. Yes, I know I am overqualified. Yes, I know it will be tough to change D.C. Yes, the firm will be fine if it happens– plus, I might just run, win, and then not take the position. Ha. (But really.)
  6. Also, love you all.
  7. Chat soon.

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The Czar of TCPAWorld Eric Troutman is one of the country’s prominent class action defense lawyers and is nationally recognized in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation and compliance. He has served as lead defense counsel in more than 70 national TCPA class actions and has litigated nearly a thousand individual TCPA cases in his role as national strategic litigation counsel for major banks and finance companies. He also helps industry participants build TCPA-compliant processes, policies, and systems. Eric has built a national litigation practice based upon deep experience, rigorous analysis and extraordinary responsiveness. Eric and his team feel equally at home litigating multibillion dollar telecommunications class actions in federal court as they do developing and executing national litigation strategies for institutions facing an onslaught of individual TCPA matters. They thrive in each of these roles – delivering consistently excellent results – while never losing sight of the client experience. While many firms now tout TCPA expertise, Eric has been there from the beginning. He built one of the country’s first TCPA-only defense teams and began serving as national TCPA counsel for his clients nearly a decade ago. This perspective allows him to swiftly develop the right litigation strategies for dealing with recurring problems, without wasting time on tactics that are bound to fail. Eric’s rich historical perspective and encyclopedic knowledge of the TCPA landscape also make him an invaluable resource to institutional compliance teams struggling to comply with the shifting regulatory landscape. No task is too small – or too big. Indeed, Eric and his team have helped build TCPA-compliant systems and processes for some of the largest and most complex corporate entities in the country. He commonly works with in-house compliance counsel to build and implement enterprise and business-line specific TCPA solutions, performs TCPA audits and drafts and reviews proposed TCPA policies and procedures. He and his team also have the technical expertise necessary to assist call centers seeking to develop TCPA-resistant call path architecture or to modify existing telephony and software integration to better insulate from potential TCPA exposure. Eric has built a reputation for thought leadership. An avid blogger and speaker, he has been at the forefront of the industry’s effort to push for clarity and a return to sanity for the TCPA for years. He was selected to advocate for the financial services industry on important TCPA issues before the Federal Communications Commission and co-authored the nation’s only comprehensive practice guide on TCPA defense. In his spare time, Eric leads defense teams representing banks and other financial services companies in consumer finance litigation matters. He has experience representing clients in UCC, TILA, RESPA FCRA, CCRA, CLRA, FDCPA, RFDCPA and FCCPA claims, as well as in fraud and bank operations issues.

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  1. Do not look at the rate as being an expense; look at it as being an investment. It pays to hire the best. The Czar… often imitated; never duplicated.

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