Seattle-Tacoma Greater Metropolitan Area Consumer Protection Law Practice and Attorney Fee Survey Report 2026-2027: Measuring the Practice of Law and Hourly Rates

This Seattle-Tacoma Greater Metropolitan Report 2026-2027 publishes the results of the United States Consumer Law Attorney Fee Survey for 2026-2027 for this metro area, providing hourly rate information for attorneys and paralegals and other law office personnel as measured by area of law, years of practice, and more, along with benchmark data and law practice statistics and a Table of Authorities. The results of this detailed and peer reviewed survey report continue the trend of being the most comprehensive research work of its kind since this continuous research work began in 1999. The data published here will help the bench, the bar, and attorneys everywhere to understand the economics of practicing law in the niche areas of law within the field of Consumer Protection Law in the United States. A nationally known expert on attorney fees and houry rates, the author’s Attorney Fee Survey Reports have been used by more than 400 state and federal courts and government agencies across the United States and its Territories, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the American Arbitration Association to determine reasonable attorney fee rates across the United States. Since 2015 the survey’s methodologies have been peer reviewed with approval since by attorneys, accountants and the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) has reviewed and approved the methodologies of the United States Consumer Protection Law Practice and Attorney Fee Survey s. Read more