All cities with legal fee cost data

47 U.S. cities across 24 states · data updated 2026

Legal-fee pricing varies by practice area, attorney seniority, and jurisdiction filing-fee structure. Personal injury runs contingency (33–40% pre-suit, 40–45% post-filing). Family law and immigration are mostly hourly ($250–$650 in mid-tier metros, $450–$1,200 in NYC, SF, and DC). Estate planning is increasingly flat-fee — a basic will-and-trust package runs $1,500–$5,000 depending on state and complexity. Court filing fees vary by jurisdiction (NY surrogate filings exceed $1,200; FL probate sits around $400) and absorb a meaningful chunk of small-estate work. Bar-association rate surveys and local fee-shifting case law make some practice areas notably softer in particular cities. The state-and-metro pages below list dominant practice-area hourly rates by seniority and the local filing-fee structure that absorbs a meaningful chunk of small-claim work.