My hourly is a lot less than $1,500, but I don’t think I’d take $1,500 to testify for an hour. First, I’d probably need to take off work for the whole day. I’d need to familiarize myself with the case, psych myself up for this crazy high-pressure situation, do the thing, then possibly be subject to public criticism for my role in it afterwards. It doesn’t sound worth it to me. I’m not sure what my price is, maybe $5k?
This is assuming my role is to defend some patent troll or something. If I really believed in the cause, I might do it for free.
Actually the technical interview is an interesting comparison. They’re also stressful and require preparation. But the monetary reward is orders of magnitude greater!
This is assuming my role is to defend some patent troll or something. If I really believed in the cause, I might do it for free.
Actually the technical interview is an interesting comparison. They’re also stressful and require preparation. But the monetary reward is orders of magnitude greater!