If you think of an electric eel as a battery, you can get an idea of how the eel creates electricity. Electric eels have three organs which store electricity. Two of these organs can produce enough electricity to kill most of the eel's prey: about 500 Volts.
In California, the average hourly fee charged by divorce lawyers was $300 per hour, 27% higher than the national average. Our readers reported wide fluctuation in their divorce lawyersâ hourly rates -- some were charged as little as $150 an hour, while others shelled out over $500 an hour.
1 According to Nolo.com, the average lawyer will charge around $100 for the initial consultation and around $100 to $350 per hour. 2  However, if there are flat rate packages, it can range from $700 to as much as $3,000. Depending on the law firm, some lawyers are going to charge by the hour while others may have flat-rate packages. 2  By the hour, plan on spending anywhere from $100 to $250 per hour for an immigration lawyer.