Letting Go of the Billable Hour with Trevor Riddle

Letting Go of the Billable Hour with Trevor Riddle

February 17, 2026 · 52 min · Episode 117

About this episode

Trevor Riddle discusses how moving away from the billable hour transformed his legal practice and personal well-being.

What if your burnout isn’t caused by the work… but by the way you’re paid to do it? After 14 years in high-stakes criminal defense, Trevor Riddle walked away. He thought he needed a new practice area. A new city. A fresh start. But the real problem wasn’t the cases. It was the billable hour. So he came back, built a firm on flat fees, and bet everything on alignment over tradition. Would you have the courage to rebuild your career from the ground up?

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