Move Comes After Numerous Lawyers and Law Firms Sanctioned for Submitting Briefs with Fake Legal Citations Supplied By Unreliable GenAI Software

IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Powerhouse litigation firm Troutman Amin, LLP is once again disrupting the legal industry-this time by adopting a zero tolerance policy for generative AI use by its legal professionals.

"The use of any generative AI software in the practice of law is a complete disgrace." Firm founder Eric J. Troutman says. "We look to hire and train the best lawyers in the world-true legal talents that would never trust some hallucinating software program to do their job for them. The laziness and poor judgment on display at some law firms right now is simply astounding."

The firm's decision comes after a rash of sanctions orders have been handed down by courts across the country criticizing lawyers and law firms relying on generative AI programs to generate erroneous legal briefing and citations.

"How many times do lawyers have to get in trouble with the courts before these guys figures it out?" Troutman Amin, LLP partner Puja J. Amin inquired. "The courts hate these phony briefs and citations, yet low-tier attorneys continue to cut corners using GenAI as part of their practice. It is just insane and it will never happen at Troutman Amin, LLP."

Troutman Amin, LLP's zero tolerance GenAI policy stipulates that any legal professional caught using any GenAI product for any substantive legal work will be immediately terminated from the firm. No discussion. No second chances.

"GenAI is an invasive cancer in the practice of law. It threatens to undermine the integrity of our legal system and erode the competence of an entire generation of attorneys. It must be cut down at the root." Troutman says. "Our attorneys know there will be no second chances-but they don't worry about it because we only hire the best lawyers on the planet and they have zero interest in using loser technology. They laugh at lawyers that use GenAI to write a brief."

"Sadly snake oil salesmen have convinced many Big Law firms they need to adopt GenAI tools to compete." Amin says. "That's absurd but it is actually really good for us-law firms that use GenAI in their practice will continue to get crushed by those who don't and attorneys that adopt these tools are basically outing themselves as lazy or incompetent to the wider market. Fine by me."

"The really sad thing is-our invoices still come out lower than the big law firms who are adopting GenAI because we actually know what we're doing." Troutman concludes. "Companies using these other firms [that rely on AI] are truly getting the worst of both worlds while our clients continue to enjoy great value and victories."

Troutman recently raised his hourly rate to $6,000.00 an hour-- making him the most expensive attorney in the nation by hourly rate.

"It is no surprise demand for our services continues to spike. People still want to win and they know Troutman Amin, LLP gives them the best chance to do just that. Smart companies hire the best no matter what the cost-- because the price of losing is just too high in the sorts of case we handle." Troutman says. "As to those in-house counsel demanding their lawyers use GenAI to save a couple of bucks in the short term well... they won't be around very long. You can count on that."

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