[dylan604]

expecting the same level of fine to an individual person as opposed to a faceless corp really shows how numb you must be. for an attorney to be fined that much is not normal. TFA even shows example of higher fines issued to law firms, while still not as high as your zillion doubloons hyberbole it still shows the distinction between individual and s/corporation/law firm/. EU fines have been progressively getting higher especially for repeat offenders. it would be unwise to expect different in legal matters

[amoshebb]

His website makes him look like the owner of a law firm, although I think it's just him? I'm not expecting the same number, but... california issues bigger fines for watering lawns or buying illegal fireworks. For a lawyer, a fine order of magnitude smaller than "hiring a paralegal" is less "historic" and more "cost of doing business, don't get caught"

[dylan604]

California issues higher fines for littering than for abandoning an animal on the highway. It's listed right there on the highway signs as you enter the state. It stood out when I saw it for the first time.

Fines are arbitrary numbers set by some people not necessarily knowing about other fines for other offenses.