“Mr. Hatfield has advised numerous clients on both Missouri and federal campaign finance law and is well-versed in the subject,” Hatfield argued.

Todd Graves, the former chairman of the Missouri Republican Party, represented the American Democracy Alliance and was paid a variety of different hourly rates for his work. The highest was $575 per hour, according to court records.

In all, the payout totaled nearly $508,000.

The case began after 70% of Missouri voters approved a November 2016 referendum that capped contributions to individual candidates at $2,600 per election. Contributions to a political party were limited to no more than $25,000.

Missouri had not had limits on contributions since 2008.

In the court case, AMEC and the alliance argued the new law unfairly stops them from donating to campaigns and political action committees.