So far, it looks as if Al Franken has paid out more dough to his lawyers than Norm Coleman.

The Federal Election Commission finally posted the expenditures for the campaigns.

Franken’s filing is 596 pages.

Coleman’s filing is 394 pages.

The filings only include contributions and expenses from Nov. 25 through Dec. 31, 2008.

But a quick search reveals that the local law firm of Fredrickson & Byron, of which Franken lawyer David Lillehaug is a partner, was paid $271,647 for its legal work during that period.

The Washington law firm of Perkins Cole, of which lead recount attorney Marc Elias and top litigator Kevin Hamilton are partners, received about $389,276 in fees.

On the Coleman side, the payouts so far have been significantly less.

The Dorsey & Whitney firm received a flat $20,000 so far. Lead recount lawyer Fritz Knaak’s firm was paid about $85,000. Knaak colleague Tony Trimble, who has his own firm, wasn’t listed in the expenditures yet, nor was top litigator Joe Friedberg, who seemed to join the legal team in January.

To take a close look yourself, go to the FEC site. The Franken filing is here, and Coleman’s filing is here.