D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, § 162
Attorney's Fees
Effective Jul 7, 201764 DCR 6325Authority: Section 2344 of the District of Columbia Government Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (CMPA), effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-623.44 (2016 Supp.)); the Office of Administrative Hearings Establishment Act of 2001 (OAH Act), effective March 6, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-76; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-1831.01 et seq. (2016 Repl.)); Section 7 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2003 for the Office of Risk Management, effective December 15, 2003; and Mayor's Order 2004-198, dated December 14, 2004. Source: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 2307 (May 22, 1981); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 9540 (October 8, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 12224, 12229 (December 24, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8766, 8771 (July 27, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6325 (July 7, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 4246 (April 5, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 7481 (June 12, 2020).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
162.1 "Actual benefits secured" for the purpose of Section 2327 means the total established amount of benefits secured by an attorney in connection with a hearing or court proceeding through the date of the compensation order only, and shall not include future benefits.
162.2 Attorney's fees awarded under Section 2327 of the Act shall be computed at sixty percent (60%) of the most current United States Attorney's Office Attorney's Fees Matrix. In no event shall the attorney's fees exceed twenty percent (20%) of the actual benefits secured as of the issuance date of the compensation order.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 2307 (May 22, 1981); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 9540 (October 8, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 12224, 12229 (December 24, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8766, 8771 (July 27, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6325 (July 7, 2017).