1. A. An attorney who no longer represents a claimant and wishes to pursue a fee lien shall draft and file a petition for attorneys' fees.

2. B. The petition for attorneys' fees shall include:

   1. (1) A statement of the work performed and the basis of the fee; and
   2. (2) A certificate of service.
3. C. The filing of the petition for attorneys' fee constitutes a fee lien that shall be noted and held until the permanency award or settlement.

4. D. Unless the parties have otherwise agreed, upon the issuance of a permanency award or settlement, any attorney's fee awarded shall be held in escrow until the distribution of the fee to be resolved by:

   1. (1) A hearing; or
   2. (2) Agreement of the attorneys on the division of the attorney's fee.

Authority: Labor and Employment Article, §§9-309, 9-721, 9-731, and 9-734, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: December 15, 1988 (15:25 Md. R. 2903)

Regulation .01 amended effective July 1, 1990 (17:12 Md. R. 1494); May 28, 2001 (28:10 Md. R. 950)

Regulation .02B amended effective July 1, 1990 (17:12 Md. R. 1494)

Regulation .02F amended effective July 1, 1990 (17:12 Md. R. 1494)

Regulations .01—.02, Guide for Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, recodified from COMAR 14.09.04 to COMAR 14.09.09, Guide for Evaluation of Permanent Disability, effective March 3, 2014 (41:4 Md. R. 305)

Regulations .01—.03, recodified from Regulations .23—.25 in COMAR 14.09.01, Procedural Regulations, to COMAR 14.09.04, Legal Representation and Fees, and amended effective March 3, 2014 (41:4 Md. R. 304)

Regulation .01 amended effective March 12, 2018 (45:5 Md. R. 287); August 24, 2020 (47:17 Md. R. 797); October 18, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 890)

Regulation .02 amended effective March 12, 2018 (45:5 Md. R. 287)

Regulation .02A, B amended effective April 3, 2023 (50:6 Md. R. 219)

Regulation .02A, C amended effective October 18, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 890)

Regulation .03 repealed and new Regulation .03 adopted effective April 3, 2023 (50:6 Md. R. 219)

Regulation .03B amended effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md. R. 884); March 12, 2018 (45:5 Md. R. 287); April 8, 2019 (46:7 Md. R. 370); October 7, 2019 (46:20 Md. R. 846)

Regulation .03B, C amended effective October 18, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 890)

Regulation .04 adopted effective March 3, 2014 (41:4 Md. R. 304)