Legal Opinion
Baghini v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 18, 1987No. 86-599PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Petitioner seeks review of a workers’ compensation order of the Department of Employment Services which included an award of attorney’s fees in the amount of $525.28, plus $37.81 in costs. Her request for a greater amount was rejected, on the ground that D.C.Code § 36-330(f) (1981) limits an attorney’s fee award to twenty percent “of the actual benefit secured through the efforts of the attorney.” Petitioner contends that this provision applies only to compensation awards to be paid by the claimant, not by the employer or carrier. We hold that the twenty percent…
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