Munford, Inc. v. Wirick

JOANOS, Judge.

Appellant Munford, Inc. appeals an order of the deputy commissioner which was issued shortly after the claim was filed approving a retainer agreement between a workers’ compensation claimant and his attorney. The agreement provided that the claimant was to pay his attorney 20% of the first $10,000 of compensation benefits and 15% of any excess. The fee was to be a lien on compensation benefits and the claimant agreed to direct his employer, Munford, Inc., to withhold and pay to the attorney those percentage amounts from “any and all compensation” paid to claimant. The Order…