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MCM Parking Co. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Aug 2, 1988
549 A.2d 1107 (D.C. 1988)

Opinion

No. 85-830.

August 2, 1988.

Before MACK, FERREN, and BELSON, Associate Judges.


ORDER


Counsel for intervenor, Blanca Beriguete, has petitioned for attorneys' fees for services before this court in the above-captioned proceeding. D.C. Code § 36-330 (1981) authorizes the awarding of reasonable attorneys' fees in Workers' Compensation cases. Having examined the submissions of intervenor and petitioner, the court concludes that intervenor's counsel's claim for 45.25 hours of legal services is reasonable in light of the work performed, that a fee of $80 per hour is also reasonable under all the circumstances, and that it is appropriate to award an additional $2,000 as an upward adjustment to the fee by reason of the result achieved by counsel. See District of Columbia v. Hunt, 525 A.2d 1015, 1016 (D.C. 1987).

Accordingly, it is

ORDERED that petitioner, MCM Parking Company, compensate intervenor, Blanca Beriguete, $5,620 for attorneys' fees.


Summaries of

MCM Parking Co. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Aug 2, 1988
549 A.2d 1107 (D.C. 1988)
Case details for

MCM Parking Co. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

Case Details

Full title:MCM PARKING COMPANY, et al., Petitioners, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…

Court:District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Date published: Aug 2, 1988

Citations

549 A.2d 1107 (D.C. 1988)