(In effect as of January 1, 2004*)
		TABLE 18.  ATTORNEY FEES IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION 1/
			Statutory
			provision	Statutory
			whereby	provision		Attorney
			attorney	making		fees, upon
			fees are	unlawful	Laypersons	approval,
			added to	acceptance	permitted	become
	Attorney fees established by		award in	of	to	liens
	statute, rule, operating policy,	Determined	certain	unapproved	represent	against
State	or on individual case basis	by:	cases	fees	claimants	awards
Alabama	15%, statute	Court	None	None	No	No
Alaska	No fee cap, all fee awards must be "fully	Agency	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	compensatory and reasonable," minimum fee
	is 25% of first $1,000 of benefits awarded
	and 10% of balance, statute.
Arizona	25%, statute	Agency	None	None	No	No
Arkansas	25% of indemnity benefits,	Agency	Yes	None	Yes	Yes
	statute
California	Individual case basis	Agency	Yes	None	Yes 2/	Yes
Colorado	20%, statute	Agency	None	None	Yes	No
Connecticut	Individual case basis	Agency	Yes	None	Yes	No
Delaware	30% of award or 10 times the	Agency &	Yes	None	No	No
	State AWW as announced	Court
	by the Secretary of Labor
	at the time of the award,
	whichever is less, statute
Dist. of Col.	20% statute	Agency	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Florida	20% first $5,000; 15% second
	$5,000; 10% on amount received	Judge of	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	over first 10 years, 5% on	Compensation Claims
	balance, statute
Georgia	25%, statute	Agency	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Hawaii	Individual case basis	Agency	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Idaho	25% non-litigated; 30% litigated	Agency	Yes	None	No 3/	No
Illinois	20%, statute	Agency	Yes	None	No	No
Indiana	Individual case basis	Agency	Yes	None	No	No
Iowa	Individual case basis	Agency	None	None	No	Yes
Kansas	25%, statute	Agency	None	None	No	Yes
Kentucky	20% first $25,000; 15% next	Agency	Yes	No	No	No
	$10,000; 5% balance up to a
	maximum of $12,000, statute
*See Introduction page.
1/ This table refers only to attorney fees for claimants.  Attorney fees for employers and insurance carriers
are not regulated by State statutes or regulations.
2/ California:  Cannot collect a fee for representation.
3/ Idaho:  Claimant may act pro se.
		TABLE 18.  ATTORNEY FEES IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION 1/ (cont.)
			Statutory
			provision	Statutory
			whereby	provision		Attorney
			attorney	making		fees, upon
			fees are	unlawful	Laypersons	approval,
			added to	acceptance	permitted	become
	Attorney fees established by		award in	of	to	liens
	statute, rule, operating policy,	Determined	certain	unapproved	represent	against
State	or on individual case basis	by:	cases	fees	claimants	awards
Louisiana	20% first $20,000; 10% on	Court	Yes	Yes	No	Yes 4/
	balance, statute
Maine	Individual case basis	Agency	Yes 5/	Yes	Yes	No
Maryland	Permanent Partial Disability:	Agency	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	20% of the first 75 weeks of compensation
	15% of compensation due for weeks 76-195
	10% of compensation due for weeks 196+
	Cap is 20 times state aww for year of ai/od
	Settlements:
	20% first $10,000.00
	15% next $15,000.00
	10% in excess of $25,000.00
	Cap is $7,500.00
Massachusetts	If employee prevails before	Agency	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	hearing, twice SAWW; otherwise
	depends on when appellate
	process, settlement occurs,
	statute
Michigan	30%, rule; up to time of trial,	Agency	None	None	No	No
	15% first $25,000; 10% balance
	on redemption settlements
Minnesota	25% first $4,000; 20% next	Court	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	$60,000, statute
Mississippi	25% before Commission; 33 1/3%	Agency	None	Yes	No	Yes
	in Court, statute
Missouri	25%, policy	Agency	None	None	No	Yes
Montana	20% - 25%, rule	Agency	Yes	None	Yes	Yes
Nebraska	statute states "reasonable"	Court	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Nevada 6/	No provision		Yes		Yes
New Hampshire	20%, policy	Agency	Yes	None	No	Yes
New Jersey	20%, statute	Court	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
New Mexico	*Maximum of $16,500, statute	Court	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New York	Individual case basis	Agency	None	Yes	Yes	Yes
N. Carolina	Individual case basis	Agency	Yes	Yes	No	No
1/ This table refers only to attorney fees for claimants.  Attorney fees for employers and insurance carriers
are not regulated by State statutes or regulations.
4/ Louisiana:  Attorney fees may not be included in any formula used to establish insurance premium rates.
5/ Maine: True only for discrimination cases.
6/ Nevada:  The Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers may be appointed to provide legal representation,
without charge, to claimants at certain administrative and appellate hearings.  Attorney fees may be
awarded in frivolous petitions for judicial review.
* Effective 7/1/03
		TABLE 18.  ATTORNEY FEES IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION 1/ (cont.)
			Statutory
			provision	Statutory
			whereby	provision		Attorney
			attorney	making		fees, upon
			fees are	unlawful	Laypersons	approval,
			added to	acceptance	permitted	become
	Attorney fees established by		award in	of	to	liens
	statute, rule, operating policy,	Determined	certain	unapproved	represent	against
State	or on individual case basis	by:	cases	fees	claimants	awards
North Dakota	An hourly rate ($100) and	Agency	Yes	None	No 7/	No
	maximum fees according to
	level of hearing, ranging
	from $4,000 to $8,505, rule
Ohio	Individual case basis	Agency	None	None	No 8/	No
Oklahoma	10% TTD; 20% other types, statute	Court	None*	None	No	Yes
Oregon	25% of increased compensation not	Agency	Yes	None	Yes	Yes
	To exceed $4,600 (PPD), $12,500
	(PTD), $1,500 (temp. disability),
	rule
Pennsylvania	20%, statute	Agency	Yes	None	No	Yes
Puerto Rico	Individual case basis	Agency	Yes	None	No	No
Rhode Island	Individual case basis	Court	Yes	None	No	No
S. Carolina	Individual case basis	Agency	Yes	Yes	No	No
South Dakota	25% for settlements; 30% for	Agency	Yes	None	Yes	No
	lower court cases; 35% for
	State Supreme Court cases,
	statute
Tennessee 9/	20%, statute	Agency &	None	Yes	No	Yes
		Court
Texas	25%, statute	Agency	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Utah	20% first $15,000; 15% next	Agency	None	None	Yes	No
	$15,000;10% balance; maximum
	$10,532
Vermont	20% maximum $9,000	Agency	Yes	None	No	Yes
	hourly rate $90, policy
1/ This table refers only to attorney fees for claimants.  Attorney fees for employers and insurance carriers are not regulated by
State statutes or regulations.
7/  North Dakota: A non-legal workers' advisor program provides assistance to injured workers, independent of the administrative claims processes and prior to the administrative hearing
process; attorney fees may not be paid for claimants unless they have first used the advisor process.
8/ Ohio:  However, laypersons are permitted to represent claimants at administrative hearings, if no fee is charged.
9/ Tennessee:  Employer attorney fees in excess of $13,037.96 require court approval.  The threshold will be adjusted each July.
* Attorney fees are paid from the compensation award.  However, a party may be assessed additional attorney fees in connection with a patently frivolous appeal and under court Rule 38
in connection with pre-hearing conferences.
		TABLE 18.  ATTORNEY FEES IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION 1/ (cont.)
			Statutory
			provision	Statutory
			whereby	provision		Attorney
			attorney	making		fees, upon
			fees are	unlawful	Laypersons	approval,
			added to	acceptance	permitted	become
	Attorney fees established by		award in	of	to	liens
	statute, rule, operating policy,	Determined	certain	unapproved	represent	against
State	or on individual case basis	by:	cases	fees	claimants	awards
Virginia	Individual case basis	Agency	Yes	None	No	No
Virgin Is.	N/A	Agency	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Washington	30%, statute	Agency	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
West Virginia	20%, 208 week limit, statute 10/	N/A	None	Yes	No	Yes
Wisconsin	20% in disputed cases, statute	Agency	None	Yes	Yes	No
Wyoming	Individual case basis	Court	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
1/ This table refers only to attorney fees for claimants.  Attorney fees for employers and insurance carriers are not regulated by State statutes
or regulations.
10/ West Virginia:  Attorney fees limited to 20% of claimant's or dependent's award.
N/A = Not Available