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payment <strong>of</strong> a fee for services on a contingency basis, and such contract or agreement, if one<br />

exists, will not be considered in determining a reasonable fee. Further, a fee will not be approved<br />

merely on the basis <strong>of</strong> a percentage <strong>of</strong> the amount <strong>of</strong> compensation awarded. In Angela M.<br />

Sanden, Docket No. 04—1632 (issued September 20, 2004), ECAB found the representative’s<br />

contingency fee arrangement illegal, and ruled that the representative must calculate the money<br />

owed for services rendered on an hourly basis.<br />

2-1200-6 Fee Approval<br />

6. Fee Approval. (See 20 C.F.R. § 10.703)<br />

a. Fee application. It is sometimes the case that services have been provided before both the<br />

custodial district <strong>of</strong>fice and the Branch <strong>of</strong> Hearings and Review during the life <strong>of</strong> a claim. As a<br />

result, representatives will <strong>of</strong>ten present one application for fee approval containing services<br />

performed before both the district <strong>of</strong>fice and the Branch. It is not uncommon that the application<br />

will be presented to either or both <strong>of</strong> these <strong>of</strong>fices.<br />

In light <strong>of</strong> this, the location <strong>of</strong> the case record at the time the fee application is received will<br />

determine who should consider the request and issue the decision. There is no need to split fee<br />

charges based upon where services were provided. There is also no need to request the case file<br />

from the custodial <strong>of</strong>fice to consider a portion <strong>of</strong> services performed before another <strong>of</strong>fice. If,<br />

however, questions arise regarding the propriety <strong>of</strong> any contested charge for services performed<br />

before another <strong>of</strong>fice, that <strong>of</strong>fice should be consulted.<br />

The fee application must contain each <strong>of</strong> the items listed below.<br />

costs.<br />

(1) An itemized statement showing:<br />

(a) The representative’s hourly rate,<br />

(b) The number <strong>of</strong> hours worked,<br />

(c) A description <strong>of</strong> the specific work performed,<br />

(d) And the total amount charged for the representation, exclusive <strong>of</strong> administrative<br />

(2) A statement <strong>of</strong> agreement or disagreement with the amount charged, signed by the<br />

claimant. The statement must also acknowledge that the claimant is aware that he or she<br />

must pay the fee and that OWCP is not responsible for paying (or reimbursing) the fee or<br />

other costs associated with the representative's services.<br />

<strong>FECA</strong>-<strong>PT2</strong> Printed: 06/08/2010 584

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