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CJA panel rates increase

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

via Law.com: Attorneys who accept assignments under the federal Criminal Justice Act (CJA) will see their fees bumped up from $100 per hour to $110 per hour because of recently appropriated funds by Congress. The CJA was enacted in 1964 to establish a comprehensive system for appointing and compensating lawyers to represent defendants financially unable to retain counsel in federal criminal proceedings. The CJA authorized reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and payment of expert and investigative services necessary for an adequate defense. While it provided for some compensation for appointed counsel (CJA panel attorneys), it did so at rates substantially below that which they would receive from their privately retained clients...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on March 28, 2009 (boomark / email).