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home page When a client hires an attorney, the market helps dictate the fee - the two parties come to an agreement. But when the loser pays, how do you determine a fair hourly rate?

Courts have overwhelmingly adopted the Adjusted Laffey Matrix as the most equitable way to determine appropriate legal fees for fee petitions against both public- and private-sector defendants in the Washington-Baltimore area.