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This case concerns a dispute over $$ 30,000$ in attorney's fees awarded to a former attorney. The applicant's current attorneys sought reconsideration of the Workers' Compensation Judge's order compelling them to pay this amount from the $$ 180,000$ attorney fee approved in a settlement. The Board denied the petition, finding the WCJ properly allocated the fee, deeming the $$ 30,000$ a reasonable portion of the total fee for the former counsel's services. The Board emphasized that attorney fees are subject to the Board's determination of reasonableness and that current counsel was unjustly enriched by attempting to retain the entire fee.
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This case concerns a dispute over $$ 30,000$ in attorney's fees awarded to a former attorney. The applicant's current attorneys sought reconsideration of the Workers' Compensation Judge's order compelling them to pay this amount from the $$ 180,000$ attorney fee approved in a settlement. The Board denied the petition, finding the WCJ properly allocated the fee, deeming the $$ 30,000$ a reasonable portion of the total fee for the former counsel's services. The Board emphasized that attorney fees are subject to the Board's determination of reasonableness and that current counsel was unjustly enriched by attempting to retain the entire fee.
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