Standard Billing Rates
STANDARD BILLING RATES
The law firm of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, LLP is a private law firm that practices law in the public interest. The firm bases its fee structure on the Laffey Matrix as calculated in Salazar v. District of Columbia, 123 F. Supp. 2d 8, 13 (D.D.C. 2000). This Matrix compensates members of the firm primarily by basing the rate on years of practice and can be adjusted upward to fully compensate the firm's attorneys. See Purdue v. Kenny, 559 U. S. ___, Slip. Op. 10, fn 6, (April 21, 2010)
In order to facilitate the firms public interest mission, hourly rates are either paid directly by the client or are paid by the defendant through a court ordered award of attorneys fees. In some cases the firm also utilizes a "contingency fee" form of payment that entitles the firm to a reasonable percentage of compensation obtained by the client. The Supreme Court's recent decision in Purdue v. Kenny explains the importance for having a mechanism of awarding appropriate market rates to public interest law firms. Typically, the standard billing rates are revised annually and they are effective on June 1st of each year.
The firm individually negotiates representation agreements with each client. The current "prevailing hourly rates" established under the Salazar v. District of Columbia precedent are as follows.
STANDARD BILLING RATES
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