Pa. Lawyers Fund R.P. 3.5

(a) No lawyer shall accept any payment for assisting a claimant with the filing of a

claim with the Fund, unless such payment has been approved by the Board.

(b) The Board will approve an attorney’s fee for representation with the filing of a

claim with the Fund only in exceptional circumstances. The Board’s decision is

final and not appealable to any court.

(c) Any lawyer who is requesting the approval of a fee from a claimant for

representation with the claim filed with the Fund shall submit the request to the

Executive Director prior to the review of the claimant’s claim by the Board. Such

request for approval of a fee shall include the following information and

documentation and must be received prior to the Board’s review of the claimant’s

claim:

(1) The signed fee agreement between the claimant and the attorney

requesting the fee; and

(2) Itemized time records to support extraordinary efforts and the time

expended to advance the claimant’s claim before the Fund.

(d) The lawyer and the claimant will be advised in writing whether the fee request

has been approved or denied by the Board.

(e) In the event the Board approves an attorney fee, the payment of the approved

attorney fee will be the responsibility of the claimant and will not be deducted

or paid by the Fund from an approved award.