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2006 South Dakota Code - 62-7-36 — Approval of legal fees--Amount--Lump sum payment.
62-7-36. Approval of legal fees--Amount--Lump sum payment. Except as otherwise provided, fees for legal services under this title shall be subject to approval of the department. Attorneys'
fees may not exceed the percentage of the amount of compensation
benefits secured as a result of the attorney's involvement as
follows:
(1) Twenty-five percent of the disputed
amount arrived at by settlement of the parties;
(2) Thirty percent of the disputed amount
awarded by the Department of Labor after hearing or through appeal
to circuit court;
(3) Thirty-five percent of the disputed
amount awarded if an appeal is successful to the Supreme
Court.
Attorneys'
fees and costs may be paid in a lump sum on the present value of
the settlement or adjudicated amount.
Source: SL 1992, ch 364, § 7; SL 1993, ch 379, § 5.
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