2017-08835: Fee-Generating Cases
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This final rule revises the Legal Services Corporation (LSC or Corporation) regulation regarding fee-generating cases. This rule clarifies the definition of "fee-generating case," clarifies that brief advice is permitted by the regulation, and revises how a recipient accounts for attorneys' fees awards.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
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