D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, r. 7-162
"Actual benefit secured" for the purposes of Section 2327 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 1-623.27 ) means the total established amount of benefits secured by an attorney in connection with a hearing or court proceeding through the date of the compensation order only and shall not include any amount offered in settlement prior to a hearing or future benefits.
Attorney's fees awarded under Section 2327 of the Act shall be computed at sixty percent (60%) of the most current United States Attorney's Office Attorney's Fees Matrix. In no event shall the attorney's fees exceed twenty percent (20%) of the actual benefits secured as of the issuance date of the compensation order.
Attorney's fees under Section 2327 of the Act shall not be awarded for prosecution of claims for permanent disability filed pursuant to Section 2306a of the Act.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, r. 7-162