Usually, this is one of the first questions our Firm is asked when contacted by a potential new client. Here are some different examples of the attorney fees and costs an appellant might incur litigating their case before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB):

• Hourly-Retainer: This is probably the most common type of fee arrangement between attorneys and federal employees. The appellant deposits an agreed upon sum of money, and the attorney places that sum in a client trust account. As the attorney works the case, the attorney bills her hourly rate against the Client’s trust account. My Firm has found that the average MSPB case can take around 150-175 hours to get to hearing. This can cost the appellant anywhere between $40,000 – $65,000 (or more) in attorneys fees and costs just to get to hearing. And attorney fees are not always recoverable (click here to read more).
• Contingency Fee: In this fee structure, the attorney is awarded a percentage (typically 33-45%) of the monetary award an appellant recovers. Almost no practitioners before the MSPB accept cases on contingency. Why? As discussed above, an attorney can lay out between $40,000 and $65,000 to get a case to hearing. Very, very few MSPB clients will recover $120,000 – $190,000 – the amount an appellant would need to win at hearing so that the attorney receives a fair and reasonable compensation

The Attig Law Firm uses several methods to price its services, depending on the type of case, the needs and resources of the client, and other factors.

Our goal is – first and foremost – to provide quality legal representation before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).

Our second goal is to make that quality legal representation affordable to Federal employees. Read more about our current fees and price structures by clicking here.

To discuss our fee structures, or to discuss your MSPB appeal, contact us for a consultation today.