District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 15-701: Compensation taxed as costs; attorneys’ compensation from clients.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 15. Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]
Chapter 7. Fees and Costs.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided by law, only the compensation specified in this chapter may be taxed and allowed to attorneys, proctors, United States attorney, marshal, witnesses, and jurors.

(b)

This chapter does not prohibit attorneys and proctors from charging or receiving from their clients other than the government such reasonable compensation for their services, in addition to the taxable costs, as may be in accordance with general usage or may be agreed upon.

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