The table below provides suggested presumptive rates based on experience.1
Years of
Practice
Non-Capital
Cases
Capital Cases
1 -2 years
$103
$138
2 -3 years
$108
$143
3 -4 years
$113
$148
4 -5 years
$118
$155
5 -6 years
$124
$160
6 -7 years
$129
$165
7 -8 years
$134
$172
8 or more years
$140
$178
1
District-specific rates
may vary but not exceed
the 8-year maximum
unless the associate is
a member of the
district’s CJA panel, in
which case a court may
authorize up to the
maximum non-capital CJA
hourly rate.
