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COPELAND v. DEPT. OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

No. 09-AA-240.

3 A.3d 331 (2010)

Shirley A. COPELAND, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, Respondent.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 2, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey S. Gutman for petitioner.

Peter J. Nickles , Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Todd S. Kim, Solicitor General, Donna M. Murasky , Deputy Solicitor General, and David A. Hyden , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before RUIZ, REID, and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges.

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal of a Compensation Review Board ("CRB") order denying an award of attorney's fees in a public sector disability compensation case. D.C.Code § 1-623.27(b)(2) (Supp. 2010), a part of the Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act, provides that a District Government employee who utilizes the services of an attorney-at-law in the successful prosecution of her claim is entitled to a reasonable attorney's fee award. The CRB interpreted...

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