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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Nancy Phillips' petition for reconsideration of an administrative law judge's award of $7,500 in attorney's fees to her former counsel, Jeffrey S. Segal. Phillips argued her prior counsel was only worth $1,500 and that she secured a better settlement on her own. The Board found Segal's $7,500 fee justified, considering the case's complexity, the significant responsibility he assumed, and the settlement he generated prior to being substituted out. Therefore, the Board upheld the original award, denying Phillips' request for reconsideration.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Nancy Phillips' petition for reconsideration of an administrative law judge's award of $7,500 in attorney's fees to her former counsel, Jeffrey S. Segal. Phillips argued her prior counsel was only worth $1,500 and that she secured a better settlement on her own. The Board found Segal's $7,500 fee justified, considering the case's complexity, the significant responsibility he assumed, and the settlement he generated prior to being substituted out. Therefore, the Board upheld the original award, denying Phillips' request for reconsideration.
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