Trial Assigned Counsel Fees by Circuit



Trial Assigned Counsel Fees by Circuit

 

 

|Circuit | |Basis | |Fee Set | |Rate | |Expenses | |Comments |

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|1st Hillsdale | |Contract with| |1998 | |Firm #1 (40%): $31,200 | |Additional for expert | |More than 8 hours on life offense: $65/hr.|

| | |3 firms | | | |Firm #2 (40%): $31,200 | |witnesses, | |  |

| | | | | | |Firm #3 (20%): $13,200 | |transcripts, subpoena | |  |

| | | | | | | | |and witness fees, | |  |

| | | | | | | | |costs of venue change,| | |

| | | | | | | | |upon application. | | |

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|2nd Berrien | |Contract with| |1998 | |Felonies, misdemeanors, | | | | |

| | |11 attnys. | | | |paternity, non-support: | | | | |

| | | | | | |$420,000 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Drug cases: $72,000 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Juveniles: $74,500 | | | | |

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|3rd Wayne | |Event, scaled| |1994 | |Prelim.: $90 - $190 | |Additional for | |New rules on assignments (AO 1998-7). |

| | |to max. | | | |Arraignmt.: $40 - $90 | |experts: $300 | |Limits placed on number of assignments per|

| | |sentence | | | |Invest./prep.: $110 - $250 | |(interview and eval.);| |attorney; judges not to assign relatives. |

| | |exposure | | | |Plea: $110 - $250 | |$150 court appearance | | |

| | | | | | |Motion: $60 - $130 | |Jail visits: $50, max.| | |

| | | | | | |Evid. Hrg.: $80 or $160 | |of 2 visits in capital| | |

| | | | | | |Cal. conf.: $50 | |case | | |

| | | | | | |Final conf.: $40 - $90 | |Show-ups: $50/hr | | |

| | | | | | |Trial, half-day: $90 - $190 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Trial, full-day: $180 - $380 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Sentencing: $60 - $130 | | | | |

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|4th Jackson | |Contract/Even| |1997-98, | |Formula divides case | |Additional for | |Includes paternity determination, FOC |

| | |t with 6 | |two-year | |assignments, each firm to get| |transcripts, witness | |contempt, PPO defense. |

| | |firms (10 | | | |percentage of murder, | |fees, mileage, | |Firms receive monthly draw (total of |

| | |attnys) | | | |capital, non-capital and | |service, polygraph, | |$27,500 for 5 firms), to be applied |

| | | | | | |miscellaneous | |psychiatric exams, | |against fees earned. Receive additional |

| | | | | | | | |with court approval | |over draw upon court approval; refund |

| | | | | | | | | | |excess at contract end. |

|4th Jackson | | | | | |Event fees increase in 1998 | |Additional for mileage| |Premium for prison cases: $175 |

|continued | | | | | |Capital case: $805 | |Travel outside county | |Interloc. appeal by pros.: $620 |

| | | | | | |Non-capital: $380 | |to interview defendant| |Interloc. appeal by def.: $335 |

| | | | | | |Trial fee: $205 | |or witness, with | |Oral arg.. on interloc.: $205 |

| | | | | | |Paternity, prob. Violation, | |approval: $115 | |Additional for successful defense motion |

| | | | | | |juvenile review hearing, | | | |resulting in dismissal: $205. |

| | | | | | |habeas corpus: $170 | | | |No additional for habitual offender. |

| | | | | | |PPO violation: $250 | | | | |

| | | | | | |FOC nonsupport: $160 | | | | |

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|5th Barry | |Contract with| |1998 | |Approx. $7440/yr for each of | |Ordinary office | |List rotates with cases carrying points |

| | |attny. group | | | |9 attnys. on list for serious| |expenses included; | |according to offense type, administrator |

| | | | | | |cases; $3720/yr for each of 5| |additional for | |balances points among attorneys to |

| | | | | | |attnys. on less-serious list.| |experts, with court | |equalize annually. Time actually spent on |

| | | | | | |Covers misdemeanors, | |approval. | |case does not change points allocated. |

| | | | | | |felonies, non-support, | | | | |

| | | | | | |paternity, probation viol. | | | | |

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|6th Oakland | |Event | |1997 | |Felony disp. no prelim., less| |Ordinary office | |No additional fee for motions, pretrials, |

| | | | | | |than life: $410 | |expenses included; | |adjournments. |

| | | | | | |Felony disp. w/prelim., less | |additional for | | |

| | | | | | |than life: $500 | |experts, with court | | |

| | | | | | |Felony with life max.: $710 | |approval. | | |

| | | | | | |Day of trial, less than life:| | | |One-half the normal fee for subsequent |

| | | | | | |$250 | | | |case of same defendant. |

| | | | | | |Day of trial, life max.: $360| | | | |

| | | | | | |Jail visit, less than life | | | |Lineups: $75 |

| | | | | | |(one only): $65 | | | |Probation violation: $100 |

| | | | | | |Jail visit, life max. (up to | | | |Polygraph: $100 |

| | | | | | |6): $65 | | | |Extradition: $100 |

| | | | | | | | | | |District Ct. Remand: $180 |

| | | | | | | | | | |PPO Violation: $100 |

| | | | | | |Day of hearing, less than | | | |No extraordinary fees on non-capital |

| | | | | | |life: $250 | | | |cases. No more than twice the schedule on |

| | | | | | |Day of hearing, life max.: | | | |capital cases. |

| | | | | | |$360 | | | | |

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|7th Genesee | |Event | |1994 | |AOI, written brief, or | |Additional for | |Approx. 90 attorneys on list. |

|  | | | | | |sentencing: $100 | |"extraordinary | |No max. fee per case. |

|  | | | | | |Guilty plea pre-trial: $200 | |services," with court | |  |

|  | | | | | |Guilty plea day of trial: $50| |approval | | |

|7th Genesee | | | | | |Hearing on motion: $75 | | | | |

|continued | | | | | |Brief authorized by judge: | | | | |

| | | | | | |$100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Trial prep.: $200 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Trial on cap. case: $300/day | | | | |

| | | | | | |Trial on others: $250/day | | | | |

| | | | | | |Jail visit: $50 | | | | |

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|8th Ionia | |Hourly | |1994 | |Inmate cases: $65/hr. | |Additional, with court| | |

|Montcalm | | | | | |Non-inmate cases: $60/hr | |approval | | |

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|9th Kalamazoo | |Event/ hourly| |1998 | |Contracts with attorney | | | | |

| | |contracts | | | |groups divided by offense | | | | |

| | |with four | | | |penalty (felony over 5 yrs., | | | | |

| | |groups | | | |felony under 5 yrs., | | | | |

| | | | | | |probation violation and | | | | |

| | | | | | |paternity). | | | | |

| | | | | | |Over 5 yrs.: $648 base, plus | |Additional $39 per | |$150 for representing witness claiming |

| | | | | | |$505 for life offense, plus | |case for | |Fifth Amendment. |

| | | | | | |$357 for murder. $390 for | |investigation. | |Attorneys pay postage and photocopying |

| | | | | | |full day of trial; $195 half | |Additional "reasonable| |(other than police reports). |

| | | | | | |day. $299 for district court | |expenses" for medical | |No additional for evidentiary hearings. |

| | | | | | |disposition. | |and legal records, | |15 attorneys in group. |

| | | | | | | | |filing fees, copying | | |

| | | | | | | | |of police reports, | | |

| | | | | | | | |expert witness exams | | |

| | | | | | | | |and testimony fees. | | |

| | | | | | | | |Additional for special| | |

| | | | | | | | |expenses (deps, | | |

| | | | | | | | |special investigators)| | |

|  | | | | | |Under 5 yrs: $353 base, plus | |same | |same |

| | | | | | |$282 for full day of trial; | | | |13 attorneys in two groups. |

| | | | | | |$141 half day. $190 for | | | | |

| | | | | | |district court disposition. | | | | |

|  | | | | | |PV/paternity: $198 each case;| |$22 each case assigned| |4 attorneys in group. |

|  | | | | | |$113 each pv. involving only | |for investigative | | |

| | | | | | |sentencing. | |services. | | |

|10th Saginaw | |Hourly | | | |Life offenses: $40-50/hr. | |Additional for office | | |

| | | | | | |outside court; $60/hr. in | |expenses (postage, | | |

| | | | | | |court; $500 per trial day; | |copying, etc.); | | |

| | | | | | |$250 per half-day. | |experts with court | | |

| | | | | | | | |approval | | |

| | | | | | |Non-life offenses: $35/hr.; | |same | | |

| | | | | | |$350 per trial day; $175 per | | | | |

| | | | | | |half-day. | | | | |

|11th | |Hourly | |Approx. 1988 | |$40/hr. | |Additional for | |Approx. 8 attorneys on list. |

|Alger | | | | | | | |mileage, phone, | | |

|Luce | | | | | | | |copying, experts, with| | |

|Schoolcraft | | | | | | | |court approval | | |

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|12th | |Hourly | | | |$45/hr. | | | |4 attorneys on list. |

|Baraga | | | | | | | | | | |

|Houghton | | | | | | | | | | |

|Keweenaw | | | | | | | | | | |

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|13th | |Event & | |1998 | |Interview and prep.: $200 | |Additional, upon | |$30/hr. for interlocutory appeal |

|Antrim | |Hourly | | | |Prelim. waived: $50 | |approval, for records,| |Case definition includes habitual offender|

|Grand Traverse | | | | | |Prelim. held: $100 | |witness fees, | |and felony firearm. |

|Leelanau | | | | | |Pre-trial conf.: $50 | |photocopying and | |12 attorneys on list. |

| | | | | | |Hearing on motion: $100 | |photos, filing and | | |

| | | | | | |Lineup: $50 | |service fees | | |

| | | | | | |Plea: $150 | | | | |

| | | | | | |First day of trial: $500 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Each subseq. day: $150 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Sentencing: $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |FOC show cause/patern./prob. | | | | |

| | | | | | |viol.: $200 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Capital cases at $50/hr. | | | | |

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|14th Muskegon | |Contract with| |1997 | |Total contract of $401,300, | |Office expenses | |Contract covers felonies, contempt. |

| | |4 attnys. | | | |divided 4 ways ($193,000, | |included. | |Conflicts attnys. paid $40/hour, paid from|

| | | | | | |$92,500, $92,500, $23,300) | |Additional for | |county's miscellaneous contingency fund |

| | | | | | | | |subpoenas, witness | |(up to $40,000). |

| | | | | | | | |fees. | | |

| | | | | | | | |Additional for experts| | |

| | | | | | | | |with approval of chief| | |

| | | | | | | | |attorney on contract. | | |

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|15th Branch | |Contract with| |1997-98 | |In 1997, $50,000/year to | |Additional for "all | | |

| | |2 attnys. | |(2-year) | |each; in 1998, $48,000/year | |necessary expenses" | | |

| | | | | | |to each. | |including witness | | |

| | | | | | |Covers felonies, | |fees, transcripts, | | |

| | | | | | |misdemeanors, lineups, | |mileage, copying, | | |

| | | | | | |interrogations, extradition, | |phone. Additional in | | |

| | | | | | |probation violations, | |life offenses, when | | |

| | | | | | |paternity; excludes appeals, | |hours over 15, at | | |

| | | | | | |non-support, inmate cases. | |hourly rate of $50, | | |

| | | | | | | | |with court approval. | | |

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|16th Macomb | |Event | |1993 | |Invest. and prep.: $100 | |Additional for | |Hourly for extradition and misc.: $25/hr. |

| | | | | | |Prelim. waiver: $50 | |investigator or expert| |Paternity trial: $100 half-day, $200 |

| | | | | | |Prelim. full day: $150 | |with court approval. | |full-day. |

| | | | | | |Prelim. half day: $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Plea or dismissal: $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |AOI: $50 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Pretrial conf.: $75 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Motion prep.: $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Motion arg:. $75 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Evid. hearing: $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Guilty plea circ. ct.: $250 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Trial in cap. case: $450/day | | | | |

| | | | | | |Trial other cases: $300/day | | | | |

| | | | | | |Sentencing: $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Prob. viol.: $75 | | | | |

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|17th Kent | |Contracts | |1998 | |PD Office (15 attnys.) | |Additional for expert | |Approx. 40 attorneys holding annual |

| | |with Public | | | |handles 60% of cases, up to | |witnesses, | |contracts. |

| | |Defender and | | | |2,500 non-murder and 10 | |transcripts, with | | |

| | |private | | | |murder, for $1,355,150. | |court approval. | | |

| | |attnys. | | | |Prob viol: $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Additional over 2,500 cases: | | | | |

| | | | | | |$534.06 for non-murder case, | | | | |

| | | | | | |$2,000 for murder case. | | | | |

| | | | | | |Private attnys. contract for | |Additional for | | |

| | | | | | |up to 50 cases each at $510 | |investigation, expert | | |

| | | | | | |per case. Lineup: $100 | |witnesses, extra fees,| | |

| | | | | | | | |with court approval. | | |

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|18th Bay | |Public | |1998 | | | | | |Conflicts cases pay $40-50/hr. |

| | |Defender | | | | | | | |14 attorneys on conflicts list. |

| | |Office | | | | | | | | |

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|19th Benzie | |Contract with| |1998 | |Approx. $465 per felony. | |Additional for long | |Includes felonies, paternity, FOC |

|  | |4 attnys. | |  | | | |dist. phone, mileage, | |contempt, PPOs, juvenile delinquency and |

|Manistee | |Contract with| |1998 | | | |transcripts, other | |abuse or neglect, probation violation. |

| | |6 attnys. | | | | | |"out of pocket." | |Additional "reasonable" payment for |

| | | | | | | | | | |interlocutory appeal. |

| | | | | | | | | | |Additional for trials exceeding one week, |

| | | | | | | | | | |with court approval. |

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|20th Ottawa | |Hourly | |1994 | |Ranges from $50 - $70/hr., | | | |16 attorneys on list. |

| | | | | | |depending on attny. | | | | |

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|21st | |Contract with| |1997-98 | |$250,000 per year. | |Additional for police | |Contract cap of 1,250 cases annually; $200|

|Isabella | |6 attorneys. | | | | | |reports, med. records,| |per case over cap. Includes mental |

| | | | | | | | |experts, deps., | |commitments and local speaking |

| | | | | | | | |invest., med. tests, | |engagements. |

| | | | | | | | |transcripts, mileage, | | |

| | | | | | | | |filing, witness and | | |

| | | | | | | | |service fees, with | | |

| | | | | | | | |court approval. | | |

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|22nd Washtenaw | |Public | |1998 | |PD has budget. | |Reasonable and actual | |45 attorneys on Class I conflicts list. |

| | |Defender | | | |Fee schedule for conflicts | |expenses over caps up | | |

| | |Office. (13 | | | |attnys. | |to $100; no travel | | |

| | |attnys.) | | | |Plea without prelim.: $750 | |time. Includes actual | | |

| | |Event | | | |Plea with prelim.: $900 | |expenses for | | |

| | | | | | |Trial up to 3 days: $3000 | |out-of-county visits. | | |

| | | | | | |Trial days after 3: $450/day.| | | | |

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|23rd | |Contracts | |1997-98 | |$22,408 each | |Additional, with court| |Includes probation violations, paternity |

|Iosco | |with 3 | | | | | |approval. | |and contempt actions, all district court, |

| | |attnys. | | | | | | | |lineups. |

| | | | | | | | | | |$2,000 premium for murder case. |

|Oscoda | |Hourly | |1998 | |$45/hr. | |Additional for | |4 attorneys on assignment list. |

| | | | | | | | |reasonable costs. | | |

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|24th Sanilac | |Hourly | |Approx. 1991 | |$50/hr. | |Included in hourly | |Approx. 13 attorneys on list. |

| | | | | | | | |rate; additional for | | |

| | | | | | | | |experts with court | | |

| | | | | | | | |approval. | | |

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|25th Marquette | |Hourly | |1998 | |$40/hr. | |Additional for mileage| |Premium of $75/hr. for prison cases. |

| | | | | | | | |and other. | |26 attorneys on list (combined trial and |

| | | | | | | | | | |appellate). |

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|26th | |Public | |1998 | |County-budgeted | | | |  |

|Alcona | |Defender | |  | |  | | | |Compensate only for highest monetary |

|Alpena | |Office (4 | |  | |  | | | |event, if more than one on scheduled |

|Montmor. | |attnys.) | |1998 | |Arraignment: $55 | | | |appearance. |

|Presque Isle | |  | | | |Pre-exam visit (one only): | | | | |

|  | |Event (for | | | |$50 | | | | |

| | |conflicts | | | |Prelim. held: $150 | | | | |

| | |cases) | | | |Prelim. waived: $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |  | | | | |

| | | | | | |Invest. & prep. for plea, | | | |Non-frivolous motion for new trial: $125 |

| | | | | | |capital: $250 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Invest. & prep. for plea, | | | | |

| | | | | | |non-capital: $150 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Invest. & prep. for trial, | | | | |

| | | | | | |capital: $500 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Invest. & prep. for trial, | | | | |

| | | | | | |non-capital: $350 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Written motion & argument: | | | | |

| | | | | | |$75 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Hearing: $75 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Day of trial, capital: $225 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Day of trial, non-capital: | | | | |

| | | | | | |$150 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Plea: $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Sentencing: $75 | | | | |

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|27th | |Contract with| |1998 | |Firm #1 (50%): $36,360 | | | |Includes paternity, nonsupport, juvenile |

|Newaygo | |2 firms | | | |Firm #2 (50%): $36,360 | | | |abuse, neglect, delinquency, |

|Oceana | | | | | | | | | |guardianships, mental health cases. |

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| | | | | | | | | | |Firms to split unexpended "contingency |

| | | | | | | | | | |fund" of $7,364. |

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|28th | |Hourly | |1998 | |$45/hr. | |Additional | |5 attorneys on list. |

|Missaukee | | | | | | | | | | |

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|Wexford | |Contract with| |1998 | |$31,521 each, divide cases | |Additional for | |May petition for more if trial or hearing |

| | |3 attnys. | | | |equally | |long-distance phone, | |exceeds one day. |

| | | | | | | | |mileage, appeal | |Contract includes probation violations. |

| | | | | | | | |transcripts. | | |

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|29th | |Hourly | |1982 | |$50/hr. | |Additional for phone, | |19 attorneys on list. |

|Clinton | | | | | | | |copying; experts with | | |

| | | | | | | | |court approval. | | |

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|Gratiot | |Hourly | |Approx. 1995 | |$50/hr. | |Additional for phone, | |7 attorneys on list. |

| | | | | | | | |copying; experts with | | |

| | | | | | | | |court approval | | |

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|30th Ingham | |Hourly and | |1998 | |Life offenses (not | |Long distance phone | | |

| | |event | | | |habituals): $60/hr. in and | |excluded; additional | | |

| | | | | | |out of court, excluding | |with court approval. | | |

| | | | | | |arraignmt. | |  | | |

| | | | | | |10 yrs – life by event: | |Additional with court | |Extraordinary hours with court approval, |

| | | | | | |basic fee: $105 or $130 | |approval. | |max. of $35/hr. |

| | | | | | |Prelim.: $110 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Prelim. waived: $55 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Dist. Ct. pre-trial: $35 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Dist. Ct. plea: $110 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Circ. Ct. pretrial: $40 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Circ. Ct. pretrial & plea: | | | | |

| | | | | | |$90 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Pros. motion: $40 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Trial: $165 full, $85 | | | | |

| | | | | | |half-day | | | | |

| | | | | | |Sentencing: $60 | | | | |

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| | | | | | |Under 10 yrs. by event: | | | | |

| | | | | | |Basic fee: $75 or $105 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Prelim.: $85 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Prelim. waived: $40 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Dist. Ct. pre-trial: $35 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Dist. Ct. plea: $90 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Circ. Ct. pretrial: $40 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Circ. Ct. pretrial & plea: | | | | |

| | | | | | |$80 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Pros. motion: $40 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Trial: $140 full, $70 | | | | |

| | | | | | |half-day | | | | |

| | | | | | |Sentencing: $50 | | | | |

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|31st St. Clair | |Hourly | |1998 | |$69 per hour; reduced to $65 | |Additional with court | |36 attorneys on list. |

| | | | | | |on 6-1-98 | |approval. | | |

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|32nd Gogebic | |Contract with| |1998 | |$57,000 annual fee, covers | |Additional for witness| |Overhead (including copying, postage) |

|Ontonagon | |1 attny. | | | |district and circuit court | |and process fees. | |included in contract. |

|  | | | | | |excluding juv. delinquency, | |Investigator, | |  |

| | | | | | |child neglect/abuse, appeals | |deposition, | |Attorney has duty to advise court of |

| | | | | | | | |transcript, medical | |non-privileged financial info. of clients |

| | | | | | | | |and psych evals. only | |relating to indigency claim. |

| | | | | | | | |with court approval. | |  |

| | | | | | | | | | |Costs of conflicts counsel offset against |

| | | | | | | | | | |contract. |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|33rd Charlevoix | |Contract with| |1998-00, | |$132,900 for 1998 | |Most included, but | |Includes misdemeanants facing jail, |

| | |4 attnys. | |(3-year) | |$137,400 for 1999 | |additional for expert | |appeals to circuit court, probation |

| | |  | | | |$141,900 for 2000 | |witnesses, polygraph | |violations, youthful trainee act, |

| | |  | | | | | |exams, psychiatric | |paternity, family or contempt facing jail,|

| | | | | | | | |exams and | |extradition, remands from higher courts. |

| | | | | | | | |investigation, upon | |Consortium provides attny. for motion |

| | | | | | | | |approval. Additional | |days, FOC show cause hearings. |

| | | | | | | | |for long distance | |  |

| | | | | | | | |phone. | |Consortium pays conflict attnys. from |

| | | | | | | | | | |contract. |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|34th | |Hourly | |Approx. 1985 | |$45/hr. | |Additional, with court| | |

|Arenac | | | | | | | |approval. | | |

| | | | | | | | |  | | |

|Ogemaw | |Contract with| |1997-98 | |Monthly payments from $2560 | | | |Includes abuse and neglect, prob. viol., |

| | |5 attnys. | |(2-year) | |to $6824 | | | |paternity, lineups. Excludes homicide |

| | | | | | | | | | |cases. Courts each responsible to pay |

| | | | | | | | | | |31.3% (circuit); 42.3 %(district); 26.4% |

| | | | | | | | | | |(probate). |

| | | | | | | | | | |  |

|Roscommon | |Contract with| |1998-1999 | |3 firms at $2060/month; | | | |Includes paternity, probation violation, |

| | |5 firms | |(2-year) | |2 firms at $1545/month | | | |contempt. Additional over contract for |

| | | | | | | | | | |"services rendered" on murder case. |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|35th Shiawassee | |Hourly | |Approx. 1995 | |$50/hour | |Additional, with court| |6-8 attnys. on list. |

| | | | | | | | |approval. | | |

| | | | | | | | |  | | |

| | | | | | | | |Phone, postage and | | |

| | | | | | | | |mileage excluded. | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|36th | |Hourly by | |1996 | |Mand. Life: $65/hr./trial | | | |Pay at rate of crime originally charged. |

|Van Buren | |crime type | | | |time | | | |Trial time added to base fee and |

| | | | | | |Base fee of $1,600 | | | |preparation time. |

| | | | | | |Life, other mand., over 15 | | | |Lineups at $50/hr. where no continuing |

| | | | | | |years: $55/hr./trial time | | | |representation. |

| | | | | | |Base fee of $550 | | | | |

|36th | | | | | |5 to 15 years: $50/hr./trial | | | |Felonies not leaving district court: $175 |

|Van Buren | | | | | |time | | | |flat fee. |

|continued | | | | | |Base fee of $375 | | | | |

| | | | | | |  | | | | |

| | | | | | |Under 5 years: | | | |13 attnys. on 1998 list. |

| | | | | | |$45/hr./trial time | | | | |

| | | | | | |Base fee of $325 | | | | |

| | | | | | |  | | | | |

| | | | | | |Prep. time all crimes: $175 | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|37th Calhoun | |Contracts | |1996-99 | |6-attorney group does 750 | |Additional for | |Attorneys absorb usual costs of |

| | |with 12 | | | |cases/yr. for $17,625/month; | |transcripts, witness | |maintaining a law office. |

| | |attnys. | | | |5 attorneys each do 200 | |fees, mileage for | |Contracts each cover felonies, paternity, |

| | | | | | |cases/yr. for $4,700/month | |witnesses, service of | |probation violation, lineups. |

| | | | | | |each; 1 attorney does 100 | |process. Polygraphs, | |  |

| | | | | | |cases/yr. for $2350/month. | |psych. exams for | |  |

| | | | | | |Annual adjustment for | |defendants, expert | | |

| | | | | | |under/overage based on $375 | |witnesses, upon court | | |

| | | | | | |per case. | |approval. | | |

| | | | | | |In addition to per case | | | | |

| | | | | | |payment, trial time paid at | | | | |

| | | | | | |$450/day, $225/half-day. | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|38th Monroe | |Hourly | |1991 | |$52/hr. | |Additional for fees, | |Approx. 40 attnys. on list |

| | | | | | | | |postage, copying. | | |

| | | | | | | | |  | | |

| | | | | | | | |Expert witnesses, | | |

| | | | | | | | |investigators with | | |

| | | | | | | | |court approval. | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|39th Lenawee | |Contract with| |1998 | |$2,060/month for each attny. | |Additional for witness| |List of 3 attnys. rotates in blind draw. |

| | |3 attnys. | | | |Additional trial days over 2:| |fees, long distance | |  |

| | | | | | |$260/day, $130 half-day. | |phone, mileage, | |Contract covers felonies, prob. viol., |

| | | | | | | | |transcripts. | |extradition, contempt, paternity. |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|40th Lapeer | |Event | |1996 | |Base fee in felony: $175 | |Included for ordinary | |No additional for motions heard during |

| | | | | | |Base fee in misd.: $125 | |travel, phone; | |trial. |

| | | | | | | | |additional upon court | | |

| | | | | | | | |approval. | | |

|  | | | | | |Prelim: $150, plus $75 for | | | | |

|  | | | | | |each add'l. half day | | | | |

|40th Lapeer | | | | | |Prelim. waived: $35 | | | | |

|continued | | | | | |AOI: $35; waiver: $20 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Contested motions: $100 for | | | | |

| | | | | | |first half day; $75 each | | | | |

| | | | | | |add'l. half day | | | | |

| | | | | | |Lineup: $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Plea: $35 at arraign.; $50 | | | | |

| | | | | | |other than at arraign. | | | | |

| | | | | | |Pre-trial (up to 3): $35 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Trial on capital case: $500 | | | | |

| | | | | | |first day, $150 each add'l. | | | | |

| | | | | | |half day | | | | |

| | | | | | |Non-cap: $300/$100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Sentencing: $50 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Probation arraign. and plea: | | | | |

| | | | | | |$35 each; trial at $100 first| | | | |

| | | | | | |half-day, $75 each add'l. | | | | |

| | | | | | |half day. | | | | |

| | | | | | |Paternity hearings: $50/hr.; | | | | |

| | | | | | |trial $300 first day, $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |each add'l. half day. | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|41st | |Contract with| |1998 | |$11,759 each for 1998 | |Additional for | |No additional fees for substitutions. |

|Dickinson | |4 attnys. | | | | | |investigators and | |Judges to equalize work load. |

| | | | | | | | |experts only, upon | | |

| | | | | | | | |application | | |

|Iron | |Contract with| |1998 | |$9,455 each for 1998 | |same | | |

| | |2 attnys. | | | | | | | | |

| | |  | | | | | | | | |

|Menominee | |Contract with| |1998 | |$38,958 each for 1998 | |same | | |

| | |4 attnys. | | | | | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|42nd Midland | |Contract with| |1997-00 | |Total 3-year contract of | | | |In 1997, 66 prob. viol. and 326 felony |

| | |1 attny. | |(3-year) | |$595,000 for circuit court | | | |defendants (total of 392). Approx. $100 |

| | |operating | | | |level; $160,000 for district | | | |per pv and $563 per felony defendant. 8 |

| | |"consortium" | | | |court level. | | | |trials in 1997. |

| | |of attnys. | | | | | | | |  |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|43rd Cass | |Contract with| |1996-99 | |Monthly fee of $6,042, each | |Additional for experts| |Reserve fund of $50,000 for conflict |

| | |2 attorneys | |3-year | | | |upon court approval. | |assignments; split between contract |

| | | | | | | | | | |attorneys if unused. |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|44th | |Contracts | |1998 | |1 attorney for 400 cases @ | |Additional for | |Contracts include misdemeanors, felonies, |

|Livingston | |with 3 | | | |$540/case; 2 attorneys for 50| |experts, testing | |prob. viol., response to pros. circuit |

|  | |attorneys | | | |cases each @ $560/case. | |depositions, | |court appeals. |

|  | | | | | | | |transcripts, travel. | |  |

|44th | | | | | | | |Office expenses | |Additional for cases over contract limit: |

|Livingston | | | | | | | |included. | |$180 each for prob. viol., $680 each for |

|continued | | | | | | | | | |others. |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|45th St. Joseph | |Contract with| |1997-99 | |$200,000 for each year; | |Additional for after | |Contract attorneys serve on list which |

| | |10 attnys. | |(3-year) | |covers misdemeanors, | |hours or weekend | |rotates weekly. |

| | | | | | |felonies, probation or parole| |lineups or | |  |

| | | | | | |violations, paternity, | |interrogations, | |Attorneys charged with attempting to |

| | | | | | |juveniles. | |remands from appellate| |persuade clients to follow through with |

| | | | | | |  | |courts, with approval | |payback agreements (compensate county for |

| | | | | | |  | |of prosecutor and | |attny. fees). |

| | | | | | | | |county administrator. | | |

| | | | | | | | |Other expenses | | |

| | | | | | | | |included in contract. | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|46th | |Contract with| |1997-98 | |Monthly fee of $24,167; | | | |Court must approve subcontractors. |

|Crawford | |one firm | |(2-year) | |covers felonies, juveniles, | | | |Contract includes up to 10 appeals to |

|Kalkaska | | | | | |abuse & neglect, probation | | | |circuit court. |

|Otsego | | | | | |violation. | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|47th Delta | |Hourly | |Approx. 1990 | |$40/hr. | |Additional for expert | | |

| | | | | | | | |witnesses, office | | |

| | | | | | | | |expenses, with court | | |

| | | | | | | | |approval. | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|48th Allegan | |Hourly | |1985 | |Primary attorney: $55/hr. | |Additional with court | |Separate contract covers juvenile cases. |

| | | | | | |Other attnys: $47.50/hr. | |approval. | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|49th Mecosta | |Contract with| |1997 | |Case resolved at dist. ct. | |Additional for witness| |Hourly ($70) for prob. viol., paternity, |

| | |1 attny. | |(1-yr) | |level: $175 - $250 | |fees, long distance | |contempt, etc. |

| | |(event-based)| | | |Case resolved at cir. ct. | |phone, copying, | |  |

| | | | | | |level: $300 – $400 | |postage, annual | |Switch to hourly ($70) if case takes more |

| | | | | | |Trial first day: $450 | |administrative costs, | |than 4 days in trial or if max. is life. |

| | | | | | |Trial subseq. days: $350 | |up to 6 jail visits. | | |

| | | | | | |Research & brief prep.: | |Invest. and other | | |

| | | | | | |$70/hr. | |services with court | | |

| | | | | | | | |approval. | | |

| | | | | | | | |  | | |

|Osceola | |Contract with| |1997 | |$85,000 annual for 180 felony| |Additional for | |Switch to additional hourly ($70) if |

|  | |1 firm, 1 | |(1-yr) | |and paternity cases | |evaluations, blood | |capital case takes more than 10 hours |

|49th Osceola | |add'l. attny.| | | | | |tests, copying, | |work. |

|continued | | | | | | | |transportation, | | |

| | | | | | | | |investigation, long | | |

| | | | | | | | |distance phone, | | |

| | | | | | | | |experts, with court | | |

| | | | | | | | |approval. | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|50th Chippewa | |Public | |1997 | | | |Included in PD budget,| |Conflicts cases pay $37.50/hr. for |

| | |Defender | | | | | |additional for | |felonies; $50/hr. for prison cases. |

| | |Office (2 | | | | | |contract cases. | |6 attorneys on conflicts list, approx. 2 |

| | |attorneys) | | | | | | | |cases per month. |

| | | | | | | | | | |PD handles misdemeanors & felonies. |

| | | | | | | | | | |  |

|Mackinac | |Hourly | |1998 | |$40/hr. | |Additional | |6 attorneys on assignment list. |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|51st | |Contract with| |1998 | |$2250/month for each attny. | |Contract includes | |Contracts cover misdemeanors, prob. viol.,|

|Lake | |3 attnys. | | | | | |"office costs." | |juv. delinquency, neglect and abuse, |

| | | | | | | | | | |felonies. |

| | | | | | | | | | |  |

|Mason | |Contract with| |1998 | |Misdemeanors: $20,040/yr. | |Additional for | |Contractors must reserve $1000 to pay |

| | |1 attny., 1 | | | |Felonies: $27,000/yr. each to| |out-of-pocket, such as| |conflicts attorneys. |

| | |firm. | | | |attny. & firm. Additional | |long-distance phone | | |

| | | | | | |$250/day for each day of | |(misdemeanors). | | |

| | | | | | |trial exceeding two. | |Additional for | | |

| | | | | | | | |experts, testing and | | |

| | | | | | | | |diagnosis, with court | | |

| | | | | | | | |approval; secretarial,| | |

| | | | | | | | |investigative and | | |

| | | | | | | | |office expenses | | |

| | | | | | | | |excluded (felonies). | | |

| | | | | | | | |Additional for | | |

| | | | | | | | |transcripts and | | |

| | | | | | | | |witness fees | | |

| | | | | | | | |(felonies). | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|52nd Huron | |Hourly | |1996 or 1997 | |$50/hr. | |Additional for | | |

| | | | | | | | |investigation and | | |

| | | | | | | | |witnesses, with court | | |

| | | | | | | | |approval | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|53rd Cheboygan | |Hourly for | |1994 | |$70/hr. for capital cases | |Additional for witness| |Judge to determine if fees reasonable. |

| | |capital cases| | | | | |fees, others upon | |Includes probation violation. |

| | | | | | | | |petition. | |5 attorneys on list. |

|  | |Event for | |1994 | |AOW or 1st client conference:| | | | |

|  | |non-capital | | | |$70 | | | | |

|53rd Cheboygan | |cases | | | |Prelim. waived: $60 | | | | |

|continued | | | | | |Prelim. held: $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Dist. Ct. plea: $70 | | | | |

| | | | | | |AOI: $70 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Line-up: $70 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Trial prep.: $100 or $150 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Hearing w/testimony: $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Day of trial: $120 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Sentencing: $70 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Probation viol.: $100 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Cir. Ct. plea: $70 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Post-trial motion: $70 | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|54th Tuscola | |Hourly | |Approx. 1991 | |Out-of-court: $55/hr. | |Additional, with court| | |

| | | | | | |In-court: $75 | |approval. | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|55th | |Event | |Approx. 1997 | |Prep time if tried: $400 | |Additional, with court| | |

|Clare | | | | | |Trial: $300/day | |approval | | |

|Gladwin | | | | | |Assaultive crimes: $400 | | | | |

| | | | | | |Non-ass. crimes: $300 | | | | |

| | | | | | |CSC: $425 | | | | |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|56th Eaton | |Hourly | |1978 | |All cases: $40/hr. | |Additional | |45 attnys. on 1997 list |

| | | | | | | | | | | |

|57th Emmet | |Contract with| |1996-98 | |$155,000 for 1996; $160,000 | |Additional for witness| |Conflicts attny. costs offset against |

| | |4 attnys. | |(3-year) | |for 1997; $165,000 for 1997. | |fees, polygraphs, | |contract. |

| | | | | | |Covers felonies, | |psych. exams, | |Consortium agrees to provide "sufficient |

| | | | | | |misdemeanors, appeals to | |investigator, photos, | |hours of attorneys' work to perform the |

| | | | | | |circuit court, prob. viol., | |exhibits, phone, with | |professional services required by this |

| | | | | | |paternity, contempt, lineups,| |court approval. | |contract," with time records provided to |

| | | | | | |showups, interrogation, | |Additional (without | |county. |

| | | | | | |extradition. | |motion) for postage, | | |

| | | | | | | | |transportation to some| | |

| | | | | | | | |jails. | | |

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