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Name Time Rate Lodestar Amount
Jill R. Zimmerman1 51 hrs., 21 min. $100/hr. $ 5,135.00
Kenneth J. Rubin 5 hrs., 27 min. $150/hr. 817.50
John E. Becker 12 hrs., 5 min. $150/hr. 1,812.50
Lori A. Feldish 12 hrs., 30 min. $75/hr. 937.50
TOTAL: $8,702.50
1 Jill R. Zimmerman is the docket attorney to whom
these cases were assigned. She commenced employment
with respondent's Office of Chief Counsel and was
admitted to practice before this Court in Jan. 1995.
Kenneth J. Rubin is an Assistant District Counsel and
supervised the work of Ms. Zimmerman. (The record does
not reflect the extent of Mr. Rubin's background or
experience.) John E. Becker is a senior trial attorney
with a post of duty in Philadelphia. He has been
employed by respondent's Office of Chief Counsel since
1971. He sometimes served as Acting Assistant District
Counsel and supervised the work of Ms. Zimmerman. Lori
A. Feldish is a paralegal and has been employed by
respondent's Office of Chief Counsel since Oct. 1987.
Petitioners do not dispute the hourly rates suggested by
respondent. However, petitioners' counsel asserts that
respondent's claim for the amount of time expended in this matter
is excessive. Mr. Ray argues that he should not be liable for
fees associated with respondent's counsel's "on the job
training."
Upon a review of the estimates submitted by respondent, we
conclude that not all the time spent by respondent's counsel was
due to the misconduct of Mr. Ray. Respondent's claim of excess
attorney and paralegal time exceeds 80 hours. The attorney
assigned to this case (Ms. Zimmerman) indicates in her affidavit
that she spent over 51 hours in dealing with this case between
June 12, 1995, and August 11, 1995. A review of the specific
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