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these hours. The October 3, 1997, billing statement lists 26.3
aggregate hours of combined services. We find 18 hours to be
reasonable for services rendered by Beeler. The November 4,
1997, billing statement lists 9 aggregate hours of combined
services. We find 3 hours to be reasonable for services rendered
by Beeler.8
Fees of Attorney John Elson Howard9
Respondent further argues that the submission of fees for
services rendered by John Elson Howard (Howard) as a "consulting"
attorney is not reasonable. Petitioner submitted an itemized
8 The following statements, which we find reasonable,
were also submitted for services rendered by Beeler:
Date Hours
Dec. 1, 1996 7.2
Feb. 1, 1997 5.1
June 7, 1997 2.9
July 5, 1997 4.2
Aug. 2, 1997 11.5
Sept. 2, 1997 18.8
Dec. 1, 1997 4.5
9 Petitioner submitted an itemized statement from John
Elson Howard, P.C., which purports to be of services provided by
John Elson Howard (Howard) and David Etheriedge (Etheriedge) of
Resources Planning Group, Inc., and of John Elson Howard, P.C.,
on behalf of petitioner. The statement merely provides a vague
description of the services provided, the date the services were
provided, and the cost of the services. A supplemental affidavit
stated that the hourly billing rates of Howard and Etheriedge
were $175 and $150, respectively. The statement does not
indicate which attorney provided which services or the number of
hours (itemized or aggregate) spent on the case. Since the
statement is so nebulous, we will address the services as being
rendered by Howard.
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