§ 6865 Limitation on attorneys’ fees.

18 DE Code § 6865 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) The amount of the claimant’s attorneys’ fees may not exceed the amounts in the following schedule:

(1) 35% of the first $100,000 of damages;

(2) 25% of the next $100,000 of damages;

(3) 10% of the balance of any awarded damages.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a claimant has the right to elect to pay for the attorneys’ services on a mutually satisfactory per diem basis. The election, however, must be exercised in written form at the time of employment.

60 Del. Laws, c. 373, § 1.