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President Bush's  Executive Order on contingency fees legal and expert witness services provided to or on behalf of the United States, really gives us food for thought. Whose interest are they looking out for? The public or someone else? Yes, the emphasis appears to be on protecting the American taxpayer, but does it have some underlying hidden agenda? Only time will tell.

The order adresses contingency fee attorneys, but it does not put any caps on private counsel being paid at an hourly rate. Maybe because, typically these attorneys are being paid by large corporations instead of the average taxpayer. The order should address both sides of the issue, not punish one and completely avoid the other. Time will tell if this proves to be helpful to the average taxpayer. I am not holding my breath.

Let's hope this new Executive Order does not hinder the process for whistleblowers and success in the prosecution of qui tam fraud.

Click Here to read the Executive Order that was signed last week, May 16, 2007.