A Practice Note covering issues that may arise when complainant's counsel seek to recover attorneys' fees in administrative proceedings under the federal equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws and the regulations applicable to federal sector EEO cases, including reasonable hourly rates, reasonable time spent, scrutiny of counsel's time entries, and recoverable costs. This Note also addresses strategies for recovering fees during negotiations with the agency and filing a fee application with the agency, an administrative judge, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This Note discusses federal law and procedures applicable to federal sector employees.