# Justice Manual § 9-120.101: Attorney Fee Forfeiture Guidelines

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.101

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-120.101
- **Heading:** Attorney Fee Forfeiture Guidelines
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-120.000 - Attorney Fee Forfeiture Guidelines / Justice Manual § 9-120.101

## Text

The purpose of these guidelines is twofold. First, it is to ensure that any forfeiture of assets transferred to attorneys as fees for legal services has been reviewed carefully. Second, it is to ensure that the public's interest that those convicted of certain offenses do not realize any economic benefit from their illegal activity is pursued fairly and with due consideration for the individual's right to counsel in a criminal matter.

These guidelines are set forth solely for the purpose of internal Department of Justice guidance. They are not intended to, do not, and may not be relied upon to create any rights, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any party in any matter civil or criminal, nor do they place any limitations on otherwise lawful litigative prerogatives of the Department of Justice.

[new May 2010]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 9-120.100 Policy Limitations on Application of Forfeiture Provisions to Attorney Fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.100.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-120.101 Attorney Fee Forfeiture Guidelines](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.101.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-120.102 Forfeiture of Assets Transferred to an Attorney in a Fraudulent or Sham Transaction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.102.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-120.103 Forfeiture of Assets Transferred to an Attorney for Representation in a Civil Matter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.103.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-120.104 Forfeiture of Assets Transferred to an Attorney for Representation in a Criminal Matter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.104.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-120.105 Discussion of Actual Knowledge and/or Reasonable Cause to Know](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.105.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-120.106 At the Time of the Transfer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.106.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-120.107 Actual Knowledge of Forfeitability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.107.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-120.108 Knowledge that the Government has Asserted that a Particular Asset is Subject to Forfeiture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.108.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-120.109 Knowledge that the Asset in Fact is from Criminal Misconduct](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.109.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-120.110 Reasonable Cause to Know that an Asset is Subject to Forfeiture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.110.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-120.111 Policy Concerning Issuance of Notification Letters to Attorneys](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.111.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-120.112 Discovery of Information Concerning an Asset Transferred to an Attorney as Fees for Legal Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.112.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-120.113 Compelled Disclosure of Confidential Communications During the Course of the Representation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-120.113.md)

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