Hourly Rate Increase
CAAP is pleased to announce that it has raised the hourly rate it pays panel attorneys. In hopes of better keeping up with the cost of living and surrounding counties, we will continue to raise rates for the next three years. Below is a chart of the CAAP rate increase that went into effect August 1, 2017 and the rate increases we anticipate making in the coming years.
CAAP Rate Increase
| Class Type | Old Rate | August 1, 2017-June 30, 2018 | July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020 |
| Special Circumstances | 130 | 140 | 150 | 160 |
| LWOP | 120 | 125 | 130 | 135 |
| 1A | 105 | 115 | 120 | 125 |
| 1B, 1PV & 1J | 100 | 105 | 110 | 115 |
| 2, 2PV & 2J | 90 | 95 | 100 | 105 |
| 3, 3PVs, PRCS & 3J | 85 | 88 | 91 | 98 |
| 4, 4PV & 4J | 75 | 77 | 79 | 80 |
| 5, 5PV & 5J | 70 | 72 | 74 | 75 |
| Misdo Appeals | 80 | 85 | 90 | 95 |
| Contempt | 75 | 75 | 82 | 85 |
| SVP | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 |
Join our Panel
Are you an experienced criminal defense attorney and interested in joining our panel to represent indigent clients charged with serious felonies up to and including death?
We plan to start accepting new applications in the Fall. New panel applications and applications for class promotion for consideration for the 2017 CAAP Panel should be submitted by September 11, 2017 by 5pm. Please contact Andrea Zambrana, CAAP Director, at (510) 302-2202 or andrea@acbanet.org, for more information.
Check us out on the web at https://alamedacountyb.wpengine.com/criminal-court-appointed-attorneys-program/.