shows that the LSI-Adjusted Laffey Matrix produces rates that are below market and the USAO Laffey Matrix rates are even lower. These same economists also disagreed in DL v. District of Columbia as to the relative merits of the LSI-Adjusted Laffey Matrix and the new USAO matrix. Another option Another method is to adjust for local costs of wages to lawyers and paralegals. The Laffey Matrix can be adjusted for local costs using the Bureau of Labor Statistics data on wages paid to lawyers (occupation code 23-1011) and paralegals (occupation code 23-2011) for primary metropolitan statistical areas in each state (http://www.bls.gov). This method appears to be a re-formulation of the argument rejected in Blum v. Stenson, supra, 465 U.S. at 892, 895–896, that compensation to some attorneys should be based on costs including salary levels. References and footnotes See also Attorney's fee Legal costs