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Frequently asked questions, per diem

What is per diem?

Per diem is an allowance for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) establishes the per diem reimbursement rates that federal agencies use to reimburse their employees for subsistence expenses incurred while on official travel within the continental U.S. (CONUS), which includes the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) establishes rates for travel in non-foreign areas outside of CONUS, which includes Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions. The U.S. Department of State establishes rates for travel in foreign areas. For more information on rates established by DOD and the State Department visit travel.dod.mil and aoprals.state.gov .

How do I find the per diem rate for (city/county, state)?

Please visit www.gsa.gov/perdiem to find the rates. Click on a state on the map to view that state’s rates or enter the location in the search box. Even though some cities are listed for your lookup convenience, not all cities can or will be listed. To look up the county a destination is located in, visit the Census Geocoder . If neither the city nor county you are looking for is listed on the GSA…

Ethics Opinion 1293: Conflict analysis for per diem attorney

2.24.2026

By Ethics Opinions

Opinion 1293 (02/13/2026)

Topic: Conflict analysis for per diem attorney

Digest: A per diem lawyer may not represent a client against a former client in a substantially related matter, or against a current client in any matter, absent the person’s informed consent, confirmed in writing. A per diem lawyer may not represent a client where the opposing party is represented by counsel for whom the per diem lawyer frequently appears (or hopes to frequently appear) if the relationship with that opposing lawyer raises a significant risk of adversely affecting the per diem lawyer’s professional judgment, unless the per diem’s lawyer’s client provides informed consent, confirmed in writing.

Rules: 1.0(f), 1.2(c), 1.7(a)(1)-(2), 1.7(b)(3)-(b)(4), 1.9(a) & (c), 1.10(e), 1.16(b)(3) & 1.18(a)

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1. A number of companies (which we will refer to as “per diem companies”) offer to connect clients or their lawyers with per diem attorneys (sometimes called “appearance counsel”) to appear in court when the attorney of record cannot appear. The inquirer has been working with several companies as a per diem attorney, making one-time appearances for status conferences, settlement conferences, default judgments, motions for summary judgment, and the like. (Some per diem…