Section 225. Fees for representing employees  


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  • Claims  of attorneys and
      counsellors-at-law for services in connection with any  contested  claim
      arising  under  this article shall not be enforceable unless approved by
      the board. If so approved, such fee or fees shall become a lien upon the
      benefits ordered, but shall be paid therefrom only in the  manner  fixed
      by  the  board.  Any  other  person, firm, corporation, organization, or
      other association who shall exact or receive any fee or gratuity for any
      services  rendered  on  behalf  of  an  employee  except  in  an  amount
      determined  by  the  board shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person,
      firm, corporation, organization, or association who  shall  solicit  the
      business of appearing before the board on behalf of an employee claiming
      benefits  under this article, or who shall make it a business to solicit
      employment for a lawyer in connection  with  any  claim  for  disability
      benefits  under  this  article, or who shall exact or receive any fee or
      gratuity  or  other  charge  with  respect  to  the  collection  of  any
      uncontested  claim  for  disability  benefits,  shall  be  guilty  of  a
      misdemeanor.