45 CFR §1609.2

1. (a)Fee-generating case means any case or matter which, if undertaken on behalf of an eligible client by an attorney in private practice, reasonably may be expected to result in a fee for legal services from an award to a client.
2. (b)Fee-generating case does not include a case where:
   1. (1)A court appoints a recipient or an employee of a recipient to provide representation in a case pursuant to a statute or a court rule or practice equally applicable to all attorneys in the jurisdiction;
   2. (2)A recipient undertakes representation under a contract with a government agency or other entity; or
   3. (3)A recipient provides only advice and counsel or limited services, as those terms are defined in 45 CFR 1611.1(a) and (e), to an eligible client.