United States attorney feesstatutory interpretation

Culbertson v Berryhill

586 U.S. 53 (2019)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2019

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The 25% cap on attorney's fees in 42 U.S.C. s 406(b)(1)(A) applies only to fees for representation of a Social Security claimant in court, and not to an aggregate of fees awarded for both court representation (s 406(b)) and representation before the agency (s 406(a)).

Area of Law

employment

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