Argument analysis: Justices struggle with cap on attorney’s fees for successful representation of Social Security disability claimants

At Wednesday’s oral argument in Culbertson v. Berryhill, the justices undertook to resolve a split among the courts of appeals as to whether the Social Security Act imposes an aggregate cap of 25 percent on attorney’s fees for successful representation before both the agency and a court, or whether a separate 25 percent cap applies … Continue reading Argument analysis: Justices struggle with cap on attorney’s fees for successful representation of Social Security disability claimants