Attorney's Fees in Social Security Disability Cases: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Social Security of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, May 13, 1987, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1988 - 299 pages |
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$75 per hour 25 percent adjudication Administrative Law Judge ALJ's amount APPROVED FEES ARCHER Associate Commissioner ATTORNEY AT LAW attorney's authorized fee basis black lung BRADLEY Call from client Chairman JACOBS Chief Administrative Law Committee compensation Congress contingency fee counsel delay DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH determination disability benefits disability claims Dowley due benefits evaluating EXHIBIT Federal fee approval fee authorization fee petitions fee requests fees in Social Health and Human Hearings and Appeals hourly rate Human Services Inspector General's report issue lawyers legal services letter limit March 31 memorandum NOSSCR Office of Hearings paid past due past-due benefits payment practice problems procedures proposed reasonable fee reconsideration record regulations regulatory represent claimants representation ROSLEWICZ rules Secretary Social Security Act Social Security Administration Social Security claimants Social Security claims Social Security disability SSA's statement Supplemental Security Income Thank withholding
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Page 155 - Let the jury consider their verdict,' the King said, for about the twentieth time that day. 'No, no!' said the Queen. 'Sentence first — verdict afterwards.' 'Stuff and nonsense!' said Alice loudly. 'The idea of having the sentence first!
Page 92 - ... to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry it is well grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law, and that it is not interposed for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation.
Page 162 - Report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate on Investigation No.
Page 155 - The Secretary may, by rule and regulation, prescribe the maximum fees which may be charged for services performed in connection with any claim before the Secretary under this title, and any agreement in violation of such rules and regulations shall be void.
Page 2 - Andy Jacobs, Jr. (D., Ind.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, US House of Representatives...
Page 93 - As part of his answer the Secretary shall file a certified copy of the transcript of the record including the evidence upon which the findings and decision complained of are based. The court shall have power to enter, upon the pleadings and transcript of the record, a judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision of the Secretary, with or without remanding the cause for a rehearing.
Page 237 - States; and (ii) attorney fees shall not be awarded in excess of $75 per hour unless the court determines that an increase in the cost of living or a special factor, such as the limited availability of qualified attorneys for the proceedings involved, justifies a higher fee.); (B) "party...
Page 92 - The signature of an attorney or party constitutes a certificate by him that he has read the pleading, motion, or other paper; that to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry it is well grounded in fact...
Page 146 - ... the disability claimants have no other resources for the payment of fees. The contingency of compensation, whether it stems from an employment contract or results from the claimant's indigency, is highly relevant in the appraisal of the reasonableness of any fee claim. The effective lawyer will not win all of his cases, and any determination of the reasonableness of his fees in those cases in which his client prevails must take account of the lawyer's risk of receiving nothing for his services....
Page 2 - Subcommittee staff will notify by telephone those scheduled to appear as soon as possible after the filing deadline. Any questions concerning a scheduled appearance should be directed to the Subcommittee office [(202) 225-3943].