Joseph Albe v. DOWCP

PER CURIAM: *

This is an appeal from an adverse Benefits Review Board decision by a longshoreman’s attorney to recover fees owed by his client directly from the employer pursuant to the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 928(c). Previously, this court upheld the denial of employer-paid attorneys’ fees pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 928(a) or (b). See Simmons v. Dir., OWCP, U.S. Dep’t of Labor, 509 Fed.Appx. 337 (5th Cir.2013).

Albe’s new claim stems from his contention that in addition to an approved fee contract with his client Simmons, he had a lien on the compensation…