Legal Opinion
Black v. Colvin
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 2, 2015No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-6522Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Savage, District Judge.
The issue presented in this Social Security case is whether the total award of attorneys’ fees to the attorney who represented the claimant at the administrative level and to another attorney who' represented him on judicial review may exceed 25 percent of the claimant’s past-due benefits. It is an issue that has divided the circuit courts of appeals, and one the Third Circuit has yet to decide.
Counsel who successfully represented the plaintiff on judicial review has moved for approval of $18,631.25 in attorney’s fees under § 406(b) of the Social…
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