Kathleen L. Morris v. Social Security Administration

The plaintiff-appellant seeks review of a district court order denying plaintiff-appellant’s request for attorney fees for her attorney for services rendered by him before the Court. The issue is whether the Court can award attorney fees for services before it which, when added to an amount previously authorized by the Secretary for services performed before the Social Security Administration, equals in the aggregate an amount in excess of 25% of past due benefits due and owing the claimant.

In this case, C. Waverly Parker represented Kathleen L. Morris in her efforts to recover past-due…