Legal Opinion
Albert Copaken and Sylvia Copaken v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1979No. 78-1311PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
Attorneys Sylvia and Albert Copaken were successful in obtaining on behalf of their client past due social security disability insurance benefit payments under sub-chapter II of the Social Security Act (the Act), 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. (1976). They filed a petition with the Social Security Administration for attorney’s fees of $3,641, representing 25 per cent of the benefit awarded. See id. § 406(a); 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.975-.977 (1978). The Secretary awarded them a fee of $1,100, which was increased to $1,650 after an administrative appeal. See id. § 404.975(e). The Copakens thereafter…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by25 opinions
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