Attorney Fees Hold Steady

     Social Security has posted its final numbers
on fees paid to attorneys and others for representing Social Security
claimants in 2016. The total was $1.093 billion, down only slightly from $1.094 billion in 2015. Fees are down $336 million, or 23%, from the peak in 2010.

     All attorneys who practice Social Security law face considerable
economic pressure. The attorney fee provisions