Attorney Fees Hold Steady

<br /><br />     Social Security has posted its final numbers<br /> on fees paid to attorneys and others for representing Social Security <br />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.<br /><br />     All attorneys who practice Social Security law face considerable <br />economic pressure. The attorney fee provisions

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. ...

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Attorney User Fee Remains At 6.3% -- How About Liens Instead?

<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />     The fee paid by attorneys and others who receive direct payment of fees for representing Social Security claimants will remain at 6.3% of the fee in 2017 subject to a $91 cap per case. Social Security says this is their actual costs. Those of us who represent Social Security claimants feel this is absurd, that the agency's true costs are vastly less, and that the fee is nothing more

Attorney User Fee Remains At 6.3% -- How About Liens Instead?

     The fee paid by attorneys and others who receive direct payment of fees for representing Social Security claimants will remain at 6.3% ...

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All The COLA Adjustments

<br /><br />     Some excerpts from Social Security's notice of cost of living and other adjustments for 2017, which will appear in the Federal Register tomorrow:<br /><br />The maximum Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) monthly benefit amounts for <br />2017 under title XVI o<br />f the Act will be $735 for an eligible individual, $1,103 for an eligible <br />individual with an eligible spouse, and $368 for an essential

All The COLA Adjustments

     Some excerpts from Social Security's notice of cost of living and other adjustments for 2017, which will appear in the Federal Regi...

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New Attorney Fee Contacts

<br /><br />     Social Security has updated its list of Office of General Counsel contacts for fee authorizations, other than those under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) -- 406(b) fees.<br /><br /><br /><br />Regional OfficeJurisdictions <br />Contact Information <br /><br /><br />REGION I <br /><br />Social Security AdministrationOffice of Regional CounselJFK Federal Building15 New Sudbury StreetRoom 625Boston, MA 02203-0002<br /><br />MA, ME, MI , NH, RI

New Attorney Fee Contacts

     Social Security has updated its list of Office of General Counsel contacts for fee authorizations, other than those under the Equal Acc...

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