Supreme Court To Mull Social Security Counsel Fees

By Hilary Russ

Law360, New York (February 16, 2010, 6:29 PM ET) -- Attorneys who represent poor and disabled people receiving Social Security benefit awards say their ability to get paid for their work — and their clients' ability to retain counsel — will be jeopardized if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns a lower court decision after oral arguments next week.

Those lawyers will get to argue their case before the high court on Monday, when they'll try to shoot down the federal government's claim that it is entitled to take court awards won by Social Security and disability...
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