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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 90 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Culbertson v. Berryhill.

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1 Culbertson v. Berryhill Anchor
scotus · 2019
green “the 25 cap applies only to fees for representation before the court, not the agency.” 47
2 Mcguire v. Sullivan
ca7 · 1989
green “although the contingency agreement should be given significant weight in fixing a fee, the district court must independently assess the reasonableness of its terms.” 23
3 Coppett v. Barnhart
gasd · 2002
green “the 'best indicator of the reasonableness of a contingency fee in a social security case is the contingency percentage actually negotiated between the attorney and client . . . .” 20

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