{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-15.103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 15.103","heading":"May an agent or legal representative file an FTCA administrative claim on behalf of a claimant?","body":"(a) An agent or legal representative may file a claim on behalf of a claimant.\n(b) Representative's fees are limited to not more than 20 percent of the amount paid for a claim settled in an administrative claim, and to not more than 25 percent of a judgment or settlement award after litigation is initiated. 28 U.S.C. 2678.\n(c) If a representative is dismissed from representing a claimant before the claim is resolved, the representative may not place a lien on the claimant's recoveries under the claim.\n(d) Any purported representative of a minor must provide documentation that he or she is the legal agent of that minor.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Labor","PART 15—ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT AND RELATED CLAIMS STATUTES","Subpart B—Claims Against the Government Under the Federal Tort Claims Act"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"1d2b234cdab00143d9013bfd0a5ad0147d6237b4ad1a287d3347f88db12ec633","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-15.102","next":"us/29-cfr-15.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}