---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 15.103"
title: "29"
number: "15.103"
heading: "May an agent or legal representative file an FTCA administrative claim on behalf of a claimant?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/15.103"
---

# §15.103. May an agent or legal representative file an FTCA administrative claim on behalf of a claimant?

- (a) An agent or legal representative may file a claim on behalf of a claimant.
- (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](/usc/28/2678.md).
- (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.
- (d) Any purported representative of a minor must provide documentation that he or she is the legal agent of that minor.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2672; 28 CFR § 14.11; 31 U.S.C. 3721; 29 U.S.C. 2897(b).

### Source

Source: 77 FR 22207, Apr. 13, 2012, unless otherwise noted.