Danno22
Returning Member

Lawyer fees deduction following successful lawsuit vs employer

Howdy!  I was successful, via awesome lawyer at winning 8+ yrs of fighting in a lawsuit to get my job back vs. a "city government".  Backpay and my job were awarded to me (March 2022) which came to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars.  From this award I had to pay my lawyer the agreed upon fee, just over $150K.  Can this fee be deducted from in my 2022 filing?

 

Thank you for your time.

Danno