Legal Opinion
Levesque v. US Social Security Administration, Acting Commissioner
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided July 29, 2020No. 1:18-cv-00420Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE James Levesque v. Civil No. 18-cv-420-LM Opinion No.
2020 DNH 134
Andrew Saul, Commissioner, Social Security Administration O R D E R Attorney D. Lance Tillinghast seeks $26,057 in attorney’s fees for his successful representation of Social Security claimant, James Levesque. See doc. no. 17. Tillinghast argues that he is entitled to attorney’s fees under both 42 U.S.C § 406(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (“§ 406(b)”) and pursuant to a fee agreement he executed with Levesque. See doc. no. 17. The Commissioner of the Social Security…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gisbrecht v. BarnhartSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Rodriquez v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Clark v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Ezekiel v. AstrueDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2012
- James Levesque v. Andrew Saul, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2020