Russell v. Astrue

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

HARRIS L. HARTZ, Circuit Judge.

The law firm of Troutman and Trout-man, P.C. (the Troutman firm), as real party in interest, appeals from a district-court order awarding attorney fees in an amount less than it requested under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). We review the award for an abuse of discretion. See Hubbard v. Shalala, 12 F.3d 946, 947 (10th Cir.1993), abrogated on other grounds by Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789, 122 S.Ct. 1817, 152 L.Ed.2d 996 (2002); see also McGraw v. Barnhart, 450 F.3d 493, 505 (10th Cir.2006). Of course, we review de novo any issues of law, such as…