Legal Opinion
Ezekiel v. Astrue
District Court, D. Maine
Decided April 6, 2012No. 2:09-cv-450-DBHPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES
D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.
This is a dispute over the amount of attorney fees in a social security disability case. The lawyer has requested approval of the amount that his contingent fee agreement provides. The Commissioner says that results in an undeserved windfall to the lawyer.1 I agree with the Commissioner and reduce the amount of the fee to be awarded out of the claimant’s benefits.
Background
Having been denied benefits in the administrative process, the claimant entered into a contingent fee agreement with her lawyer. She…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gisbrecht v. BarnhartSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Crawford v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Rodriquez v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Jeter v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- Ellick v. BarnhartDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2006
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Nichols v. Colvin, SSADistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2016
- Michael Giles v. Andrew Saul, Commissioner, U.S. Social Security Administration1District Court, D. New Hampshire · 2020
- Travis King, Claimant v. Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, DefendantDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2023
- Mounce v. SSADistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2016
- James Levesque v. Andrew Saul, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2020
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