Johnnie MOTLEY, Jr., Appellee, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellant

After successfully representing the plaintiff in his claim to benefits under Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act (the Act), counsel for the plaintiff petitioned the district court for an award of attorney’s fees based on the total amount of Title II benefits to which plaintiff would be entitled absent the Title XVI windfall offset. 1 Because the district court concluded that Congress did not intend for the Title XVI windfall offset provision to reduce the amount of attorney’s fees available, the court awarded the petitioner $2,556.13 — 25 percent of the unreduced Title II…