Campbell v. Heckler

MEMORANDUM

HERMAN, District Judge.

Before this court is a motion for attorney fees and costs by plaintiff and his counsel for the counsel’s services in pursuing plaintiff’s social security disability action. Because we believe that neither party has adequately addressed or briefed the statutory bases for plaintiff’s motion, we will set forth the applicable legal standards and apply them to this action.

I. APPLICABLE LAW

A. Social Security Act

Two statutory methods, which are not mutually exclusive, exist by which the attorney of a successful social security disability claimant can obtain…