Legal Opinion
Buljina v. Astrue
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 8, 2011No. Civil Action No. 2008-1904PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting the Petition for Attorney’s Fees
RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This matter comes before the court on a petition for an award of attorney’s fees. The petitioner is an attorney who successfully prosecuted his client’s claim for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. The attorney has now filed a petition under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) for an award of $21,609.25 in attorney’s fees — a sum that was agreed upon pursuant to a contingency fee agreement. Because the petitioner has shown that the award sought is reasonable, the court grants…
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