(SS) Drewry v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARK C. DREWRY, No. 2:18-cv-2241-EFB Plaintiff, v. ORDER ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), counsel for plaintiff in the above-entitled action seeks an award of attorney fees in the amount of $25,000. ECF No. 22. Plaintiff was awarded past due benefits, and he has previously entered into a retainer agreement with his attorneys which provides that he would pay counsel 25 percent of any past-due benefits won as a result of the appeal in this case. ECF No. 22-3. Twenty-five percent of plaintiff’s benefits award is $39,812.00, but plaintiff’s counsel has reduced the fee request by $14,812. ECF No. 22. Plaintiff’s two attorneys, Shellie Lott and Chantal Harrington, spent 27.2 professional hours on plaintiff’s case. ECF No. 22-4. 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1)(A) provides, in relevant part: Whenever a court renders a judgment favorable to a claimant under this…