Dale Wells, William Hlywa v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appeal of John S. Hogg

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• holding that “the traditional lodestar method, borrowed from fee-shifting contexts, is not appropriate for evaluation a reasonable fee under § 406(b).”
• holding that “the traditional lodestar method, borrowed from fee- shifting contexts, is not appropriate for evaluation a reasonable fee under § 406(b).”
• holding that the best indicator of reasonableness in contingency fee social security cases is the contingency percentage negotiated by attorney and client, not the hourly rate
• holding best indicator of reasonableness in contingency fee social security cases is contingency percentage negotiated by attorney and client, not hourly rate
• holding courts should consider, among other things, “whether the requested amount is so large as to be a windfall to the attorney”
• holding courts should consider, among other things, “whether the requested amount is so large as to be a windfall to the attorney”

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