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DEBRA TUCKER v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 8, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Bryan Konoski, KONOSKI & PARTNERS, P.C., New York, New York, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Frank D. Tankard, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Baltimore, Maryland, Charles P. Wisdom, Jr., Cheryl Morgan, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Judge(s): CLAY, READLER, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at London

DAVIS, Circuit Judge. Debra Tucker is a prevailing social security claimant whose attorney appeals the district court’s order awarding reduced attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Tucker’s counsel1 argues that the full requested amount of $31,205.43, which would honor Counsel’s twenty-five percent contingency fee agreement with Tucker, was reasonable for the services provided. Because the district court acted within its discretion in decreasing the fee, we AFFIRM.

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