KELLER v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SEC.

No. 13-14321.

759 F.3d 1282 (2014)

William L. KELLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. Albert Bacharach, Jr. , N. Albert Bacharach, Jr. PA, Gainesville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Natalie K. Jemison , Joseph Paul Palermo, III , Mary Ann Sloan , Susan Kelm Story , Dennis Robert Williams , Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Atlanta, GA, Arthur Lee Bentley, III , John F. Rudy, III , U.S. Attorney's Office, Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before WILSON, PRYOR and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges.


WILSON, Circuit Judge:

Following a successful claim for Social Security disability benefits, Appellant William Keller filed a motion asking the court to approve the contingency fee arrangement he agreed to with his lawyer. The magistrate judge who handled the motion determined that a fee in the amount of $11,876.65 was reasonable pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1), and Keller appealed. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

In 1998, Keller applied for...

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