OPINION
COOK, Circuit Judge.
Mark Naegel, counsel for a prevailing social security disability benefits applicant, appeals the district court's order awarding significantly reduced attorneys' fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). He argues that the court should have approved his request for $26,049.73 — the 25-percent contingency fee accepted by his client and permitted by statute. The Commissioner of Social Security, representing the interests of the...
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