ORDER

EDMUND F. BRENNAN, Magistrate Judge.

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 $14,810.70, which is 25 percent of past benefits due to plaintiff.1 ECF No. 19. Plaintiff entered into a retainer agreement with her attorney which provides that she would pay counsel 25 percent of any past-due benefits won as a result of the appeal in this case. Declaration of Brian Shapiro ("Shapiro Decl.") ¶ 2, Ex. 1. Counsel spent 22.5 professional hours on plaintiff's case. Id. ¶ 5, Ex.4.

42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1)(A) provides, in relevant part:

Rather than being paid by the government, fees under the Social Security Act are awarded out of the claimant's disability benefits. Russell v. Sullivan, 930 F.2d 1443, 1446 (9th Cir. 1991), receded from on other grounds, Sorenson v. Mink, 239 F.3d 1140, 1149 (9th Cir. 1991). However, the 25 percent statutory maximum fee is not an automatic entitlement; the court also must ensure that the requested fee is reasonable. Bisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789, 808-09 (2002) ("We hold that § 406(b) does not displace contingent-fee agreements within the statutory ceiling; instead, § 406(b) instructs courts to review for reasonableness fees yielded by those agreements."). "Within the 25 percent boundary . . . the attorney for the successful claimant must show that the fee sought is reasonable for the services rendered." Id. at 807.

After this court found plaintiff to be disabled, she was awarded past-due benefits in the amount of $59,242.80. Shapiro Decl. ¶ 4, Ex. 3. Plaintiff's counsel's request for $14,810.70, which is the 25 percent statutory maximum, would constitute an hourly rate of $658.25. Based on the risk of loss taken in representing plaintiff, the quality of counsel's representation, and counsel's experience in the field of Social Security law, the court finds that rate to be reasonable. See Hearn v. Barnhart, 262 F.Supp.2d 1033, 1037 (N.D. Cal. 2003) (discussing cases where courts granted fees based on hourly rates from $187.55 to $694.44, and awarding effective hourly rate of $450.00); Mondello v. Astrue, No. Civ S-04-973 DAD, 2009 WL 636542, at *2 (E.D. Cal. March 11, 2009) (awarding fees that represented a rate of approximately $801.00 per hour). Further, given the result achieved in this case, the court finds the amount of hours expended to be reasonable.

Counsel concedes that the $14,810.70 award should be offset in the amount of $4,000.00 for fees previously awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"). ECF No. 19 at 1. Counsel provides that upon receipt of a fee award in the amount of $14,810.70, he will refund the plaintiff the sum of $4,000.00 previously awarded under the EAJA. Id. at 8. See Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789, 796 (2002) (holding that where attorney's fees are awarded under both EAJA and § 406(b), the attorney must refund the smaller of the two awards to the plaintiff).

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's counsel's motion for attorney's fees (ECF No. 19) is granted;

2. Plaintiff's counsel is awarded $14,810.70 in fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b); and

3. Upon receipt of the $14,810.70 award, counsel shall refund to plaintiff the sum of $4,000.00 previously awarded under the EAJA.