HOW ARE ATTORNEY FEES PAID IN SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CASES?
No up-front retainer fee is required. If we are hired, a contract is signed which calls for maximum of 25 percent of past due (lump sum) benefits. Often the fee is less than 25 percent because of a government cap on the attorney fee. Our contract also indicates that no fee is to be paid if the case is lost. Expenses in these cases are usually very low compared to other litigation in that they normally only include out-of-pocket costs for copies of medical records.
