Fees

For most cases, fees are based on "past due benefits." The social security system processes claims so slowly that, by the time a case is won, they will owe you many months of benefits that they should have already paid you. We ask for 25% of those past due benefits. Nothing from future benefits, and no fee if we do not win. Any fee must be approved by the social security administration. Attorney fees will often be withheld from your benefits and sent directly to us.

Feel free to call us if you have any questions or concerns about how this works or your ability to pay. We understand that most clients cannot pay an attorney fee if we do not win, so our fee is contingent on winning in most cases.

For Federal Court Appeals, our fee is normally paid by the government if we are successful in getting you a new hearing.

Expenses

We will ask you to reimburse us for costs of acquiring medical records, and for whatever your doctor(s) charge for writing reports to help us win your claim. The expenses will be due whether or not we win your claim.

If we have to go into Federal Court, there will be a filing fee to pay of $150 unless you qualify for a fee waiver with a "Paupers Affidavit."