How SSDI Attorney Contingency Fees Work
These are the rules for Social Security Disability attorney fees:
- You only pay an attorney fee when you win benefits. (No fee if you don’t win.)
- The fee comes from a percentage of back pay you receive from Social Security to cover time that you waited on benefits approval.
- The fee is 25% of your back pay, up to a maximum fee of $7,200.
Social Security usually deducts the attorney fee directly from your past-due benefits.
You don’t have to write any checks. Your attorney’s charges don’t come out of your pocket, or out of your future monthly disability checks.
Most people receive back benefits because it commonly takes months or longer to get an answer on your disability claim from Social Security.
In certain cases where there aren’t any past-due benefits, Social Security officials will decide on a fee you’ll pay for the work of your Social Security Disability lawyer.
You can have other costs that aren’t part of the attorney’s fee, such as costs to obtain medical and job records, make copies and pay postage. The Troutman & Troutman Social Security Disability attorneys work to keep those costs as low as possible for you.
One part of the process never costs you: talking to us for an initial review of your case.
Case evaluations are free of charges and commitments.
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What Our Tulsa Social Security Disability Lawyers Do for You
Health conditions make it impossible for you to work, but applying for Social Security Disability benefits sure is a job.
It’s extremely common to be denied for benefits and have to undertake a long and complicated appeals process.
Having a disability lawyer by your side can relieve your burden.
Here is some of the legwork that we take on for your disability claim without charging you anything to get started:
- Putting together your detailed work history
- Talking to your doctors and other health care providers to get your medical records
- Helping you fill out application forms mistake-free
- Gathering statements from friends and family
- Updating your evidence when it’s time to appeal a denial
- Building legal arguments as you fight a disability denial
- Keeping you on top of deadlines to submit information to Social Security
- Filing legal briefs for your hearing with a disability judge
- Preparing you to testify in your hearing
- Accompanying you to the hearing
- Cross-examining vocational experts who testify about you
- Taking your appeal to higher levels if needed
Working with a disability lawyer is a low-risk proposition for you.
You’ll get a professional to do this work and make the process easier for you.
You’ll pay no fee unless your case is successful.
And it’s possible that having a lawyer will increase your chances of winning benefits.
So don’t take chances getting financial assistance that can make a major difference in your life after health setbacks.
Talk to the Tulsa disability attorneys at Troutman & Troutman
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You may be trying to determine if Social Security Disability benefits are right for you. You may be facing a long, complicated benefits application. Or you’ve applied and been denied. Now what? The Troutman & Troutman Oklahoma disability attorneys can help.
Disability Attorneys Answer Your Questions about Social Security
Your life has been disrupted by health problems. You’ve had to leave work. You’re worried about money. Social Security Disability benefits can provide relief, but they’re complicated. You’ve got a lot of questions. The Troutman & Troutman Tulsa disability lawyers have answers.
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