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Our Social Security Disability Lawyers Explain Contingency Fees

How You Can Afford Las Vegas Social Security Disability Lawyers Fees

The application process to secure Social Security Disability benefits can be extremely difficult to figure out on your own, especially if it is your first time applying. If you are seeking Social Security Disability, your future, and maybe even that of your family, is at stake. It is not something you want to take the risk of getting wrong due to inexperience. Sadly, it is a task that many people try and fail to do on their own without the assistance of an experienced legal representative. Often, this is simply because they mistakenly fear that they cannot afford to pay Social Security Disability lawyers fees. Las Vegas Social Security Disability attorney fees are paid from the settlements when the case comes to a successful conclusion.

Why Should I Hire a Las Vegas SSD Lawyer?

Even though you do not have to be a lawyer to act as a representative before the SSDI administrative judge, it is not in your best interests to pursue an SSD claim on your own or have a non-lawyer representative act on your behalf. There are companies that offer to act as non-lawyer representatives, also known as SSDI advocates. In many cases, these companies charge the same price as lawyers, even though they are not attorneys. Why pay someone to represent you when you can have an SSDI attorney do so for the same fee.

How Social Security Disability Lawyers Fees Work

Generally, Social Security Disability attorneys work on a contingency fee basis, which the Social Security Disability Administration regulates. This means that your lawyer receives attorney fees if he or she recovered financial compensation for you. Contingency fees enable people who would otherwise not be able to afford an attorney to hire an experienced lawyer to handle their Social Security Disability application or appeal.

In addition, there are laws specific to SSDI attorney fees that cap these fees, ensuring they remain very low. Under the law:

  • The Social Security Administration (SSA) must approve attorneys’ contingency fees. Also, it only pays the fees from past-due benefits, not current monthly payments.
  • Social Security Disability lawyers fees cannot exceed 25 percent of the back pay benefits recovered for clients or $6,000, whichever is less.
  • The SSA pays attorney fees directly to the law firm from the past-due benefits awarded.
  • SSD attorneys are not entitled to fees for future benefits. Thus, you keep 100 percent of any SSDI payments you receive beyond your initial payment.

The initial appointment with Welt Law is free. It is worth your time to explore the options available to you if you will be, or have been, out of work for 12 months. By working with an experienced Social Security Disability attorney, you will put yourself in a better position to receive the SSD benefits you deserve.

Very Knowledgeable kind Attorney. Tiffany Doctors Was hired to represent my Daughter and did great!

- Jordan K.

Las Vegas Social Security Disability Attorney for SSD Help

The Las Vegas Social Security Disability attorneys Gerald M. Welt and Tiffany Welt Doctors can successfully guide you through the SSD process, having done so for people in similar situations on a daily basis for four decades. More importantly, both are lawyers people can trust. Tiffany Doctors Welt is an Accredited Disability Representative (ADR), and Gerald M. Welt has been Certified Ethical by AttorneyGuide.com and served as co-chair of Citizens For Justice from 1992-2010. They have both been working as a team to assist Las Vegas residents claim SSD benefits for over 20 years.

To learn more about Social Security Disability lawyers fees and how Welt Law can help SSD applicants secure the benefits they need, call us or fill out our online contact form to set up a free, confidential, no-obligation consultation with a Las Vegas Social Security Disability attorney

Why Welt LAw Firm Is The Best Choice

  • Practicing Since 1973
  • Highly Knowledgeable in SSD/SSI Claims
  • Social Security Disability/SSI and Guardianship
  • Guidance Through the Process from Start to Finish

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