Social Security Disability Lawyer Fees

• The Social Security Administration (SSA) must approve attorneys’ contingency fees and 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, so you keep 100 percent of any SSDI payments you receive beyond your initial payment.
• In most cases the client is paid fees directly from Social Security Administration