Question by Myron: How does an attorney who files your disability application make money?
A friend of mine is considering applying for disability benefits. We met with an attorney who said that the fee would be 25% of the past-due benefits. Could someone explain what this means? He also said that he doesn't make money on every case--how could this be? We just need to know if we're going to end up with a huge legal bill.
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Answer by Ranger4402
You apply for disability on 1-1-2009. If you win, then you will get ,000 per month. It takes an entire year for your disability to be approved. So, when you are approved, you are owed payments starting on 1-1-2009. The attorney gets his or her fee from that.
The attorney may not make money on every case. 50% of people who apply for Social Security disability gets turned down. The attorney knows his odds are 50/50 by taking this case.
If the attorney did not believe your friend had a winnable case then he would not take it.
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