FAQs
Free until your case is approved. Then advocates & lawyers are awarded 25% of your past due benefits up to $7,200. Please note later this year (2024) SSA will increase the fee to $9,200. This amount will be deducted prior to you receiving your past due benefits so that nothing is ever out of pocket.
I do all the leg work so you don’t have to. With my experience I know what the disability examiners are looking for, allowing me to decrease processing times and greatly increase approval chances. If your case isn’t approved, then you do not owe me anything and I take a hit to my approval stats and my credibility.
I have all the same capabilities as a lawyer on initial application, reconsideration, and at appeal hearings. The only difference is that I can’t represent at the federal level, which sees less than 5% of cases. If I thought your case couldn’t get approved way beyond this point, then I would be honest with you and not accept the case.
Very few cases are clear cut and fall into a gray area. For example, there are numerous types of back injuries with varying degrees of severity. These cases usually are denied on initial application and are won on appeals. During hearings you or your representative are given the opportunity to make your case.
It depends on your circumstances. If you need the financial and medical help as soon as possible then a representative can provide you the best opportunity to being approved. Using their knowledge and skills to decrease processing times and increase your chances of being approved.
Reps are hired to do all the work for you. This includes gathering medical evidence, completing SSA paperwork, and talking directly with the disability examiners so you don’t have to.