Like all attorneys who represent applicants for SSA Disability and SSI benefits, I do not charge a retainer. By law fees are due only if you win. Then, the fee is 25% of your past due benefits. Right now there is a maximum fee cap of $6,000. Over time I have discovered that fees are generally in the $3,500 range. However, the fee is a percentage of the benefits you are owed, and so changes depending on how much your monthly benefit is, and how long you have to go before SSA pays you. In the event that we don't win, no fee is owed. By the way, there are no fees due on future benefits - those are all yours.

I will advance costs for records and copies of files that are needed to help us prepare your case. Generally these costs run in the $100-$200 range. Costs are to be repaid whether you win or lose. However, you don't have to pay them all at once. I will bill you when costs are incurred. I know that many of my clients don't have much money - after all, they're not working - and so I am prepared to absorb costs for a while. However, costs are to be paid whether the final result is a win or a loss. Periodic partial payments are appreciated.