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Don’t Worry About Price to Get the Help You Need
When you’re sick, you have a lot to worry about. If you can’t work because of illness, that raises the stakes. Social Security Disability benefits can ease your mind. But applying for benefits brings on a new slate of concerns.
How hard is the application process?
How much is it going to cost me to get help, and can I afford it?
A skilled disability lawyer can answer—and be the answer—to these questions.
Having a veteran hand at the wheel when you’re making your way through the Social Security Disability process is a great advantage. And in the end, it doesn’t cost you a dime out of your own pocket.
That’s because strict rules dictate how a disability lawyer gets paid:
- They can’t collect unless they win benefits for you.
- They get paid out of the lump sum Social Security owes you once you win.
- Social Security limits how much of those back benefits a lawyer can collect.
To sum it up: If you work with a disability lawyer, they don’t get paid unless you win. When you win, they only get paid once. That’s it. No retainers. No upfront fees. No hidden costs from your future benefits. You get help. It’s on your attorney to get results.
So put away your wallet and call Baynetta M. Jordan, P.C., Attorney at Law. Baynetta has helped thousands of people in Texas.
She and her team are ready and willing to fight for you because Nobody Pushes West Texans Around™.
What’s the Fee for a Social Security Disability Lawyer? How Does it Work?
If you’re applying for Social Security Disability benefits, you’re living on a tight budget. The last thing you need is lawyer fees adding to your pile of bills.
Thankfully, Social Security Disability is set up to spare you from more financial strain.
The government pays attorneys directly, so you don’t touch your bank account. And the rules protect your monthly benefits going forward.
The application process for Social Security benefits is long. When they eventually decide you were eligible for benefits all along, Social Security will pay you a lump sum that covers the benefits you were owed from early in your claim to the present day.
Disability lawyers get paid out of that one-time payment of back benefits.
Even then Social Security wisely puts caps on what lawyers can collect, so you still receive most of your back pay, which can be a substantial amount if you’ve been waiting a long time. These are the caps on disability attorney fees:
- No more than 25 percent of your back benefits.
- No more than $9,200 in 2024. (The absolute cash limit adjusts over time.)
- Whichever is lower.
So how much a lawyer makes depends on the size of your back benefits pay. If 25 percent of that lump sum is more than $9,200 (in 2024), then your lawyer’s fee tops out at $9,200. If 25 percent is less than $9,200, then your lawyer gets that lesser amount.
And you don’t have to pay a thing yourself. You don’t write a check or get out a card. Social Security will pay your lawyer directly and send you the bulk of your back benefits.
You can also get started for free with a complimentary disability lawyer consultation from our West Texas disability attorney team.
What Do You Get for the Disability Attorney Fee at the End of Your Case?
That one-time fee—again capped at $9,200 (as of 2024) and only coming out of your lump-sum back benefits—can buy you serious peace of mind when you apply for the Social Security Disability benefits you need and deserve.
The application process takes a lot of work and attention to fine detail. There are forms to fill out. Medical records and other documents to collect. Deadlines to meet.
A disability lawyer can help you avoid mistakes and take over many of these tasks for you. Having representation when you’re facing the government also ups your chances when you’re appealing a denial, studies have shown.
Let’s say you get denied. It’s more likely than not. Social Security denies most first-time applications. In this case, a disability lawyer is a real ally.
They can recheck your application, counter Social Security’s reasoning, even argue your case before a disability judge, and in the end secure well-deserved financial stability for you and your family.
At the Baynetta M. Jordan disability law firm, we have decades of experience helping West Texans get through this process and on to a more peaceful and fulfilling chapter of their lives.
Let us help you, too. If you’re in Lubbock, Plainview, Levelland, Midland-Odessa or anywhere in West Texas, give us a call today.