How Attorney Fees Work in a Federal Social Security Appeal
- Jan 28, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: May 18
How will my attorney get paid?
One great feature of this type of federal appeal is that there's nothing that you pay out of pocket for your attorney. Our office will only get paid if we're successful in your appeal. If we are, the court may approve us our attorney fee, this would be paid from the general litigation fund. This is money that Congress sets aside to pay attorneys who sue the government for claimants like you.
It's a law called the Equal Access to Justice Act, and we would seek to get paid through there if for some reason, we can't get paid through this fund, or it doesn't cover our amount, our office can get a portion of your back pay, the agency will automatically withhold 25% to pay your attorneys. We would seek to get paid through there if you're ultimately found disabled.
