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Can you afford a disability lawyer or non-attorney representative for a social security disability or SSI disability claim. Yes, in fact, anyone can simply because disability representatives are paid after they win a case, not before. With many, or perhaps most, forms of legal representation, a legal client may be required to pay a significant upfront retainer. However, with social security administration disability claims, this is not the case. The fee for representation is paid after the case has been won. If the case is not won by the representative, there is no allowable fee---though the attorney or non-attorney is certainly allowed to charge for whatever out-of-pocket expenses that have been incurred as a result of providing representation (such as for the copying of records, the cost of obtaining medical records and statements from physicians and such). What is the fee for representation on a social security disability or SSI disability case? A representative can charge one-fourth of whatever back pay a claimant receives from the social security administration after their case has been approved. However, this only goes up to a maximum of $5300.00. In other words, even if a claimant receives a back pay amount of $30,000.00, the representative can still only receive a maximum fee of $5300.00, not, $7500.00 (which is 1/4 of thirty thousand). Assuming that one cannot afford a lawyer for a social security disability or SSI disability case has proven to be an impediment in many instances. Individuals simply make the assumption that the cost will be prohibitive. However, this assumption is not only false but illogical as well: considering the fact that claimants are no longer working and typically have no income, it would be quite impossible for most disability attorneys to charge an upfront retainer for services. 
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