It stands to reason that anyone that is off work due to a disability is going to watch every penny. Although a disabled individual may know that they have the right to claim Social Security disability benefits, they may think hard and long about engaging a lawyer to help them put together a winning claim.
There is no need to be concerned, if you are suffering a physical or mental disability and it appears that you will be unable to work for at least one year you can afford to hire disability attorneys in Missouri. Disability attorneys work on contingency, this means that they work for you and once they have won your case, then and only then, do they collect their legal fee.
How does this work?
Your disability attorneys in Missouri will enter into a formal agreement with you; this agreement is submitted to the government for their approval. Once the case is closed and you are awarded benefits, your attorney is paid out of your back pay and in the majority of cases, is paid directly by the Social Security Administration. The fee is set by federal law; the fee is 25 percent of the back pay you are awarded or $6,000, whichever is less.
Any legal action incurs two kinds of expenses; one is the fee your attorney charges, the other are what can be considered “out of pocket expenses.” Out of pocket expenses are such things as postage, photocopies, record searches, etc. These expenses rarely amount to much, perhaps between $100 and 150 dollars on average.
Although the legal fees are only due when the case has been won, out of pocket expenses are normally billed as they are incurred. If you pay costs up front your attorney will hold your money in trust and will advise you the state of the account when withdrawals are made. Any money left in the trust will be returned at the end of the proceedings.
There is absolutely no reason why you should not engage the professional services of disability attorneys in Missouri. If you are considering applying for Social Security disability benefits you are invited to contact Grundy Disability Group, LLC.
