Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 You should never have to pay a disability lawyer up front. Not a dime! They take 25% of the lump sum settlement, and that is it! And it was $$ well-spent from my viewpoint. Few people ever succeed without a good SS disability attorney. Lynda At 02:39 PM 3/10/2004, you wrote: >Hey all! I agree with the previous posts also. I am in NY, and you >need a disability lawyer to get yourself on disablity. I was denied >2 times. When I got the lawyer, it was garunteed. I used Binder and >Binder, thru a recommendation. They also took a cut from the inital >sum of money from disablity, and if I remember correctly, I also >had to give them some money up front. Guess ya have to have $$$$, to >get money?? Kinda sad, but guess that is how it goes. I also would >have had to pay the Dr. some $$$$ for my CFS diganosis(actually, he >never billed me for the letter,because he was so nice- I think he >felt bad for me..LOL), and I had to pay my psychatrist $300.00 for a >letter of secondary depression, due to my illness(as a back up). >ALSO, if I did not have a Dr. to 'back up my diagnosis, they had a >few Dr.s of their own that I could have seen for a letter of >diagnosis. ( is this all politics or what? LOL) It took a LONG time >to get it, but I finally did. I HOPE and PRAY to go back to be well >enough to go back to work one day! My Aunt who had Cancer, also got >denied 2 times, and the 3rd was a get go with Binder and Binder. >Hugs..dimonds > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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