The Social Security Administration regulates all fees for representatives. Most advocates limit their fees to 25% of the retroactive award recovered for the claimant. The Social Security Administration will pay your advocate directly from your retroactive award. Therefore, you don’t have to worry about settling up with your advocate on your own. The Social Security Administration will send awardees a detailed summary of the percentage and total fees taken out for legal representation. No fee is owed for claimants who do not win their case.