Social Security is very protective of the disabled and requires that any fee a lawyer may charge must be approved by the Administration. The most common method for attorneys to receive a fee is to sign a “Fee Agreement” with the client, which provides that the attorney will be paid 25% of retroactive benefits payable to the claimant, with a cap of no more than $6,000.00. This assures that the claimant will receive the vast majority of retroactive money due, as a result of disability. It also assures that excess attorney’s fees are not collected simply because a lawyer was hired. Additionally, even after a “Fee Agreement” has been signed, the claimant and the lawyer retain the right to object to the fee that is calculated on retroactive benefits, if it is either too high or too low; and, an Administrative Judge will review any objections to determine whether the fee is fair. A lawyer can instead file a “Fee Petition” if a claim is successful. The lawyer must indicate all time spent and what was done in a detailed manner. The Administration then determines if the fee request is fair for what was done. However, there is no “cap” on the fee that can be approved.