Q: How can I get my money from my SSA attorney that owes the overage from the SSA amount held back to pay them?
I have an SSDI case that was won and the SSA held out a percentage of the back pay to cover attorney fees. The amount that was held over supersedes the maximum amount they are able to take out. I've been waiting over a year for the overage and the attorney continues to tell me the SSA has not paid them yet. What am I able to do to speed up this process - and what other actions do I have to get my money that is owed. I've called every 3 months for the last year and they continue to tell me the SSA has not paid them yet. I'm done waiting do I have legal options?
A:
Many times Social Security is waiting for something specific and just hasn't received it. A year is a very long long time for you to be waiting so you'll want to find out directly from SSA what they need.
Your best bet in this situation is to contact Social Security directly. You can find the number to your local office on this website by putting in your zip code: https://secure.ssa.gov/ICON/main.jsp
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