tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post314593341812251744..comments2024-03-18T22:42:43.508-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Attorney Fee Payments Continue To DeclineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-33664586536859290892015-07-06T20:50:07.112-04:002015-07-06T20:50:07.112-04:00if indeed SSA charged the actual cost of handling ...if indeed SSA charged the actual cost of handling fees - would it be better for staffing and for the reps?<br /><br />read Senator Lankfort's paper released today that recommends that reps should make their own deals and collect their fees on their own.<br /><br />how many SSA employees are assigned to making these payments?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-63721602727877673262015-07-06T14:50:45.603-04:002015-07-06T14:50:45.603-04:00For the past several years my experience with coll...For the past several years my experience with collection of SSD Attorney Fees has been "one month turkey" and "two months feathers." I believe that the Payment Mods are either working on the cases in my area sporadically or they are ordered as to how much they are able to pay in a given month. On many cases I have to beg to get paid. By that I mean I have to call and call and leave messages that are not returned. I recently was paid for a case that involved an attorney fee award from November 2014. I agree with the above-poster about the practice declining. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-60840320662325271382015-07-05T18:15:47.711-04:002015-07-05T18:15:47.711-04:00Where are all my conservative brothers to allow me...Where are all my conservative brothers to allow me to charge by the hour or a 33% contingency? This is a practice in decline, soon to be dead. Just what they want. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com