Chuck says:
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March 3, 2011 at 6:08 am
Here is the scam that can happen because it did to me. I signed with Binder & Binder. I sent them all the info they requested. My case involved a workman’s compensation lump sum payment. I did not expect to win my case. After about five months I got a call from the local social security office telling me that I had been approved for social security disability. I went to the local office and the lady entered all my figures in the computer. After the first calculation I was told that the off-set for my workman’s comp. payment had left me with a 0 payment. The lady then said wait a minute and she re-entered the figures and this time she said I would get about $1496.00 per month. I was amazed and I thought something was wrong. I asked her to confirm it and she said it was correct. She said I would receive this payment for the rest of my life or until my medical condition improved. I called Binder & Binder and ask them to make sure this was correct and they assured me it was. Well 6 months later I get a letter from the social security headquarters stating that I had been overpaid and the payments would stop and a mistake had been made at the local office. I had built my life around this payment and now it is gone and I am ruined. I called Binder & Binder and the rep told me that the local social security offices frequently make mistakes. She also said that Binder & Binder require a $6000.00 retainer to work on over-payments. So you can see that now Binder & Binder have collected their fee for my disability case. I should not have received anything from social security and I will have to repay them around $15, 000. I don’t have that kind of money. I am now screwed as far as future payments from SSD or regular social security. Binder & Binder have their money and I cannot afford anymore legal fees. Does anyone have any advice????