Your husband's attorney was paid based on the amount one receives from SS. I would think you should also call the attorney about this. This amount of time gone by seems out of line. Why should the attorney receive moneys that was never received at all by the claimant? My wife got her positive judgement last Nov 2. She received her monthly check for the first time yesterday but has not received her 3.5 years back pay. The lawyer in her case has been paid. I would also think even if your husband can work now, apparently he couldn't before, thus he still should receive the back pay.