I can tell you, Niko, that your attorney may not know exactly what he/she's going to get yet. If you signed a standard fee agreement, then they are limited to 25% of your back benefits or a set $$ amount that Social Security sets as a maximum. Anything other than that, unless it was what is known as a "fee petition," they can't charge. They CAN charge you for costs associated with pursuing your claim. They should be able to itemize them for you.

Your attorney's going to have to wait until the Social Security administration gets you ready to be put in "pay status." That means that SSA has to figure out exactly what your back benefits are, how much a month you will get (they can figure that easily enough), and SHOULD pay your attorney directly (if your attorney filled out the right form). But the fee going to your attorney will only be fee--it will NOT be for costs.

The fully favorable decision only means that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ as they're commonly referred to) said you were disabled. It doesn't mean that all the necessary calculations have been performed. In fact, I highly doubt that your claim is at the "pay center" yet. So be patient.

After all this time, I know you're excited, but you still have to wait a bit. Good thing is that once the process starts moving, it goes pretty quickly usually. And you'll sometimes find that you'll have a direct deposit amount into your bank account before you even get the notice from SSA that they are paying you!

Hang in there.

Fully favorable means that they decided. Who cares why!!!