Hiring a Lawyer After Appeal
Hello!
I recently won my appeal with an extremely knowledgeable lawyer and I would like to never deal directly with NYL again.
The lawyer I hired for the appeal charges $500/hr to represent me, not a set percentage of my monthly LTD amount. Hopefully NYL leaves me alone for awhile since I’m now past Any Occupation but I’m so frightened that they’ll try to do anything.
I have ME, POTs, MCAs, things that LTD companies love to tear down.
The lawyer explained that it is less expensive to pay only for hours needed and not every month, because there will hopefully be many months/years when NYL leaves me alone.
If there will be yearly reviews she would handle that, and god forbid another appeal!
Does anyone else pay a flat hourly fee for continued representation? Does this sound like a fair deal?
My conditions are nuanced and she is an expert and knows all my doctors and necessary medical testing as well as keeps up to date with all medical studies on my conditions. Her expertise is undeniable and I’d like to keep her. I’m just not sure what is “fair”/ less expensive or not.
Hoping this doesn’t ruffle any LTD lawyer feathers and I’d appreciate any insight!