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| "We Help Disabled People!" Social Security Disability & Veteran's Disability Claims Greetings to visitors! It is my goal is to turn this website into a valuable resource for consumers, with information not easily available on other sites! This is our opportunity to get to know each other. I am an attorney who focuses his energy and expertise on helping disabled citizens. This is a labor of love for me and I am proud of the work I do. It is so rewarding to help people who, for the most part, badly need a monthly Social Security check, medical coverage, prescription drug benefits, and any other financial help available. I have been extremely successful in working to get these benefits for people. Over 90% of our social security disability cases have been favorable decisions! A DISABLED PERSON SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HIRE A LAWYER IN ORDER TO GET THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY! The process is far too complicated, it takes too long and the amount of money people get is not enough- But- it's all we have right now. I dream of a day when everyone, no matter what their income, can get adequate health care- a day where people who are unable to work at a job can receive enough to live a decent life without all the red tape, worry, and delays. We all need to do our part in the struggle to find solutions. Contact your elected representatives! I REPRESENT ONLY Social Security Disability Claims, Veteran's Affairs Claims, and Other Claims to Help Disabled People. I am also active trying to get positive public policy change and provide legal services to help those with disabilities. I am presently working on a project to get traumatic injury insurance payments for veterans who return from Iraq and Afganistan with serious disabilities. As always, I am pushing for more benefits for people without sufficient economic resources. If I can answer your questions, I am happy to do so without charge-just click on Contact Us, to send me an email. Many claims can be handled by computer, telephone, and mail, or WE CAN COME TO YOU! Disclaimers: The Missouri Supreme Court Rules say I have to do this. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely on advertisements. Past results afford no guarantee of future results-every case is different and must be judged on its own merits. Although I work on a no-recovery-no-fee basis, the client may be responsible for costs and expenses. Neither the Supreme Court of Missouri nor The Missouri Bar reviews or approves certifying organizations or specialist designations. Also, the information on this website is not legal advice. I am providing general information about Social Security cases and how I handle them. Thanks Home Page Editing this page
 "Rights are not gifts from one man to another, nor from one class of men to another... It is impossible to discover any origin of rights otherwise than in the origin of man; it consequently follows that rights appertain to man in right of his existence only, and must therefore be equal to every man."
“The principle of an equality of rights is clear and simple. Every man can understand it, and it is by understanding his rights that he learns his duties; for where the rights of men are equal, every man must finally see the necessity of protecting the rights of others as the most effectual security for his own.”
Thomas Paine
Dissertation on the First Principle of Government (1795)
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| Why do I need a lawyer? Because Social Security is a very complex set of rules and regulations and the system is so clogged with paperwork and so backlogged, that disability determination workers cannot keep up. Administrative agency personnel are not your advocate and do not explain your legal options. A lawyer can marshall the medical information and get it in the file. These claims are based on your functional limitations not just your medical treatment- depression, stress, and even pain are becoming ever more important in determining disability. You need a lawyer who knows these legal issues and how your claim will be decided by the Judge. There is a science and an art in focusing the evidence in these cases. I work with your doctors to render reports that describe your medical condition properly. I use forms and methods of my own design to get evidence for your case. In some cases I can get an earlier onset date and more back pay. Claimants with knowledgeable lawyers are approved at a much higher rate than those who go it alone. ALERT: If you have received a denial letter, you have only 60 days to ask for a review. Make sure you request one. Your denial letter tells you how to appeal-it's easy. About 70% of claims are denied at first-over half of the people who appeal, win their case. If you have not applied yet and think you might be unable to work in the next 12 months, go ahead and apply, do not wait. You do not need a lawyer to do this. You can apply here: 1-800-772-1212 Information and online application at: http://www.ssa.gov/d&s1.htm More details on this later.  What about the attorney fee? The fee is limited by law and generally is only 25% of the lump sum check for past due benefits or $5300, whichever is less. There is never a fee from your monthly check and never a fee unless we win. The fee is deducted before a check is cut for the claimants' back due benefits. A typical lum sum payment to the claimant for back due benefits would be about $18,000. Then the claimant gets a monthly payment, usually for the rest of their life, in addition to other benefits. What are the "costs and expenses, I might have to pay?" In most all cases there are no costs and expenses the client has to pay. An example would be if we have to pay a physician to render a report or testify- this is very rare.
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