HIRING A DISABILITY ADVOCATE

You are disabled, hurting and bills are due.  Social Security is your best hope for income but they give you the run-around. Or they deny your application. You need a professional who knows how to help.  An advocate is an attorney or non-attorney professional skilled in presenting your case and handling details of a Social Security claim or appeal.

How to hire a disability advocate:

1.  Look for someone with experience in Social Security disability, preferably someone who specializes in that field.  This should be someone skilled at appearances before Administrative Law Judges (hearings).  

2.  Be sure the advocate is approved by the Social Security Administration for direct payment of fees.  This assures he/she meets demanding standards of the Government.

2.  You may want to look for a local advocate, not someone at the end of a distant 800 telephone number.  A local advocate knows the local judges and how they operate and is someone you will meet early in the process, not 30 minutes before your hearing.

3.  Meet with your advocate in his or her office before hiring him/her.  Most offer free initial consultations.  Get a free evaluation of your case.  No one can guarantee you will win but if there are obvious problems, find out right away.  You will have to meet the Government's legal requirements for disability.  Find out where you stand, legally.

4.  Get a contingency fee agreement that says you pay no fees unless you win.  These agreements will stipulate that any representative's fee will come out of your back pay settlement with Social Security.  If you don't receive any back pay, there will not be a fee.  This way, you take no risk as far as legal fees are concerned.  No back payments, no fee.
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THE FORSYTHE FIRM
Social Security Disability Representation
7027 Old Madison Pike NW - Suite 108
Huntsville, AL 35896
PH (256) 799-0297

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