Attorney Question - Disabilities Message Board

GinaS314 · 01-10-2007, 04:03 PM

I received my first denial letter in the mail today so I am now ready to find an attorney. I know that I need to be sure that this is an attorney that specializes in SSDI but it seems that there are many of them!
How do I choose?
What do I look for?
Is there a way to find attorney's success rates?

marys1358 · 01-11-2007, 06:21 AM

Sorry to hear you were denied but that happens to most of us the first time like me.What state do you live in?Personally I called hot line for referrals in the yellow pages and also on line punched in S.S. in your area.My attorney I found is wonderful I won my case 2 time around.I came right out and asked him how many cases he's had and how many he won.

Good Luck,Mary

jjcali · 01-11-2007, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by marys1358

Sorry to hear you were denied but that happens to most of us the first time like me.What state do you live in?Personally I called hot line for referrals in the yellow pages and also on line punched in S.S. in your area.My attorney I found is wonderful I won my case 2 time around.I came right out and asked him how many cases he's had and how many he won.

Good Luck,Mary

Mary, where are you located? And who did you use that you liked? Thanks very much.

GinaS314 · 01-11-2007, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by marys1358

Sorry to hear you were denied but that happens to most of us the first time like me.What state do you live in?Personally I called hot line for referrals in the yellow pages and also on line punched in S.S. in your area.My attorney I found is wonderful I won my case 2 time around.I came right out and asked him how many cases he's had and how many he won.

Good Luck,Mary

I'm in Illinois.
You're saying that you won in the reconsideration before it went to a judge?

marys1358 · 01-11-2007, 04:01 PM

I'm in Wisconsin.My court date was October 11 2006 at 9:30 a.m. my attorney asked me if I would post date the day I filled for S.S its a close case so of course I said YES.
Sat in the judges chamber asked if I agreed with the day I said yes and left the room.I should be getting my back pay by Feb. this year.I did receive the letter from the ALJ stated FULLY FAVORABLE I was so excited but now its the waiting game for the money.

Mary