Standard questions from an Administrative Law Judge
Most of my clients have been waiting for over two years before they finally get to present their case to an administrative law judge (ALJ).…
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Can this case be won? Episode sixteen
This feature appears from time to time as a means of illustrating the challenges that many applicants for social security disability benefits experience, in their…
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When will SSA implement same-sex marriage ruling?
Six months after this landmark decision, many couples are still awaiting changes to benefits eligibility practices. According to a recent report, some retroactive benefit cases…
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Why we don't represent everyone who asks us to do so
We get many calls each day from folks who are seeking disability benefits. At least half of these folks we decline to represent, and I’d…
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Correcting your earnings record
Social Security stopped mailing paper Social Security statements in 2012. However, you can still get access to your wage earning record either by logging in to…
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Can refugees get disability benefits?
As a lawyer who represents many of the small percentage of refugees in Oregon who seek disability benefits, I am often asked about them. Here…
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