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FREE DISABILITY REPRESENTATION (PAY ONLY IF YOU WIN) - HUNTSVILLE

You want to pay for Social Security disability representation only if you win and only if you are awarded back payments.  Otherwise, the representation should be free. Contact the Forsythe Firm in Huntsville at (256) 799-0297. Our contingency fee protects you, the claimant.  If we are successful and win your case, Social Security will deduct and pay our fee from the back pay award.  If you do not get any back pay, you never pay us a fee. Professional disability counselors and advocates work with you from start to finish, including handling appeals and hearings when required.  Free consultations and case evaluations. SOCIAL SECURITY JUSTICE WEBSITE   (256) 799-0297 

MY DOCTOR WROTE A LETTER BUT IT DIDN'T HELP WITH DISABILITY

You have applied for Social Security disability, been denied, appealed and scheduled for a hearing.  Your doctor writes a letter saying that he believes you are disabled and cannot work.  The judge ignores the letter and again denies your benefits.  What went wrong? You failed to meet your burden of proof.  The doctor's letter was not on a form approved by Social Security.  It's more than a technicality.  Here's why: Under the law, the decision about whether you can work belongs to the Commissioner of Social Security.  No one else can make that decision.  Your doctor is not allowed under the law to tell Social Security that you are disabled.   Here is what your doctor should do--and this is an acceptable form of evidence:  Outline the specific reasons why you cannot work.  Describe your limitations in such functions as sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, lifting, concentrating, persisting, etc. A letter that, "Thi...

WHY DISABLED CLAIMANTS HESITATE TO GET A LAWYER

You become disabled and lose your income.  You need a way to replace some of that income fast.  You file for Social Security disability--usually the only disability benefit available to you.  Right away, you can see that this will be a long and difficult process. You hesitate to hire an attorney or advocate to help you, figuring that it will save you money if you can do it all yourself.  Here's what's wrong with that reasoning: 1)  A professional advocate or attorney may not cost you a dime.  If your application goes through without a hitch, Social Security does not pay the first 5 months of disability anyway (the waiting period).   So, you get approved quickly, there is no back pay, there is no attorney fee.  But you got the help you needed - FREE. 2)  If your case has problems--and most will--and you have to appeal (most will) -your representative cannot get paid until after  you are approved and back payments are paid to you. ...

"AN ADVOCATE I CAN SEE IS GOOD FOR ME"

"An advocate I can SEE is good for ME." A Social Security disability case will probably impact your financial security for the rest of your life . Why turn to an unseen advocate on the other end of a 1-800 phone number? Do you want to meet your advocate today or 30 minutes prior to your hearing? We will meet with you in our office here in Huntsville on day one.  One of our partners will sit down with you personally and go over your case, your situation, your evidence and help you (wherever you are in the process). We will be here to work with you, answer your questions, develop your case and advocate for you.  It is personal, it is committed, it is based on your situation. How often will you need to come into our office?  Most clients come to our office twice:  the first time to complete an application or appeal paperwork.  The second time to prepare for a hearing, if necessary. Everything else can be handled by mail or over the phone.  Howeve...