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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Q1. Do I need an attorney?
Q2. What will an attorney
do for me?
Q3. When should I hire an
attorney?
Do
I need an attorney?
The statutes and regulations concerning eligibility for social security
disability and supplemental security income (SSI) are complex. As a result,
most applications are denied.
Rather than studying hundreds of pages of
regulations, working long hours to gather the proper evidence, and attending
a hearing alone, claimants find it worth the small fee to obtain assistance
from an attorney familiar with the process and the issues.
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What will an attorney do for
me?
M. Margaret Bradshaw P.C. will track
deadlines, handle communications with the Social Security Administration
(SSA), gather evidence, question the claimant and witnesses at the hearing
and argue on the claimant's behalf. If the claim is successful, the firm
will also see to it that the SSA begins issuing benefit checks.
Knowing what evidence the SSA needs to approve
a claim, M. Margaret Bradshaw P.C. will look for the gaps in the evidence,
and ask the appropriate questions of health care providers or others whose
answers may fill those gaps.
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When should I hire an attorney?
- After a claim has been denied.
Many claimants prefer to seek benefits on their own. If their inability
to work is obvious, they may succeed. However, if they are denied at
the application level, they will likely need the experience and skill
of a social security attorney to be successful.
- Before filing a claim. The claimant
benefits from involving M. Margaret Bradshaw P.C. in the case as early
as possible. This way, an attorney may review the initial application
documents before submission, striving for appropriate numbers and descriptions
of impairments and the earliest appropriate disability onset date, for
a maximum benefit dollars. Because the law firm is paid with a percentage,
and not by the hour, it costs nothing more to involve the firm earlier
in the process.
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