Contact a Pennsylvania SSDI Claim Lawyer If a Medical Condition Prevents You From Working
We work as a team to protect your rights and get you the benefits necessary to improve your life. We are the legal team that stands behind you. We believe you are disabled, and we keep fighting until all avenues are exhausted in the litigation of your disability claim. As our Social Security Disability attorney, Jennifer Modell is known to be a plain-talking, professional, honest, and hard-working lawyer, who takes the steps necessary to ensure that the case is well prepared and well presented. She will work with other attorneys in our office to ensure you get the best possible service.
Attorney Modell makes it a point to obtain the necessary medical records and evidence to prove your claim. It is not just about getting a note from your doctor that you are disabled. It is about getting the right evidence and presenting it in the right manner for an Administrative Law Judge to understand exactly how your particular combination of symptoms affects your ability to cope everyday.
Caroselli Beachler McTiernan & Conboy understands that disability not only takes its toll on you physically and mentally, but economically as well. Therefore, our firm advances the costs to obtain the necessary medical records to be successful in your disability claim. We will ask that any costs for medical records are reimbursed, only if we are successful in obtaining benefits for you. Otherwise, no payment is expected. We stand behind you by advancing the costs necessary to ensure that your case is well prepared and well presented.
Every person represented by Caroselli Beachler McTiernan and Conboy is treated as an individual. Our attorneys have litigated over a thousand disability cases and have the experience and knowledge to know what to do with your particular case. After your initial meeting, you will know the game plan. It is important that when you leave our office you know the strategy, which will lead us to the resolution of your claim. We don't keep your case a secret. We make every effort to ensure that you understand where we are going so that we can get there together.
What Does The Government Mean When They Find Me Disabled?
When the Government determines whether or not you are disabled, they do not use the commonsense definition of disability that one would ordinarily expect. Social Security Law sets out a very precise definition for disability and requires that you prove a specific set of things in order to receive disability benefits. According to the law, you are disabled when you become unable to work because of a medically diagnosed physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which can last or has lasted for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. This means that you must prove:
- That you are unable to work.
- That you have a diagnosed physical or mental condition, which is being treated.
- That you cannot perform your current job or any past work you may have had.
- That your disability must have lasted or be expected to last 12 continuous months or could be expected to cause death.
- That you have applied for the benefit with the Social Security Administration and otherwise qualify for the program.
What Kinds of Benefits are Available?
There are two basic programs available to disabled individuals through the Social Security Administration. The first is Disability Insurance Benefits. In order to qualify, you must have participated in the Social Security system through payment of FICA tax. You must show that you have earned a specified number of work credits within a certain number of years, depending upon your age. Generally speaking, you must have worked five out of the last ten years in order to qualify for this benefit. However, there are special rules for younger individuals and those who have had a break in their work history. The second program is Supplemental Security Income or SSI. This program requires a disabled person to meet the financial requirements set forth in the regulations of the Administration. This is a needs-based program, which is similar to that found in the Welfare Office in terms of financial eligibility.
Because the definition of disability and the qualifications for these disability programs are very specifically outlined in the regulations, it is important to have assistance in understanding the rules for proving your disability claim. The Law Firm of Caroselli Beachler McTiernan & Conboy can assist you with your Social Security Disability case so that you don't have to try and navigate this system on your own. Whether you are about to apply or have already been denied, please contact our office at 800-222-8816 to avoid losing important legal rights under the Social Security Act. We look forward to serving you.
Not only is winning your Social Security claim important, but being efficient in the manner that it is won is just as significant, Though the Social Security Administration sets the ultimate time line as to when or how a case can be litigated, an attorney can help move a case along. Specifically, gathering all of the evidence and having the case prepared will assist an Administrative Law Judge in setting a date for a hearing and perhaps even paying a case without one. Because these rules are complicated, it is important to have the support and assistance of an experienced attorney to help you move your case forward. After all, winning the case does you no good unless you can reap its benefits when you need them most.
Am I Eligible to Receive Social Security Disability or SSI Benefits?
If you are not capable of working due to an illness or injury, you may be eligible to receive Social Security Disability or SSI benefits. The law firm of Caroselli Beachler McTiernan & Conboy has helped thousands of disabled people obtain Social Security benefits. The rules and procedures for proving disability are complicated. Most people are denied benefits the first time they apply, even though they meet the requirements for disability under the law. Navigating the Social Security Administration's requirements for both filing appeals and presenting evidence makes it difficult for people to Win benefits on their own.
Why You Need a Lawyer
Whether or not you are starting a new application or appealing a denial, having legal representation helps navigate the complex Social Security Regulations. The process is difficult and an experienced attorney is a must. Not only does evidence of your disability need to be supplied to the Social Security Administration, but the correct paperwork has to be filed within the correct period of time in order to protect your legal rights. Simply having a doctor write a letter that you are disabled is not sufficient to meet the standard for disability. The Social Security Administration's own statistics show that claimants who hire experienced attorneys are more likely to obtain disability benefits than those without representation. In fact, most are denied benefits the first time they apply. Dealing with the Social Security Administration can be intimidating, time consuming, and an unnecessary burden when you are already struggling with illness. Contact Caroselli Beachler McTiernan & Conboy so that we may advocate on your behalf.
Here, at Caroselli Beachler McTiernan & Conboy, we love the work we do. Helping injured people who find themselves in need of income and insurance, we make a real difference in the lives of our clients. What separates us from others is over 35 years of experience in representing injured people in all manner of litigation. We support you in your Social Security Disability claim but also in your Workers' Compensation claim, defective or dangerous drug cases, medical malpractice cases and other types of litigation. Because we practice in diverse areas of law, centered around the injured individual, we have the skills necessary to understand how different areas of the law interact with each other and affect your claim.
We Take the Tough Cases
The law firm, of Caroselli Beachler McTiernan & Conboy, is one of the few law firms in Pennsylvania that routinely takes children's cases. Children are entitled to receive Social Security Disability Benefits, only if they meet certain requirements. The Rules for Social Security in children's cases are different than those of an adult. Only an experienced attorney can master these complex rules to present your child's case in such a way that the Judge will understand bow difficult it is for your child to function both at school and at home.
If your child suffers from physical illness or mental health issues such as ADHD, our experience will help to gather evidence form doctors, schools, neighbors and others who can document the difficulties that your child faces at school and at home, Childhood disabilities also may affect the way your child grows and develops, we will work hard to document those effects as well.
About Social Security Disability (SSD)
Social Security Disability pays benefits to you and sometimes even members of your family if you worked and paid Social Security taxes for a long enough period of time. These benefits come in the form of payments that may start as early as the sixth month of your disability. The payments will generally continue as long as your medical condition has not improved and you cannot work.
If you would like to apply for Social Security disability benefits, talking with an experienced Social Security attorney is the best way to start. An experienced Social Security lawyer can help you file a successful SSD claim. If you have already filed a claim on your own and that claim has been denied, your lawyer can also help you file a Social Security Disability appeal.
