Find a Social Security Disability Lawyer Near You
If you have been denied Social Security disability benefits despite having a mental or physical impairment that keeps you from working, you may be wondering what to do next. Should you appeal the denial? Should you hire a Social Security disability lawyer to help you do so? “Yes” and “yes.”
The Social Security Administration denies most applications for disability benefits, but 55 percent of those claimants who appeal this denial through the hearing stage are eventually awarded benefits. Why?
Most of the time, the Social Security employee who evaluates your application simply doesn’t have enough information to find you disabled. A Social Security disability lawyer can make sure SSA has a complete copy of your medical records, including laboratory test results and doctors’ opinion forms.
A lawyer will also prepare you to testify at your hearing. This is the first opportunity the Social Security Administration has to see you in person and assess your truthfulness, so it’s important to make a good impression. Your Social Security disability attorney will let you know what questions to expect and how to answer in a way that gives the judge enough information to find you disabled.
Although there is no law requiring you to hire a lawyer to help you appeal your case, government statistics show that claimants who do so are more likely to win benefits than those who do not. To find an experienced Social Security disability attorney in your area, see the list below.
Alaska Disability Attorneys
Paul Eaglin
Alaska disability attorney
Fairbanks, AK 99708
(907) 374-4744 | www.alaska-disability.com
Arizona Disability Attorneys
Eric G. Slepian
Phoenix disability attorney
Phoenix, AZ 85014
(888) 753-7426 | www.phoenixdisability.com
Phillip Verrette
Tucson disability attorney
Tucson, AZ 85711
(800) 375-9050 | www.tucsondisability.com
Arkansas Disability Attorneys
Shane Henry
Little Rock disability attorney
Conway, AR 72034
(877) 888-1200 | www.littlerockdisability.com
Greg Thurman
Fayetteville disability attorney
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(888) 583-7216 | www.fayettevilledisabilitylawyer.com
California Disability Attorneys
Adderley Disability Law Group
Los Angeles disability attorneys
Los Angeles, CA 90045
(800) 296-7724 | www.losangelesdisability.com
Steward Atcheson
San Diego disability attorney
San Diego, CA 92101
(888 235-2448 | www.disabilitylawyersandiego.com
Michael Gilbert
Palm Springs disability attorneys
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 327-1285 | www.palmspringsdisability.com
Robert E. Lowenstein, Jr.
Los Angeles disability attorneys
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
(800) 954-7752 | www.lowensteindisability.com
Joseph Massa
Orange County disability advocate
Orange, CA 92856
(877) 538-8222 | www.orangedisability.com
Patricia L. McCabe
Van Nuys disability attorney
Van Nuys, CA 91406
(888) 808-0780 | www.vannuysdisability.com
Gabrielle R. Ransdell
Apple Valley disability attorney
Apple Valley, CA 92307
(888) 352-1815 | www.applevalleydisabilitylawyer.com
Smolich & Smolich
Sacramento disability attorneys
Sacramento, CA 95816
(800) 443-1345 | www.sacramentodisabilityattorney.com
Colorado Disability Attorneys
Radosevich & Dixon
Denver disability attorneys
Denver, CO 80206
(888) 477-8080 | www.disabilitylawyerdenver.com
Kenneth Shakeshaft
Colorado Springs and Denver disability attorney
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
(888) 383-5886 | www.disabilitylawyersdenver.com
Stephanie J. Stevenson
Colorado Springs disability attorney
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
(888) 457-5452 | www.coloradospringsdisabilitylawyer.com
Connecticut Disability Attorneys
Michael F. Magistrali
Hartford disability attorney
Torrington, CT 06790
(860)-626-0777 | www.hartforddisability.com
Florida Disability Attorneys
Dutch Anderson
Orlando disability attorney
Orlando, FL 33803
(888) 570-9019 | www.orlandofloridadisabilitylawyer.com
Walter Carfora
Florida disability attorney
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 823-9780 | www.floridadisabilitybenefits.com
Deirdre DiBiaggio
Coral Gables and Miami disability attorney
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(888) 234-6122 | www.disabilitylawyersmiami.com
Hoskins, Turco, Lloyd & Lloyd
Florida disability attorneys
Ft. Pierce, FL 34590
(888) 201-8079 | www.disabilitylawyersflorida.com
Lyle Lieberman
Miami disability attorney
Miami, FL 33143
(800) 351-4151 | www.themiamidisabilitylawyer.com
John Roberts
Central Florida disability attorney
Maitland, FL 32751
(877) 795-7734 | www.disabilitylawyerorlando.com
David Lillesand
Clearwater disability attorney
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 330-7895 | www.disabilityclearwater.com
Garry Miracle
Brandon and Tampa disability attorney
Brandon, FL 33511
(866) 316-7201 | www.miracledisability.com
John V. Tucker
Brandon and Tampa disability attorney
Clearwater, FL 33762
(866) 655-3136 | www.disabilitylawyertampa.com
Georgia Disability Attorneys
Durden, Rice & Barfield, P.C.
Southeast Georgia disability attorneys
Vidalia, GA 30474
(888) 705-8672 | www.savannahgeorgiadisabilitylawyer.com
Danny C. Griffin
Bainbridge disability attorney
Colquitt, GA 39837
(229) 758-3943 | www.disabilityattorneygeorgia.com
Martin & Jones
Atlanta disability attorneys
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 373-3116 | www.theatlantadisabilitylawyer.com
Wilkinson & Magruder
Augusta disability attorneys
Augusta, GA 30904
(888) 724-8844 | www.augustadisability.com
Dorine E. Preis
Marietta disability attorney
Marietta, GA 30067
(888) 321-6483 | www.mariettadisabilitylawyer.com
Alex Simanovsky
Atlanta disability attorney
Atlanta, GA 30345
(888) 252-6788 | www.disabilitylawyeratlanta.com
Illinois Disability Attorneys
Sgro, Hanrahan & Durr
Springfield disability attorney
Springfield, IL 62703
(800) 640-2789 | www.springfieldildisability.com
Ellen Hanson
Joliet disability attorney
Morris, IL 60450
(888) 569-2839 | www.jolietdisabilitylawyer.com
Roger Hutchison
Chicago disability attorney
Orland Park, IL 60462
(708) 349-9333 | www.chicagodisabilitybenefits.com
John Walker
Illinois disability attorney
Chicago, IL 60602
(888) 419-5754 | www.theillinoisdisabilitylawyers.com
Indiana Disability Attorneys
Gene Arnholt
Columbus disability attorney
Columbus, IN 47201
(888-276-4658) | www.disabilitylawyerindiana.com
Ted Smith
Indianapolis disability attorney
Indianapolis, IN 46240
(800) 296-2290 | www.disabilitylawyerindianapolis.com
Iowa Disability Attorneys
Thad Murphy
Dubuque disability attorney
Dubuque, Iowa 52002
(888) 256-7413 | www.theiowadisabilitylawyer.com
Timothy Tripp
Des Moines disability attorney
Pella, IA 50219
800-368-1423 | www.desmoinesdisability.com
Kentucky Disability Attorneys
Alton Cannon
Louisville disability attorney
Leitchfield, KY 42755
(270) 259-9631 | www.thekentuckydisabilitylawyer.com
Louisiana Disability Attorneys
Chris Foster
Louisiana disability attorney
West Monroe, LA 71291
(888) 946-7624 | www.louisianasocialsecuritydisabilitylawyer.com
Maryland Disability Attorneys
Jonathan Bromberg
Rockville disability attorney
Rockville, MD 20850
301-251-6200 | www.themarylanddisabilitylawyer.com
Arthur Rubenstein
Baltimore disability attorney
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-752-0554 | www.baltimoredisability.com
Massachusetts Disability Attorneys
Jonathan Abbott
Springfield disability attorney
Amherst, MA 01002
(888) 277-7741 | www.springfieldmadisability.com
Alida Howard
Worcester and Boston disability attorney
Worcester, MA 01608
(888) 250-6284 | www.disabilitylawyerboston.com
Daniel C. Roache
Boston disability attorney
Cambridge, MA 02141
(888) 228-3213 | www.disabilityattorneyboston.com
Michigan Disability Attorneys
Darrin Andrus
Flint disability attorneys
Grand Blanc, MI 48439
(800) 40605291 | www.flintdisability.com
D. Michael Dudley
Lansing disability attorney
East Lansing, MI 48823
(866) 368-7454 | www.lansingdisabilityattorney.com
Marc Shefman
Detriot disability attorney
Southfield, MI 48075
(888) 282-0719 | www.detroitdisability.com
Thomas Stellard
Grand Rapids disability attorney
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(800) 291-7434 | www.disabilitylawyermichigan.com
Aaron Sumrall
Lansing disability attorney
Lansing, MI 80213
(866) 212-1895 | www.lansingdisability.com
Elias T. Xenos and Roy Johnson
Michigan disability attorneys
Birmingham, MI 48009
(877) 637-9797 | www.disabilitylawmichigan.com
Minnesota Disability Attorneys
Stephen Beseres
Minneapolis disability attorney
New Hope, MN 55427
(866) 977-9154 | www.disabilitylawyerminneapolis.com
Lionel H. Peabody
Duluth disability attorney
Duluth, MN 55801
(888) 765-0405 | www.duluthdisabilitylawyer.com
Montana Disability Attorneys
Thomas Bulman
Montana disability attorney
Missoula, MT 59802
(800) 272-7744 | www.themontanadisabilitylawyer.com
Missouri Disability Attorneys
Jeffrey Bunten
St. Louis disability attorney
St. Louis, MI 63102
(888) 274-0161 | www.disabilitylawyerstlouis.com
Paul Graham
Jefferson City disability attorney
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(888) 258-6629 | www.jeffersoncitydisabilitylawyer.com
David Hicks
St. Louis disability attorney
St Louis, MO 63141
(888) 588-0001 | www.stlouisdisabilityattorney.com
Nebraska Disability Attorneys
Timothy J. Cuddigan
Omaha disability attorney
Omaha, NE 68154
(877) 550-8593 | www.omahadisability.com
Mary Kay Hansen
Lincoln disability attorney
Lincoln, NE 68501
(888) 220-6862 | www.lincolndisabilitylawyer.com
New Hampshire Disability Attorneys
Gordon Gates
Manchester disability attorney
Manchester, NH 03101
(888) 200-4484 | www.newhampshiredisability.com
New Jersey Disability Attorneys
Maryjean Ellis
Sparta disability attorney
Sparta, NJ 07871
(888) 518-9017 | www.thenewjerseydisabilityattorney.com
Zager Fuchs
New Jersey disability attorney
Red Bank, NJ 07701
(732) 747-3700 | www.thenjdisabilitylawyer.com
New Mexico Disability Attorneys
Michelle Baca
Albuquerque disability attorney
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(877) 772-1144 | www.albuquerquedisability.com
New York Disability Attorneys
William Brennan
Syracuse disability attorney
Syracuse, NY 13202
(866) 472-0161 | www.syracusedisability.com
Wendy Brill
New York disability attorney
New York, NY 10007
(888) 279-5462 | www.thedisabilitylawyernewyork.com
Anthony J. DiMartino, Jr.
Syracuse disability attorney
Oswego, NY 13126
(315) 341-5815 | www.syracusedisabilitylawyer.com
Herbert Forsmith
New York disability attorney
New York, NY 10004
(212) 809-1772 | www.thenewyorkdisabilitylawyer.com
Brian Mittman
New York disability attorney
White Plains, NY 10601
(888) 436-2182 | www.mynydisabilitylawyer.com
North Carolina Disability Attorneys
Russell Bowling
Franklin disability attorney
Franklin, NC 28734
(888) 426-5306 | www.disabilityattorneynorthcarolina.com
Vance Jennings
Raleigh disability attorney
Raleigh, NC 27604
(888) 256-5381 | www.disabilitylawyerraleigh.com
Daniel Bridgman
Charlotte disability attorney
Charlotte, NC 28273
(704) 280-8514 | www.charlottedisability.com
Clint Dorman
King disability attorney
King, NC 27021
(888) 337-9609 | www.northcarolinadisabilitylawyer.com
Ohio Disability Attorneys
John W. Aebi
Ohio disability attorney
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
(877) 529-2324 | www.disabilitylawyerohio.com
Doug Garner
Cincinnati disability attorney
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(888) 798-5406 | www.disabilitylawyercincinnati.com
Eric A. Jones
Columbus disability attorney
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 545-9998 | www.columbusdisability.com
Mark M. Nesbit
Central Ohio disability attorney
Columbus, OH 43215
(800) 876-9057 | www.columbusdisabilityattorney.com
Mark L. Newman
Cincinnati disability attorney
Cincinnati, OH 45209
(888) 358-8509 | www.cincinnatidisabilitylawyer.com
John Paul Oreh
Northeast Ohio disability attorney
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 896-0935 | www.thesocialsecurityattorney.com
Kirk Roose
Area disability attorney
Lorain, OH 44053
800-448-4211 | www.theohiodisabilitylawyers.com
Arnold E. Shaheen, Jr
Licking County disability attorney
Pataskala, OH 43062
(740) 927-9225 | www.lickingcountydisabilityattorney.com
Matthew A. Weller
Columbus disability attorney
Columbus, OH 43235
(888) 213-8138 | www.disabilitylawyercolumbus.com
Oklahoma Disability Attorneys
Jim Grennan
Oklahoma City disability attorney
Oklahoma City, OK 73146
(866) 760-8061 | www.oklahomacitydisability.com
Oregon Disability Attorneys
McGinty & Belcher
Salem, Oregon disability attorney
Salem, OR 97301
(800) 542-4320 | www.salemoregondisability.com
Pennsylvania Disability Attorneys
Susan Lynch
Northeastern Pennsylvania disability attorney
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
(888) 244-1897 | www.bloomsburgdisabilitylawyer.com
Mansmann & Associates
Erie disability attorneys
Erie, PA 16501
(888) 862-6762 | www.eriedisability.com
Silver & Silver
Philadelphia disability attorneys
Ardmore, PA 19003
(888) 594-1214 | www.philadelphiadisabilityattorney.com
Jerrold A. Sulcove
Chambersburg disability attorney
Chambersburg, PA 17201
(888) 239-1415 | www.chambersburgdisabilitylawyer.com
South Carolina Disability Attorneys
L.K. Swilley
Myrtle Beach disability attorney
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
(843) 438-8413 | www.myrtlebeachdisability.com
Stephen Yacobi
Greenville disability attorney
Greenville, SC 29601
(864) 242-3271 | www.greenvilledisability.com
Tennessee Disability Attorneys
Patrick A. Cruise, The Hamilton Firm
Chattanooga disability attorney
Chattanooga, TN 37407
(888) 212-4246 | www.chattanoogadisability.com
Smith & Cockett
Mountain City and Kingsport disability attorneys
Mountain City, TN 37683
(877) 302-8665 | www.thetennesseedisabilityattorney.com
Ron Kilgore
Nashville disability attorney
Charlotte, TN 37036
(888) 256-9387 | www.thetennesseedisabilitylawyer.com
Harold Parker
Murfreesboro disability attorney
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
(615) 417-2177 | www.murfreesborodisability.com
Mark Albert Skelton
Tennessee disability attorney
Rogersville, TN 37857
(423) 272-4812 | www.disabilitylawyertennessee.com
C. Jerome Teel, Jr.
Jackson disability attorneys
Jackson, TN 38305
(800) 424-3777 | www.disabilitytennessee.com
Texas Disability Attorneys
Carl Weisbrod
Texas disability attorney
Dallas, Texas 75243
(800) 800-6353 | www.thetexasdisabilitylawyers.com
Peter Susca & Craig White
San Antonio disability attorneys
San Antonio, TX 78212
(888) 224-2896 | www.disabilitylawyersanantonio.com
Peter Viles
Houston disability attorney
Houston, TX 77056
(713) 622-4647 | www.socialsecurityattorneyhouston.com
Vermont Disability Attorneys
Mitch Pearl
Middlebury and Burlington disability attorney
Middlebury, VT 05753
(888) 350-3644 | www.vermontdisability.com
Virginia Disability Attorneys
J. David Black
Virginia and West Virginia disability attorney
Winchester, VA 22601
(866) 538-0568 | www.disabilitylawyervirginia.com
Tara Candela
Arlington disability attorney
Alexandria, VA 22314
(888) 442-4564 | www.arlingtondisabilitylawyer.com
Washington Disability Attorneys
Christopher Lyons, Truitt & Lyons
Washington disability attorneys
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
(888) 615-2050 | www.washington-state-disability.com
Andrea Okomski
Seattle disability attorney
Seattle, WA 98101
(888) 458-5646 | www.disabilitylawyerseattle.com
Wisconsin Disability Attorneys
Tom Bush
Milwaukee disability attorney
Milwaukee, WI 53203
(800) 924-0465 | www.themilwaukeedisabilityattorney.com
John A. Kaiser
Eau Claire disability attorney
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715) 832-3494 | www.eauclairedisability.com