I have been representing injured and disabled workers since 1989 and I like to think of myself as the voice of disabled individuals, battling to get them the benefits they deserve. I think that I can offer you two things that may be different from some other Social Security disability lawyers:

• Big firm support.
• Personalized care and attention.

Big firm support. I am a partner in the firm of Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer, one of Cincinnati’s oldest and most trusted law firms. Being part of this firm lets me work with a team of highly trained paralegals and administrative specialists, and gives me all the advantages of working with a large and respected law firm. You can learn more aboutBarron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer at its website here.

Personalized care and attention. I am the only attorney at Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer who handles Social Security disability cases, and I am dedicated to this work. I want to get to know you and help you with your claim to the Social Security Administration.

The general phone number for Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer is 513-721-1350, but on this website I am giving you the toll-free number of my direct line,  888-358-8509, because I want your relationship to be directly to me.

I am a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and am a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR). In two different years, 2006 and 2011, I have been honored to be profiled as an Ohio Super Lawyer. Please contact me for help with your Social Security disability claim in Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana.

Mark L. Newman

For a free claim evaluation please feel free to contact me for visit my website: http://www.cincinnatidisabilitylawyer.com.

Phone: 888-358-8509 (My direct line, toll-free)

Fax: 513-721-5029

Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer Co., LPA

3074 Madison Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45209

The Social Security Administration uses a five step evaluation process to determine whether or not a disability qualifies for disability benefits. At each step there are possibilities for different results, and the results affect the subsequent parts of the process. Sometimes the process can be quite clear. For example, if your disability matches an impairment listed by the Social Security Administration then the decision may be relatively straightforward. However, particularly if your symptoms include relatively subjective things such as pain, there are times when the Social Security Administration finds it necessary to evaluate your credibility regarding your statements about how your impairment affects you.

The Social Security Administration recognizes that people experience symptoms differentlyA Social Security ruling defines a symptom as a person’s own description of his or her impairment. The ruling then says that claim evaluators must recognize that people may experience their symptoms differently and may be limited by their symptoms to a greater or lesser extent than other people with the same medical impairments and the same medical signs and results.

Particularly when pain is a symptom, a person can experience a more severe impairment than can be shown by objective medical evidence. In this situation the Social Security Administration requires the claim evaluator to carefully consider the person’s statements about his or her symptoms.

Extra factors your Ohio or Kentucky Social Security evaluator might consider

The Social Security ruling about the credibility of claimant’s statements says that when the claim evaluator needs to assess the credibility of a claimant’s statements about symptoms and their effects that the evaluator must make every reasonable effort to obtain all available information that could shed light on the claimant’s credibility.

Therefore, in addition to the objective medical evidence, the claim evaluator must consider the following:

1. Your daily activities.
2. The location, duration, frequency, and intensity of the your pain or other symptoms.
3. Factors that precipitate and aggravate the symptoms.
4. The type, dosage, effectiveness, and side effects of any medication you take or have taken to alleviate pain or other symptoms.
5. Treatment, other than medication, you receive or have received for relief of pain or other symptoms.
6. Any measures other than treatment you use or have used to relieve pain or other symptoms (e.g., lying flat on your back, standing for 15 to 20 minutes every hour, or sleeping on a board).
7. Any other factors concerning your functional limitations and restrictions due to pain or other symptoms.

Get help from an experienced Cincinnati Social Security disability lawyer

Your own credibility can be an important part of the claim evaluator’s determination of whether or not you will be granted Social Security disability benefits. One of the ways that an experienced Cincinnati Social Security disability lawyer can help you is to prepare you for your hearing with the Administrative Law Judge.

If you are not already represented by an Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana Social Security disability lawyer, consider getting an evaluation from me about your claim.