SSDI

Contingent Fee Representation Helps Those Who Can’t Afford a Lawyer

Few people have the means to pay an attorney’s hourly rate for representation in a social security matter. This is especially the case with injured...

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I Can No Longer Work, Should I Apply for SSDI Benefits?

If you are injured and can no longer perform the duties of your current occupation, you face a number of difficult choices. One of the...

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I Don’t Have Health Insurance And Have A Pending Social Security Claim, What Do I Do?

One great benefit of obtaining SSDI benefits is gaining medical insurance coverage through the Medicare program. However, one of the ironies of the SSDI application...

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SSDI AND SOCIAL SECURITY EARLY RETIREMENT BENEFITS

Individuals who are 62 or are approaching 62 and who have a Social Security Disability Insurance claim pending must decide whether to take the reduced...

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CAN I RECEIVE SSDI AND STILL RECEIVE MONEY FROM MY INVESTMENTS?

Navigating how different forms of income will impact your eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) can be somewhat vexing. A Hawks Quindel, S.C. disability...

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THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION KEEPS ADVOCATES GUESSING

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently began withholding the identity of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) assigned to hear an applicant’s appeal, apparently to discourage...

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TO APPEAL OR NOT TO APPEAL AN UNFAVORABLE HEARING DECISION? SOCIAL SECURITY’S NEW GUIDELINES COMPLICATE THE ANSWER

It has been a practice of some social security disability representatives to file both a new application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental...

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