As a Social Security disability lawyer practicing 35 years, I’m used to speaking with those seriously disabled from long-term illnesses or injuries: in some cases, wondering if they will survive long enough for benefits to be awarded. Learning of my clients’ severe medical conditions over the years of my practice…
And so you find yourself in the position of having pursued your Social Security disability claim for years. You’ve applied and been denied repeatedly, and finally in front of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). Now you face the prospect of having to start the process all over again. The question…
As we were discussing previously in Part I of this blog , one must be very careful about applying for unemployment benefits as it can be construed as inconsistent with an application for Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits. This assumption, as we will discuss, does not apply in every case.…