Social Security Disability

When you’re pursuing SSDI and/or SSI benefits, there’s a specific process your case has to follow. You don’t necessarily have to know or remember all of the minute details of this process. Your skilled Chicago Social Security Disability lawyer is there to do that....

A “boilerplate” may be a vital thing in certain industries, but boilerplate language can be anything but essential in your Social Security Disability case. One bit of good news is that, here in Illinois, if the administrative law judge (ALJ) who denied your...

In the parenting world, when a young child “plays doctor,” it may represent an opportunity to teach the child about human bodies, boundaries, and privacy. In the world of Social Security Disability benefits claims, when an administrative law judge  (ALJ) “plays...

When you go before an administrative law judge (ALJ) in pursuit of an award of Social Security Disability benefits, you need to accomplish several things. One of the key things is presenting enough persuasive proof that the ALJ recognizes the limitations you have and...

In a case where there is no jury, the judge is the one who decides the outcome. As a layperson, you probably think that a judge in this kind of situation can pretty much do whatever he/she wants. That is not exactly correct. There are certain limitations established...

When you apply for Social Security benefits, you likely will have to go through a hearing. Just like a trial, your Social Security hearing has rules on what is allowed and what isn’t. It is reasonable to expect that you probably won’t know what most of those rules...

Recently, financial website The Motley Fool reported on possible changes to the rules governing eligibility for Social Security Disability benefits. One of the changes proposed by President Trump would reduce disability payments by a total of $10 billion over the next...

There are so many details, great and small, that go into successfully pursuing a claim for SSI and/or SSDI benefits. One of those details is the assessment of the kind of work you were doing and whether or not you have level of physical and/or mental functioning...

Did you know that signing up for a free and secure my Social Security account provides personalized tools for everyone, whether you receive benefits or not? You can use your account to request a replacement Social Security card, check the status of an application,...

In your Social Security Disability case, there are lots of key dates and other pieces of vital information that will be essential elements of the evidence you provide to the Social Security Administration. Keeping up with all of them is extremely important because an...