Government & Environment

I am happy to speak with anyone who has a question about the SSI/SSDI application process. However, Social Security Disability cases are won and lost on the strength of medical records. Therefore, I only take cases where a person has medical records and preferably a treating physician who will cooperate in terms of providing records and writing a letter of support. San Francisco has many free and low cost health services available, and I would encourage anyone who believes they are suffering from a disability to seek out medical treatment and develop a relationship with a medical professional.

• Hearings & Adjudication

CA, Mar 2005
Bar Number: 235784

VA, Oct 2000
Bar Number: 45941

Supreme Court of California and Supreme Court of Virginia

California State Bar Association and Virginia State Bar Association

I will be attending the upcoming NOSSCR convention where there will be numerous Social Security Disability seminars. I am also looking forward to meeting and learning from other practicing Social Security Disability Attorneys from across the country.

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The cases I handle involve clients who have already filed an initial claim with the Social Security Administration and have been denied either at the initial or reconsideration level. I work with clients to gather medical records, complete the necessary SSA forms and ultimately compile all the information into a Legal Brief for submission to SSA. If a case is on Appeal to the SSA Hearing Office (ODAR), I extensively prepare my client for the hearing and zealously argue his/her claim before an Administrative Law Judge.

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California and Virginia

The complete focus of my firm is Social Security Disability Appeals work (SSI/SSDI).
After nearly three years of working as an Attorney for the Social Security Administration, I decided to "switch sides" and start my own Social Security practice in June 2005. I made this decision because I was frustrated by what I saw day after day while working at the Social Security Administration: Good people with strong Disability claims who were consistently denied for lack of a knowledgeable attorney who understands the intricacy of Social Security Disability Law. After nearly three years at the Social Security Administration, I realized that there was a great need for experienced, compassionate attorneys in the area of Social Security Disability Law, and it was my calling to meet that need.

I worked for nearly three years as an Attorney for the Social Security Administration, Regional Chief Administrative Law Judge in San Francisco, CA. I was assigned to a unit of Attorneys especially selected to work on the most complex SSI/SSDI claims in the Region. As such, I am quite well versed in Social Security Administrative law and procedure, and most importantly, the workings of the Administrative Law Judges and the Social Security Hearing (ODAR) and Field Offices. I also was an Attorney for the SSA Office of the General Counsel which handles SSA claims that are appealed to Federal Court, i.e., the Northern District of California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Therefore, I am also knowledgeable in the area of Social Security Federal Appeals Law.

Member of the National Association of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR).

(415) 431-0279

Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

No

The Social Security Regulations set forth the fees for attorneys consisting of the lesser of 25% of past due benefits or $5300. All Social Security cases are on contingency. I don't get paid unless you get paid!

Not Applicable.

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