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Social Security Disability and Age
If you are applying for Social Security Disability benefits, you are over 50 and can no longer work, then SSA must take your age into consideration. If you are over 50 years old and are limited to unskilled sedentary work, Social Security will presum…
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Categories: Social Security Disability
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Social Security Disability and The Evaluation Process
In determining whether or not you may be entitled to Social Security Disability, the SSA uses a 5-step sequential evaluation process. 1. The first step is whether you are working? Step 1 determines if an person is “working”, according to the Soci…
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Categories: Social Security Disability
8 Ways You Can Hurt Your Automobile Injury Case
It is very important that if you get into a car accident that you do not make these simple mistakes that may hurt your case: 1. Leaving the scene without making a police report; 2. Not getting a witnesses name, address, phone number and email address…
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Categories: Auto Accidents
Make Sure to Obtain Emotional Support During a Divorce
When you decide to file for divorce or you are served with divorce papers it is important to obtain emotional support. The break up of a marriage can be one of the most stressful times in your life. It is normal to experience fear, stress, anger, sad…
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Categories: ERISA and Long Term Disability Claims
Five Reasons to Get a Prenuptial Agreement in Michigan
The top five reasons to get a prenuptial agreement in Michigan are: 1. Keep finances separate 2. Protect each other from debts 3. Provide for children from prior marriages 4. Keep specific property in the family 5. Define who gets what if you decide…
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Categories: Divorce and Family Law
Some of the medical conditions our firm handles
When it comes to Social Security Disability, Workers’ Compensation and Disability cases, our firm represents persons with many different medical conditions, including: Diabetes Depression Anxiety Arthritis Multiple Sclerosis Chronic Fatigue Syn…
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Categories: Social Security Disability
Surveillance in Workers’ Compensation and Disability Cases
One of the common investigative tools utilized by insurance companies in an effort to terminate Workers’ Compensation cases and Long-Term Disability claims is surveillance, whereby the insurer seeks to observe a claimant and capture activity which…
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Categories: Workers' Compensation
Insurance Companies Often Try to Take Advantage of Claimants Representing Themselves
Claimants are often misguided in believing that they will get their long-term or short-term disability benefits, as long as they submit their own physician’s opinions and a few medical records supporting their diagnosis. Although, in some obvious d…
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Categories: ERISA and Long Term Disability Claims
A Child Can Also Get Benefits if a Parent is Receiving SSD Benefits
A child or children whose parent is disabled can sometimes receive disability benefits. These benefits are called “auxiliary benefits” by Social Security. Several requirements must be met: a. The disabled parent must be receiving Title 2 Social S…
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Categories: Social Security Disability
New Medical Conditions Qualify for Automatic Social Security Benefits
The Social Security Administration has released new compassionate allowance conditions that became effective March 1, 2010. If an applicant is suffering from any of the conditions on the Compassionate Allowances list, his/her application is fast-trac…
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Categories: Social Security Disability
