Are you unable to work because of a physical or mental disability?  Has your disability claim been denied by the Social Security Administration?   The unfortunate truth is that the Social Security Administration (SSA) commonly denies most initial disability claims.  However, many people eventually win their claims after they appeal.

The attorneys of Klezmer Maudlin can help you with your claim for social security disability benefits.  We can assist you in the preparation and submission of additional evidence to have your claim reconsidered for approval.  In addition, if the application for reconsideration is denied, we can assist you at the next stage of the appeals process, which involves a hearing before an administrative judge.  Statistics show that claimants with legal representation at the hearing stage succeed more frequently than those without such representation.

We can assist you throughout the hearing stage by:

1. preparing you to testify effectively,
2. gathering and presenting evidence in support of your claim through medical records, reports, and expert witnesses,
3. preparing pre- and post-hearing briefs that demonstrate why your claim should be approved
4. cross-examining adverse medical or vocational witnesses called by the Social Security Administration
5. suggest changes or make legal objections to any written questions that the judge might send to a doctor after the hearing
6. assessing whether it is possible to “reopen” any prior applications that you filed (potentially entitling you to years of back benefits.

Also, in the event that you are unsuccessful at the hearing stage, we can appeal the administrative judge’s decision to the Appeals Council, and then to the United States District Court.

Klezmer Maudlin represents social security disability claimants in all Indiana counties.  We generally accept disability cases under a contingency fee contract, which means that you do not have to pay a legal fee unless we win your case.  Social Security regulations limit contingency fee awards to 25% of your past due benefits with a limit of $6,000.  The contingency fee award does not cover expenses that we incur in preparing your case, such as those for obtaining medical records and reports and medical or vocational evaluations.   You will need to reimburse our office for these expenses when you receive your back benefits.