Georgia Social Security Disability: Getting Your Case Started
by Jonathan Ginsberg
Georgia Social Security disability
Applicants for Social Security Disability in Georgia must deal with a slow and frustrating federal government program that requires several appeals and most likely the need for a Georgia Social Security disability lawyer. Georgia Social Security disability is a federal government program is designed to provide disabled workers monthly Georgia Social Security disability benefit payments as well as Medicare coverage. Georgia Social Security disability is available only to individuals who have worked enough to pay taxes into the Social Security disability system.
SSI is another Social Security disability program, available to low income Georgians who have not paid enough taxes to qualify for Georgia Social Security disability benefits. Although the underlying program is federal, both Georgia disability and Georgia SSI utilize Georgia Social Security disability claim adjudicators as well as Georgia Social Security administrative law judges. Both programs permit claimants to use a Georgia Social Security disability attorney. See related articles - Why Hire a Georgia Social Security disability attorney
All Georgia Social Security disability or SSI claims must start with an application - either on-line or via telephone (Social Security Disability’s phone number is 800-772-1213). Your Georgia Social Security disability benefit claim is thereafter evaluated by a Georgia Social Security disability adjudicator and most likely denied.
If your Georgia Social Security disability claim is denied, you must file an appeal within sixty (60) days or else your disability benefit claim will be dismissed. Many Georgia disability claimants choose to retain the services of an experienced Georgia Social Security disability lawyer after the initial claim is denied. Georgia Social Security disability attorney Jonathan Ginsberg has represented over 1000 Georgia Social Security disability claimants over his 17 year law career. Attorney Ginsberg is “AV” rated by the Martindale Hubbell peer review process and he is the author of two Social Security related books - the Disability Answer Guide, which can be found at Social Security disability forms and the Child Social Security disability guide.
“Georgia Social Security disability claims are different from Social Security disability claims filed outside of Georgia,” comments Ginsberg. “As any experienced Georgia Social Security attorney would tell you, Social Security disability in Georgia has its own local rules and customs and the Georgia Social Security judges have a certain way of deciding cases. Atlanta Social Security disability claims are handled by two Georgia Social Security disability claims offices - one in downtown Atlanta the other off Clairmont Road. Georgia Social Security disability hearing offices in other cities such as Columbus or Athens often utilize Georgia Social Security disability judges from one of the Atlanta Social Security disability offices.”
Ginsberg believes that his experience with the Georgia Social Security disability judges he sees on a regular basis are a benefit to his clients, and ultimately make him a more effective Georgia Social Security disability lawyer. “I think that Georgia Social Security disability attorneys who do not regularly try cases before Georgia Social Security disability judges are not going to know the likes and dislikes of a particular judge, nor will they know the vocational experts on the witness panel or the medical experts on the medical panel. I always prepare my cases to match the Georgia Social Security judge who will be hearing my case. For example, some judges want an opening statement or a pre-hearing brief, while others ask all the questions and are mainly concerned with certain documents in a hearing file. In my view, an effective Georgia Social Security disability lawyer will know his judges and have a very clear argument for granting disability benefits to his Georgia Social Security claim applicant.”
Ginsberg’s office handles most Georgia Social Security disability cases on a “no fee unless you win” contingency fee, with payment coming after his clients receive their lump sum past due benefit checks. Jonathan regularly posts case studies about prior cases on his Georgia Social Security Disability Attorney web site and on his Social Security disability blog. Jonathan Ginsberg’s Social Security disability law office is located in north Atlanta near Perimeter Mall. Click for Jonathan’s Georgia Social Security disability web site. He may be reached at 770-393-4985 or by email - jonathan @ glolaw.com.
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