Whitney S Graham

I arrived at Graham & Mauer after several of the big firmed TV commercial attorneys declined to take on my Social Security Disability Appeal. Attorney Graham is very tech saavy and allowed most of our exchanged to occur via email (which saved me driving time and energy). She kept me informed and up t...o date on what I'd need to collect and I remitted that information to her on a timely basis. She did an excellent job of letting me know what to expect while also encouraging me during this very difficult time. She answered my questions/concerns in a timely manner. Even when I'd just send her an update, which required no real response from her, she would still acknowledge it. Attorney Graham gave me no guarantees on the outcome of my case and she was more than well prepared at the time of the hearing. Thyroid cancer and the aftermaths I was experiencing is overwhelming and difficult for most people to understand. It was clear that she understood where my issue was and how to present that best to the Courts. She took the time to prepare me via phone on how the appeal would play out and did a "role play" which was helpful in case I neglected to mention something important at the actual appeal. We met prior to going into the appeal on the day of for about 15 minutes once again to make sure I understood what would be happening and to answer any questions or concerns I may have. During the appeal, Attorney Graham was beyond thorough. We went step by step through the main points/issues of my appeal and by the time the vocational expert was done, I felt very confident in the outcome of the appeal. Again, Attorney Graham still made no promises despite me sharing the good feelings I had. I initially applied for disability in August, 2017 by myself. In March, 2018 I was denied and that's when Attorney Graham assisted me. My appeal was scheduled for the end of April, 2019, and I received Notice of the Decision in May/June, 2019. If you are looking for an attorney with experience with SSDI, I cannot recommend Attorney Graham enough. I felt we had an uphill battle. We essentially argued that the side effects of the cancer prevention medication was not only preventing my cancer from spreading, but also causing such extreme fatigue/exhaustion that I couldn't work more than 5-10 hours a week. With Attorney Graham's expertise and hard work, we were able to achieve this.