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Robert R. McGill

Robert R. McGill

also known as OPM Disability Retirement Lawyer, OPM Disability Retirement Lawyer

5.0
Rating: 7.2

Licensed for 37 years

Administrative law Lawyer at Walkersville, MD
Practice Areas: Administrative Law

P.O. Box 687, Walkersville, MD

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$0 first 30 minutes


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Licenses

Licensed in Maryland for 37 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 1988

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Robert R. McGill, Attorney at Law

P.O. Box 687, Walkersville, MD, 21793-0687

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Robert R. McGill's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

266 Client Reviews

Showing 6 - 10 of 54 reviews | Administrative Law

Posted by Lars | August 15, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Administrative Law

Look No Further....

Mr. McGill's letters were to the point and matter of fact. If you read his letters, they are solid. I had a little "hick up" with my case , OPM had dropped the ball. Mr. McGill's 2nd letter was just as powerful as the first. OPM called me ASAP to apologize for their error and gave us a response i...n what seem like 2 weeks. So why Mr. McGill, Mr. McGill is the lawyer that challenged OPM's monetary rules in relationship to SSDI and won. Because of the favorable ruling, Federal Employees can now keep a little more of their OPM Disability check. This is the kind of lawyer I wanted representing me .

Posted by Mark | July 05, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Administrative Law

Very happy! :)

Robert got me my FERS disability retirement at the MSPB, despite two denials by OPM. A frustratingly long process courtesy of the government, but ultimately successful thanks to Robert’s hard work! I don’t think I would have had the wherewithal to carry it to completion myself during an exceedingly f...rustrating period in my life, which is what the other side ultimately banks on. A good retirement attorney is definitely worth it!

Posted by Rolf | April 21, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Administrative Law

Set Your Mind at Ease

Mr. McGill's knowledge of OPM and federal disability law really made the journey tolerable. Other lawyers said my timeline was too short and caveated their efforts. Robert not only took the case but helped instill confidence. It was a stressful 10-month process of gathering documentation and waiting.... Lots of waiting. The package was awarded on the first submission. Robert’s counsel and review really add confidence to the ultimate bureaucratic challenge. When you call him, it is direct communication without layers of staff. Any calls were either immediately answered or promptly returned. Look no further, and set your mind at ease by retaining his services. It still requires some effort and initiative to secure this benefit. His guidance through the myriad of forms and agencies, and the legal insights were invaluable.

Posted by Gabriel | January 22, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Administrative Law

The best of the best in obtaining a FERS medical retirement

Mr. Robert McGill will initially give you a free telephone consultation to hear your particular situation and will then sincerely let you know if he thinks you have a chance at successfully securing a medical retirement with OPM. He will then provide you a long list of references for you to review. ... I did exactly that, and everyone I contacted told me how great he was. I also read just about all his reviews available, and did not encounter one single negative review. Additionally, I read the many articles/blogs that he has written regarding this medical retirement process and It became quite evident that he is an authority in this field. After speaking with Mr. McGill a second time, I retained his services. From day one, he was extremely professional, informative, patient, and honest. He will personally promptly return all calls and emails. No secretary, no paralegal, or any other type of assistant will speak you, but just him. He will keep you posted every step of the way, and will go above and beyond to help you secure your medical retirement. From the day OPM received my completed package (after my employer did their part and forwarded it to them), it took OPM 10 weeks to approve my case. Mr McGill knows the ins and outs of this convoluted process and will prepare a solid case to submit to OPM. He is by far the best in this field! He is the real deal and will give your case 100% of his experience, knowledge, and ability. Do not waste your time with anyone else! His fees, in my opinion, are extremely low for the level of professional representation you will receive. I am forever grateful to him. God bless him!

Posted by Jack | November 09, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Administrative Law

Strongly recommend!

My experience with Mr. McGill was very satisfying for many reasons. First, when you hire Mr. McGill, you get Mr. McGill, a lawyer with more than 30 years experience in the business. It is easy to become infatuated with the website of other disability groups who have partners with hundreds of years of... combined experience in the field. Understand that when you hire a group like that, there is a decent chance they will assign the most inexperienced junior associate to your case. This happened to me; it was very frustrating. When I called Mr. McGill, he answered the phone personally 80% of the time on the second or third ring! When I did get his voicemail, he called me back before COB. He responded to my emails within an hour or two. Once I left an email for him Sunday evening so it would be in his inbox when he got there Monday morning. He still emailed me back that Sunday within a couple hours! I personally have never experienced this high superior level of client communication with any other lawyer/firm. You can contact him all you want, and you won’t receive an extra bill. Trust me. You will want to speak with him frequently. This process is extremely stressful and prolonged and his knowledgeable calming words go along way with soothing your stress (which will be considerable and long lasting). In the beginning, I would Google specific questions that I could not find with the general articles on the subject. I discovered, in retrospect. that a plurality of the time, Mr. McGill had actually written the most helpful articles. Mr. McGill wrote all the required essays for me on all the standard forms. He made sure that every document was properly submitted with all the required information. He knows every criteria required for approval. He knows everything they want to hear and how they want to hear it. He made sure that was all in my package with no errors that would entice OPM to kick it back to square one. Once my application was at OPM, Mr. McGill would call them frequently to request that my application be expedited. It must have worked, because I hired him on May 18 and I was approved on November 1. OPM is looking for the slightest excuse in the book to reject your application. I would never go through this process without a lawyer helping me. After enduring the process myself, I strongly recommend you hire Mr. McGill.

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Experience

Rating:  7.2 (Very Good)

Honors

2018

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1988 - Present

Senior Attorney, Robert R. McGill, P.C.

Associations

Bar Association of Montgomery County

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Stephenson v. OPM

After oral arguments, the Court sided with the Appellant and his attorney, Robert R. McGill, Esquire. OPM is now required to recalculate and reinstate full FERS Disability Retirement benefits after an Offset is terminated.

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Education

1988

Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1983

Catholic University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2018

Information for Federal and Postal employees

Federal Disability Retirement under FERS

Publications

Languages

English

Activity

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