Questions answered by Gerald Gregory Lutkenhaus

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Do you have some entitlement to Legal assistance, if your only income is SS Disability?

Gerald's answer | Answered on August 29, 2011

I would agree with the above. You need to find a citizen's group who helps people with disabilities. Speed bumps are unusual and only required in...

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Why would a representative payee save so much money in the bank to cause a mentally disabled person to get cut off?

Gerald's answer | Answered on August 29, 2011

I would agree with my colleague's advice. It would appear if he is mentally disabled he could meet the first prong of requesting a waiver. This...

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If you receive SSI, and list home address as where payee lives, but lives at a different address is this fraud?

Gerald's answer | Answered on August 29, 2011

This situation may not be fraud but there are problems. SSI is welfare disability. As such the agency has to investigate to make sure the recipient...

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I am on social security disability which cause me great amounts of debt who can help me find a free bankruptcy attorney?

Gerald's answer | Answered on August 29, 2011

Most bankruptcy attorneys charge. As a former legal aid attorney I can tell you most legal aid societies do not do bankruptcy. I can tell you as a...

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How do I find a lawyer who will help with my social security paperwork?

Gerald's answer | Answered on August 29, 2011

You can check to se if there is a NOSSCR attorney in your area. The NOSSCR attorney may be willing to take your case from the start and have an...

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Georgia WC case. FMLA question.

Gerald's answer | Answered on August 29, 2011

I am a Virginia WC attorney. I would advise a Virginia WC recipient to forego the FMLA notice as possible. Once the 90 days start ticking away your...

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Can my orthopedic doctor's office refuse to see and or treat me?

Gerald's answer | Answered on August 25, 2011

I assume from the above you have no insurance and cannot pay the doctor for his services. He does have the right to be paid or the care he is...

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Why, even if I qualify financially, am I not entitled to representation for an SSI case, If I can not afford an attorney?

Gerald's answer | Answered on August 25, 2011

I used to work at Legal Aid. Unfortunately, Legal Aid is not very well funded and thus cannot represent all the people who need representation. You...

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Can u receive social security and unemployment without braking the law

Gerald's answer | Answered on August 25, 2011

It depends upon your state. Usually to get unemployment you have to disclose other sources of income. Some states will reduce unemployment if you...

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My husband is having a fussion of his right hand and wrist. how do you figure loss with loss of both hand and wrist?

Gerald's answer | Answered on August 24, 2011

Generally, with WC you have two claims. One is for lost time due to an injury. The other claim is for permanent damage. This second claim usually...

Gerald Gregory Lutkenhaus's Answers (3674)

Do you have some entitlement to Legal assistance, if your only income is SS Disability?

Why would a representative payee save so much money in the bank to cause a mentally disabled person to get cut off?

If you receive SSI, and list home address as where payee lives, but lives at a different address is this fraud?

I am on social security disability which cause me great amounts of debt who can help me find a free bankruptcy attorney?

How do I find a lawyer who will help with my social security paperwork?

Georgia WC case. FMLA question.

Can my orthopedic doctor's office refuse to see and or treat me?

Why, even if I qualify financially, am I not entitled to representation for an SSI case, If I can not afford an attorney?

Can u receive social security and unemployment without braking the law

My husband is having a fussion of his right hand and wrist. how do you figure loss with loss of both hand and wrist?