Christopher Coats

Christopher Coats

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Rating: 7.5

Licensed for 15 years

Social Security & Disability Lawyer at Plano, TX
Practice Areas: Social Security

1424 Gables Court, Plano, TX

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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 15 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 2010

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

Location

The Law Offices of Coats & Todd

1424 Gables Court, Plano, TX, 75075

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Posted by anonymous | October 19, 2019 | Social Security Disability

Consultation

No complaints, he was well informed. I spoke to him regarding my disability case and he gave me all the information I needed, and was also patient with me. I have not decided on an attorney just yet, but after I hear back from the disability appeals council; I will definitely consider hiring him to r...epresent my case.

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Christopher Coats's Lawyer Endorsements

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Robert Todd

SSDI lawyer | Jun 22

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

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Catherine Coats

SSDI lawyer | Jun 22

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

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Robert Todd

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Brandon Rasley

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Experience

Rating:  7.5 (Very Good)

Honors

2010

Law Review Staff Member, Texas Wesleyan Law Review

2009

Annual Health Law Student Award, American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics

2009

Law Review Staff Member, Texas Wesleyan

2008

Law Review Staff Member, Texas Wesleyan

Work Experience

2011 - Present

Attorney, The Law Offices of Coats & Todd

2010 - 2011

Associate, The Moore Law Firm, PLLC

2009 - 2009

Legal Intern, Second Court of Appeals, Fort Worth, Texas

2009 - 2009

Legal Intern, Federal Trade Commission

Associations

2018 - Present

Federal Bar Association

Member

2010 - Present

State Bar of Texas

Member

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Member

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Jackson v. Colvin, 240 F. Supp. 3d 593

The court remanded because there was insufficient evidence that the ALJ considered the higher age category

Raper v. Colvin, 262 F. Supp. 3d 415

The court remanded for further review given the discrepancies in Commissioner's final determination.

Orosco v. Commissioner of Social Security, 171 F. Supp. 3d 539

The case was remanded because a defective hypothetical question does not require a showing a prejudice.

Martin v. Colvin, 165 F. Supp. 3d 506

The case was remanded because the ALJ's misplaced demand for empirical, objective evidence to support a mental impairment.

Davidson v. Colvin, 164 F. Supp. 3d 926

The court remanded for further review of the treating physicians' opinions even though they addressed a different time period.

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Education

2010

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2006

DePauw University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Publications

Languages

English

Spanish

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