Mr. Maitland has given you good advice about how SSI benefits may be reduced when an SSI recipient goes back to work, and how the trial work period...

Is this legal?

Social Security should not have "changed back" your name without documentation (such as a divorce decree showing a name change) that your name was...

Can an attorney referral service legally walk up to a homeless person and offer them services?

I changed the category of this question to Ethics and Professional Responsibility. The brutally honest answer is that if you are asking this...

Disability and Social Security denied. No income. Zero finances. What more can I do?

You would not qualify for SSDI, but you may qualify for SSI. There are both financial and medical qualifications. SSDI requires a minimum number of...

What does this mean? See below

Wait until you get the determination letter from SSA. Several things can happen: 1) If you are approved, you will get your Title II disability,...

Is there still a chance I will be approved for ssdi?

There is a pretty good chance you were approved, with the processing history you are describing. While it is frustrating, you are better off...

Why would my attorney tell me that a SSA employee was having a bad day?

As Mr. Pont said, the first step should be to ask your attorney what the heck they meant about "having a bad day," and why you should believe that...

The answer is a bit more complicated than "Yes" or "No." 1) Can a person have private health insurance, in general, along with Medicaid that...

Can I get most of my back pay released?

If you are going to receive SSI (not Title II disability), the answer is usually no, and is heavily limited in the amount and circumstances under...

How can I get a new social security disability attorney?

You may be able to end your relationship with that attorney, but there are several pitfalls that can make it difficult to do that, and to find a...