Darla Ann Cunningham

Darla Ann Cunningham

5.0
Rating: 7.4

Licensed for 22 years

Personal injury Lawyer at San Bernardino, CA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Social Security

141 North Arrowhead Avenue, Suite 1, San Bernardino, CA

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Licensed in California for 22 years

State: California

Acquired: 2003

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Lerner, Moore, Silva,Cunningham & Rubel

141 North Arrowhead Avenue, Suite 1, San Bernardino, CA, 92408-1024

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18 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 5 reviews | Social Security Disability

Posted by JeRon | February 23, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Social Security Disability

Thank you Darla!

I want to start by saying Lerner, Moore, Silva, Cunningham & Rubel are the best & have helped me more than once Darla Cunningham also helped me greatly on my SSDI/SSI case & got me a Fully Favorable in my case after two years also Darla’s assistance jazzy was great always checking in on me too make ...sure I was ok even would call when I would be in the hospital to make sure was getting better everyone here at Lerner, Moore, Silva, Cunningham & Rubel made me feel like family & that’s what you want from your lawyer I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Lerner, Moore, Silva, Cunningham & Rubel for your legal needs they will take care of you & I promise you will not regret 10 out of 10 I Recommend…

Posted by Stephanie | January 23, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Social Security Disability

Exceptional Attorney

Darla Cunningham was my attorney for my SSD claim. I will start with her secretary, Jazzlyn. From our first conversation to evaluate my claim, to the last call after the judge's decision, she has been kind, patient, encouraging, and professional. She set the tone for the entire experience. Next, I ...will say that Darla is a walking law and statute book. She knows SSD laws in her sleep, I believe. Her energy can be a little intimidating at first, but once i understood that she is just driven and loves what she does, I was good. From the initial consultation Darla and Jazzlyn made me feel confident and encouraged that even with all of the paperwork and waiting, she would be with me throughout the entire process. They were always prompt with answers to emails, phone calls, or text messages. This process was very intimidating, but I never wanted to give up thanks to them . She never gave me false hope or pretended that a positive outcome was absolute. They were clear and honest about the process. I received a favorable decision and I believe that their great work facilitated it. I one hundred percent recommend Darla as an attorney.

Posted by Phyllis | August 24, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Social Security Disability

Just the BEST!!

I was fortunate enough to be able to fall upon Darla and her assistant Jazzlyn! I mean attorneys are not always the easiest to work with, but to have an attorney, and her assistant be over the top incredible, both professionally, and personally, to have empathy and compassion and understanding to ...want to help and to work hard enough to win. I feel it was divine intervention really because after being denied twice for my disability case, they ended up finally after 3 1/2 years gaining a favorable decision, by the administrative law, judge!! No Social Security disability administration, policies, and procedures desperately needs to be restructured sooner than yesterday! the time it takes to approve or disapprove a case is unethical or somebody who is suffering that’s ill!! it actually made my health worse from the stress of wondering how it would stay afloat with just a house payment and utilities ! That actually made my health suffer worse and destroyed my credit.! people are truly suffering with a disability are dying and losing their homes being forced to file bankruptcy while SS pushes paper around ! and I did most of it work for them! I almost lost my home! if not for Darlas expertise and her knowledge and experience with Social Security, administration, their practices, and guidelines, I would not still be in my home! So DO do not wait! They are waiting to help! Your own foot work as you can to expedite your case, they are Such a wonderful team they will fight for you. They will be your friend in time of need, I felt like I built a friendship of trust and understanding. And contact your local congressman‘s office to be an advocate to pressure SSDI county of riverside is probably different than Corona, but Corona is Congressman Ken Calvert, Their office will send letters with inquiries to SSDI about your case on your behalf, until it’s closed.! I was able to provide all my doctors information and reports historically. I inundated them from all of my doctors history and medical records going back 20 years, (which is not required but I did it anyway) because that’s how long I’ve suffered with a plethora of issues and pain. And, if not for these women, I would’ve lost my mind waiting on my Social Security administrative hearing. Our government needs to spend effort to restructure that program and get people the help They need more efficiently, instead of making their health worse by increasing the deadliest disease of all -STRESS!! with no funds to pay their bills, or hold onto their home, or their health, all while they wait for approval my advice is don’t wait! to get an attorney.!! Without Darla and Jazzlyn. I’m sure that I would’ve been denied again. It took 3 1/2 years of my life and my health, my credit, my entire savings! had these ladies not been there my last year, with their loving support and kindness I would’ve thrown in the towel… This actually restored faith in my thoughts about attorneys! If you truly have a disability case, don’t wait! You’ll never win without an attorney!! Call Darla Cunningham, and Jazzlyn Reid and have your case reviewed asap! her knowledge and expertise of the guidelines of the areas that you need to fall under to be fully disabled, are twisted and complicated and you’ll never understand it alone!! they can help you win and they will work tirelessly to do it! Ox love you ladies to bits❣️

Posted by Cheryl | November 01, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Social Security Disability

My Social Security Disability Case

Five years ago, in November of 2017, I was due to go before a Disability Judge for my SSDI hearing for my 3rd time. Prior to that, I had represented myself for my 1st and 2nd Disability Hearings, which I lost. I knew at that time that I needed a Disability Attorney to represent me. I had no clue wh...o I could find to help me. After looking at numerous Disability Law Firms, I happened to come across the office of Ms. Darla Cunningham, a Disability Attorney. I was very impressed with their website, and I was just drawn to them. I just had a strong feeling about their expertise. As a female, I have disabilities of a very sensitive nature, so I was relieved that I could possibly have a female Attorney to represent me. Darla took me under her wing right away, and took my case immediately. And, the next incredible woman that started helping me is Darla's Legal Assistant, Ms. Jazzlyn Reid. Jazzlyn and Darla work so beautifully together. I can't even think of the wonderful words to describe them but they were definitely my two guardian angels. They seriously treated me like family, and they care so, so much about you as a whole. Darla and Jazzlyn took so much care with my case and always treated me with respect, kindness, and just treated me with a lot of patience! These two wonderful ladies made me feel totally at ease because I was totally stressed out about my final upcoming hearing at SSDI. Darla is just an incredible, talented and intelligent Attorney with lots of SSDI expertise. In the meantime, Jazzlyn "babysat" me every time I called her with questions and needs and worries. Jazzlyn is a very experienced SSDI Secretary and is super-fast and on top of her work. Jazzlyn had to put up with all of my crazy stressed-out phone calls for help, and she really always had a beautiful, calming way of making me feel like everything was going to work out fine. By the way, I had TONS of medical records and paperwork that they handled for me. When Darla told me to give Jazzlyn certain paperwork, it was taken care of immediately. Darla and Jazzlyn always made sure my needs were met, and they never missed ONE thing for my case. They were on top of everything during my entire case prior to my SSDI Hearing. At the end, the SSDI Judge ruled in my favor, and I won my SSDI case. Darla and Jazzlyn won my case for me together! I cannot describe the feeling of joy of the good news. I put my entire life in the hands of Darla and Jazzlyn and they literally saved my life. If anyone out there is looking for legal representation, please definitely contact Darla Cunningham and Jazzlyn Reid. You will definitely be making the absolute best choice out there in the legal field. Thank You, Cheryl Cheramie

Posted by Annette | August 03, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Social Security Disability

Breadth of Fresh Air

My husband had a terrible accident which left him unable to work, he cannot drive and has seizures, we applied for SS and were turned down twice stating that his meds made it possible for him to work. We had no choice but to get some assistance and I thank God that we found Darla and Jazzlyn to help... us. It was a long journey, at times frustrating but they were always there for any questions and assistance we needed - kept on top of all paperwork and new requests coming from the government. We would have never been able to complete this all without Darla's help and expertise. I remember the day we were called and told we finally had a date with a judge - we were very happy and when that day finally came - it was more waiting - Darla called and said she believed that everything went well and thank God it did - Darla called a few weeks later stating that the judge was in our favor! We are very thankful for all the hard work and professionalism of these ladies and I would recommend giving them a call to anyone trying to deal with Social Security! Thank you!

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Experience

Rating:  7.4 (Very Good)

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American Bar Association

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State Bar of California

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San Bernardino Bar Association

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Riverside Bar Association

Member

Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

Member

Education

2002

Chapman University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1998

California State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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