Katherine Rose Siegfried

Katherine Rose Siegfried

4.8
Rating: 7.5

Licensed for 21 years

Social Security & Disability Lawyer at Oakland, CA
Practice Areas: Social Security, Appeals, Education

1300 CLAY ST, STE 600, Oakland, CA

About Katherine

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Social Security & Disability 75%

All levels of appeals.

13 years

75%
Appeals 15%

Federal court appeals of Social Security matters, as well as state court appeals of administrative hearing decisions.

13 years

15%
Education 10%

Representing children who have been denied Special Education services.

13 years

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Contingency

25%-25%


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Licenses

Licensed in California for 18 years

State: California

Acquired: 2007

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Hawaii for 21 years

State: Hawaii

Acquired: 2004

Suspended - Administrative

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of Katherine Siegfried

1300 CLAY ST, STE 600, Oakland, CA, 94612

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Katherine Rose Siegfried's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.8 /5.0

23 Client Reviews

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Posted by CHRISTINA | October 17, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Social Security Disability

An expert when one was most needed

In 2022, my application for federal disability insurance was initially declined due to a bureaucratic mishap. I desperately needed an expert to help me decide how to proceed in a system I was unfamiliar with. After speaking with other firms and organizations, I hired Kathrine to help me. Katherine's ...expertise was apparent from our very first conversation and unfailing through the entire process. Katherine's heartfelt support and understanding were incredibly valuable to me during the process. I was finally not alone or lost, thanks to Katherine. My application was accepted and I am deeply grateful to Katherine for that fact.

Posted by Katrina | October 16, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

A SUPERB LAWYER

This lawyer is the best example of a lawyer. She is educated and professional on her craft. She has a thorough and respectful team. She is caring, thoughtful as well as understanding. I would hire her a million times over again. I highly recommend her to go to bat for your case!. And most importantly... WE WON our case!.

Posted by Zachary | October 16, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Social Security Disability

Superb

I could not have even started the process of applying for SSDI without Kat and her team of experts. All of them were super compassionate, very helpful and thorough. I am so grateful that I chose Katherine and her team to represent me! We need more people like this on our planet! Sincerely

Posted by anonymous | September 05, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Appeals

Condescending and ineffective

I hired Katherine based on these avvo reviews unfortunately, my experience with her was nothing like the others. She completely butchered my case and now having exhausted all appeals I am starting over with a different attorney… who told me that she butchered my case. Not only that, but during the ma...ny years I worked with her she was often condescending, cold, and short - like she blamed me every time we would lose. She is clearly burned out and needs to move onto a different area of law where she can be of actual service to her clients. She is shady and had her yelp page removed because it contained negative reviews.

Katherine Siegfried

Replied last October 16, 2024

I am so sorry that this individual had this experience. Unfortunately, as they did not reach out to me directly and posted anonymously, I have no idea who this person is or why they would feel this way. I have never had a client who "exhausted all appeals" as I routinely represent clients all the way through federal court. I'm sorry that they had me represent them for "many years" if they felt this way. I hope that whoever posted this will show me the courtesy of reaching out directly so that I can learn from any mistakes I made in their case. I try my best, but I'm not perfect. I am open to constructive feedback from clients and take complaints very seriously. I am happy this individual seems to have found a better fit with a new attorney. Also, I have never had a Yelp page and do not know if it is even possible to take one down because of negative reviews- I would think not.

Posted by Eduardo | July 16, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Thank you

It became stressful but in the end, we won. Great attorney and a very good team.

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Experience

Rating:  7.5 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2007 - 2013

Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid

2004 - 2007

Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid Society Of Hawaii

Associations

2013 - Present

National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives

Attorney Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Young v. Berryhill

Remand in District Court on the basis that SSA did not properly account for symptoms testimony.

Xie v. Colvin, Case No. 14-cv-02325-JCS (N.D. Cal. Sep. 18, 2015)

Won substantial award of disability benefits for an individual with a remote onset date.

Lugo v. Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors

As a result of our settlement, the program underwent significant positive changes.

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Education

2004

New York University School of Law

Juris Doctorate

2000

Bard College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2020

Circuit 9 Conference

SSI Benefits for Children

Publications

2005

NYU Law Journal of Legislation and Public Policy The Case for Reform (Co-Authored with Elizabeth Benjamin)

Languages

English

Spanish

Activity

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