Melissa M. Haggerty

I started my disability case with a different attorney in the firm, and my case was transferred to Melissa several months before my hearing with a judge. I was nervous about switching attorneys, especially because my health issues are complex, rare, and fairly unknown even within the medical communit...y. Melissa took the time to understand my various diagnoses and how they affect me, and what symptoms are most disabling. As I said, my medical issues are complex, and it took me several years of research and seeing multiple specialists to gain a full understanding of my prognosis. Melissa was up to speed in no time (not an easy feat), which was instrumental in winning my case. She was able to communicate what my medical conditions are, and why and how they have made me unable to work. During our consults, she asked relevant questions and listened well. Emails and calls were always returned promptly. Before the hearing I had a chance to ask her questions, and I felt well prepared going into it. I was also impressed by her compassion. Talking about my disability, my future, and my daily hardships was very emotional. She displayed compassion, and that allowed me to open up about all those things (which is hard to do with even my closest friends and family). I'm so happy I got to work with Melissa, and her legal assistant Erin who is great also. I'm thankful for all their hard work and dedication.

As a service-connected disabled vet, I know the Social Security system is VERY different than what I did disability wise through VA. That's why I wanted a high-end attorney who knew their stuff to represent me in my SSDI claim. Melissa and Erin really came through for me! Not only were they patient, ...answering all our questions, but they were outstanding advocates working with the SSA raters to ensure they had all the information they needed to decide my claim correctly. They actually won my initial claim, which is unheard of with SSDI claims. I can't thank the team enough. HIGHLY recommend these folks if you're doing an SSDI claim. They are ROCK STARS!

I hired Melissa to represent my son, who is an adult with autism. He was early in the process of applying for SSD/SSI benefits, and had been turned down because Social Security had determined he didn't have autism before becoming an adult... go figure. From the moment we met Melissa I knew we wer...e in good hands. She is extremely intelligent, articulate, personable, and caring. She very clearly explained to us every step of the process, and what to expect as the case progressed. During everything, Melissa and her office were amazing. Not only were they consistently several steps ahead of the curve, but they responded promptly to all of my questions, and were always helpful and reassuring. When it came time for the hearing Melissa was great. She was totally prepared, and everything went perfectly. If you are reading this, and are in need of a Social Security attorney, I highly recommend Melissa Haggerty. She will be honest about your chances from the beginning, and will work tirelessly to get you a favorable ruling.

Melissa helped me with social security disability benefits. First with initial determination to start receiving benefits. Then again to get the disability determination date to be pushed back by a full year prior to the initial determination of disability. This allowed me to start receiving benefits... fairly quickly and allowed Melissa to continue to persue additional benefits in the interim. All goals were achieved and exceeded my expectations. Thomas