Phoenix Social Security Attorney
If you have suffered from a disability and are unable to work because of your condition, the financial burden can quickly become overwhelming. Without a source of income, the bills begin to pile up. To make matters worse, you may be left facing mounting medical bills incurred due to your disability.
Fortunately, Social Security Disability benefits may be able to alleviate the financial burden caused by your condition. Unfortunately, approximately two-thirds of Social Security Disability applications are denied at the initial stage of the application process. If you want to increase your chances of having your Social Security Disability application approved, you should consider retaining the services of a qualified Phoenix Social Security Disability lawyer.
In its early days, Phoenix was primarily an agricultural area with an economy based on copper, cattle, citrus fruits and cotton. In the past few decades, however, Phoenix's farmlands have been transformed into suburbs and the economy and population have experienced significant changes and growth. While the real estate industry had been a major player in the city's economy in recent years, the housing crisis of 2008 changed all of that and housing prices took a turn for the worse. Presently, the manufacturing, tourism, and technology trades are the main players in the Phoenix economy. The city is home to seven Fortune 1000 companies including Allied Waste, Avnet, and Apollo Group. Phoenix's gross metropolitan product is estimated to be $18.6 billion.
As of 2010, the State of Arizona has a population of approximately 3.9 million residents. Of those 3.9 million people, approximately 141,000 receive Social Security Disability benefits. While the national approval rate for initial-stage disability applications is approximately 30 percent, the approval rate in Phoenix is right around the fifty percent mark. That does not mean, however, that you should pass up the opportunity to hire a Phoenix Social Security Disability attorney to represent you during your claim.
Even in Phoenix, working with a Social Security Disability lawyer can increase your chances of approval for your application. Your attorney can help you gather the medical evidence you need and will ensure that all of the information necessary for a fast approval is provided with your Social Security Disability application. If you have already filed for disability benefits and have been denied, a Phoenix disability attorney can help you through the appeal process and can increase your chances for a successful appeal. The Social Security Disability appeal process can be lengthy, stressful, and overwhelming, but statistics demonstrate that individuals who retain an attorney to represent them during the appeal process have a far better chance of winning their appeal than those who do not.
In the Phoenix area, less than twenty percent of applicants denied at the initial stage of application will have the decision overturned when they file a request for reconsideration. These applicants must then go on to request a Social Security Disability hearing in order to have the denial decision overturned by an administrative law judge. A Phoenix Social Security attorney can ensure that you have proper representation during this hearing by gathering the evidence and witness testimony that the administrative law judge will need to overturn the denial of your Social Security Disability claim.
Your disability lawyer will also help you prepare for your hearing on a personal level. He or she can explain what you should expect at the hearing, how you should answer the questions you will be asked, what you should avoid doing, and how you should respond to the judge. Your hearing will go much more smoothly with proper legal representation. You only get one chance at this hearing and having a Phoenix disability attorney representing you at this stage of the appeal process may be crucial to the outcome of your Social Security Disability claim.
Fortunately, hiring a Phoenix attorney in to help with your Social Security Disability case does not have to be cost prohibitive. Your attorney will be paid only upon approval benefits according to how much back pay you receive from the Social Security Administration. They will receive either 25 percent of your back pay or $6,000, whichever is less. For example, if you receive $20,000 in back pay from the Social Security Administration your attorney will receive $5,000. If you receive $40,000 in back pay your attorney will receive the compensation cap of $6,000 rather than 25 percent of your back payment amount. If you do not win your Social Security Disability claim, your attorney will not be paid. This means that the Phoenix Social Security attorney you hire has a personal interest in representing you to the best of their ability.
Click here if you would like to request a free evaluation of your Social Security Disability case and to learn more about hiring a Phoenix Social Security Disability lawyer to represent you during your Social Security Disability claim.
A Phoenix Social Security Disability lawyer will also handle disability claims in the following cities located in Maricopa County, Pima County, Pinal County, Santa Cruz County, La Paz County, Yuma County, Mojave County, Yavapai County, and Gila County: Chandler, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, Apache Junction, Gold Canyon, Queen Creek, Sun Lakes, Avondale, Glendale, Prescott, Goodyear, Congress, Nothing, Salome, Lake Montezuma, Casa Grande, Coolidge, Maricopa, Sacaton, Cave Creek, New River, Central Heights Midland City, Camp Verde, Chino Valley, Show Low, Lake Havasu City, and Fountain Hills.
