It is true, both Social Security advocates and lawyers can assist you
in developing your claim paperwork and filing it. If you win your benefits, both
will collect a fee paid by the Social Security Administration that is deducted
from your award. However that is where the similarities stop. Social Security
disability lawyers can do more for you and fight harder for your case than
Social Security advocates or non-lawyer representatives.
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1. A lawyer and a non-lawyer representative can charge the exact same amount as designated by the Social Security Administration to represent you and your SSI or SSDI case. Why pay a representative when you can have a skilled lawyer for the same price?
2. During the appeal hearing, a lawyer can cross-examine witnesses the government brings to the hearing as well as catch legal mistakes that may be made during the hearing.
3. If your claim is heard in federal court and you choose to have representation, your representative must be a lawyer. A non-lawyer Social Security disability representative cannot present your case before a federal court judge.
4. Only a lawyer is licensed to practice law and can legally advise you on matters of law. Social Security disability lawyers can do more for you and fight harder for your case than Social Security advocates or non-lawyer representatives.
5. A lawyer has more legal training than the average Social Security disability advocate. According to the Social Security Administration anyone can represent you, even a friend or relative.
The difference between obtaining Social Security disability benefits can mean
the difference between a lifetime of bills and hardship or a lifetime of cash
and the ability to put food on the table and care for yourself. Thousands of
people have been able to keep their homes and cars due to the ability to receive
Social Security disability benefits. However, the fact of the matter is, that
most applicant's are denied on initial submission and require one or more
appeals.
Experienced Social Security disability lawyers can help
smooth the path to disability benefit cash. Although no one can legally promise
you that you will receive disability benefits, it is always more helpful to have
an experienced person guide you through the process, provide advice, help you
obtain paperwork and prevent you from making common mistakes that could cost you
your Social Security disability benefits. The Cochran Firm Disability Lawyers'
Social Security disability attorneys have helped thousands and thousands of
people through the process that is about as confusing and difficult as a
government can make it!