Do I need a disability attorney at a hearing? It is not required to have an attorney for your disability hearing. However, having an attorney will help to ensure that you are given a fair hearing. A lawyer will make sure that all the right questions are asked at the hearing. Your lawyer will also…

These are the Michigan Workers Compensation Decisions from 2013. While the numbers are difficult to read and understand, the bottom line is that only 169 cases went to trial in the entire State of Michigan in 2013. Of those 169 trials only 20 resulted in an open award of benefits for the injured worker. In…

2014 Social Security Disability update: Social Security initial filings are taking about 3-4 months according to our current records and appeals to get a hearing in front of an ALJ or admin. Law judge are taking about 10 to 12 months on average.

Unfortunately, the value of workers compensation settlements in Michigan have been declining given that only a hand full of people won their workers compensation cases in Michigan last year. Thats for the entire State of Michigan. Between the Law that the republicans and Snyder passed in November of 2011, the Judges appointed by Governor Snyder,…

The attorney fee for a lump sum settlement when benefits are being paid is only 10 percent of the lump sum settlement. If benefits are terminated or cut off the attorney fee only goes up slightly to 15 percent of the first $25,000 and then is reduced to 10 percent of the balance over $25,000,…

Unemployment haunts Social Security recipients By Tami Luhby @Luhby May 7, 2013: 6:06 AM ET 5 Email Print Diana Brest is getting smaller Social Security payments because she was unemployed before retiring. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Losing your job is a nasty shock at any age, but for older Americans nearing retirement, there’s an extra kick:…

Please be advised that the Social Security Administration will now be releasing the names of the ALJ’s before the hearing. This is very helpful in allowing us to give you an idea about how your specific hearing will be conducted.

Question: Can I settle my Michigan Workers Compensation Case and how much is it worth? Answer: Yes you can, if the Insurance company is agreeable. It happens all of the time and in about 95% of all cases. They are usually evaluated as per a number of years of future years of workers compensation benefits….