Comments on: Editorial: Does a home study course make you a disability representative?

By: TomaszStasiuk

TomaszStasiuk — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Enjoy your choice.

By: Argento58

Argento58 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:32:00 +0000

It doesnt matter which route you take to get there. But what does matter is the quality of work and time put into your case. If the rep can get the sam outcome then YOU make the decision on who is best suited to handle your case. The reason you see in the news and on tv commercials the rise in advertising from lawyers willing to take SSD cases is because of tort reform in the medical malpractice side of things. There have been many a state that has passed tort refom on how much money a claimant can now sucessfully receive from litigation in the med malpractice arena. Making it more difficult for attorneys to take med mal practice cases. Its not making them as much money. The amount of money that goes into a med malpractice suit and be very costly for the the attorney. Not many willing to take the risk anymore unless the case invloves death IMO. Attorneys come out of school with a certain area of practice in mind. With that said, many firms have attorneys on their team that each have a different area of practice. But… they get the same training and have to pass the same test from the government to become a representative. Attorney or non attorney rep. The tests and courses are government written courses and tests. Look it up on Social Security .gov .So it shouldnt matter your title but the faith you have in the person and the proper credentials they have to handle your case. I know someone who is excellent at what he does. Is the highest grossing rep in the area. didnt step foot into a law school to get his education. He only takes cases he knows he can win and he does not take back pay from the childs portion of the back money due if you win. In either case both sets of reps have to go through the same channels to learn the system. I don’t think it is fair to judge as long as your outcome will be the same. Just saying.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:28:00 +0000

In my opinion, all non-attorney representatives should be evaluated on an individual basis. There are many non attys who are not only qualified but highly successful at representing claimants. However, It is not my belief that a home study course is sufficient education or preparation. Although I am not an attorney or non attorney representative, I feel that I meet several criteria which would qualify me to represent claimants.

By: TomaszStasiuk

TomaszStasiuk — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:04:00 +0000

Lawyers differ on when they will take a case. Some will help you appeal. Others will only take it after the first denial. It depends on the lawyer and what you, as the client, want.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:17:31 +0000

You have to get a “real lawyer” to take your case, which most will not do until you have been denied the second time. Because they can only earn $5300 (now $6000) and not charge by the hour, they are not interested in handling the first two rounds as even with their help you will probably be denied.

By: TomaszStasiuk

TomaszStasiuk — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:04:00 +0000

Lawyers differ on when they will take a case. Some will help you appeal. Others will only take it after the first denial. It depends on the lawyer and what you, as the client, want.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:17:31 +0000

By: The Building Insurancer

The Building Insurancer — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:15:27 +0000

would you really trust their capabilities? Against “real” lawyers?