Comments on: 15 pages decides your Social Security disability case? http://www.socialsecurityinsider.com/2009/05/15-pages-decides-your-fate/ Published by the Stasiuk Firm PC Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TomaszStasiuk http://www.socialsecurityinsider.com/2009/05/15-pages-decides-your-fate/comment-page-1/#comment-2116 TomaszStasiuk Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:54:00 +0000 http://www.socialsecurityinsider.com/?p=2365#comment-2116 I am sorry you are at your wits end. Personally, I prefer that my clients call me rather than contacting the hearing office directly. That is what I am there for. http://www.socialsecurityinsider.com/2008/05/could-you-pick-your-attorney-out-of-a-line-up/ However, no attorney should retaliate just because their client made a teleph0ne call. It is not professional and it is not in the attorney's interest (since the lawyer only gets paid if the case is won). Consider setting up time to speak with the attorney to clear the air. If that does not help, it may be time to look for other representation. Keep in mind that there are pros and cons to firing a lawyer: http://www.socialsecurityinsider.com/2008/09/should-you-fire-your-lawyer/ I am sorry you are at your wits end. Personally, I prefer that my clients call me rather than contacting the hearing office directly. That is what I am there for. http://www.socialsecurityinsider.com/2008/05/could-you-pick-your-attorney-out-of-a-line-up/

However, no attorney should retaliate just because their client made a teleph0ne call. It is not professional and it is not in the attorney’s interest (since the lawyer only gets paid if the case is won).

Consider setting up time to speak with the attorney to clear the air. If that does not help, it may be time to look for other representation. Keep in mind that there are pros and cons to firing a lawyer: http://www.socialsecurityinsider.com/2008/09/should-you-fire-your-lawyer/

]]> By: rhonda http://www.socialsecurityinsider.com/2009/05/15-pages-decides-your-fate/comment-page-1/#comment-2113 rhonda Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:21:00 +0000 http://www.socialsecurityinsider.com/?p=2365#comment-2113 I filed for disability 5yrs ago, finally, i hired an attorney this January. The hearing was scheduled in August, my attorney got food poisoning the day before, cancelled his flight and filed for a continuance, it has been over 4 mo. w/ no word from ssa, or attorney. i have severe back pain and from an injury caused on job while working my 11th yr. with the state of TX, to no fault of my own..I am single, and have a daughter that is now 8 yrs old, i cannot care for myself at times, and sometimes need help with her, i am at the end of my state financial benefits, and decided to call the hearing judge of my case to see what i could expect as far as amount of time to wait for another hearing, after short discussion, the secretary instructed me to call my attorney immediately and ask him to file for a dire needs case, so i did, my attny. was obviously unhappy that i phoned the judge, and now i am afraid of retaliation by my own attorney. this whole thing sucks, and i am feeling more and more helpless ....at my wits end! I filed for disability 5yrs ago, finally, i hired an attorney this January. The hearing was scheduled in August, my attorney got food poisoning the day before, cancelled his flight and filed for a continuance, it has been over 4 mo. w/ no word from ssa, or attorney. i have severe back pain and from an injury caused on job while working my 11th yr. with the state of TX, to no fault of my own..I am single, and have a daughter that is now 8 yrs old, i cannot care for myself at times, and sometimes need help with her, i am at the end of my state financial benefits, and decided to call the hearing judge of my case to see what i could expect as far as amount of time to wait for another hearing, after short discussion, the secretary instructed me to call my attorney immediately and ask him to file for a dire needs case, so i did, my attny. was obviously unhappy that i phoned the judge, and now i am afraid of retaliation by my own attorney. this whole thing sucks, and i am feeling more and more helpless ….at my wits end!

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