Reason #10 – You Will Win More Claims

By Gordon Gates on July 10, 2009

We have arrived at reason #10 of our ten top reasons to write a hearing brief.

Reason #10 You will win more claims

Trust me on this. This is the reason that persuaded me to write hearing briefs years ago. We learned that the judges were really reading them. And we won more cases. All the previous reasons in this list lead to this one. You will win more claims.

I hope these reasons have persuaded you to write a pre-hearing memorandum for each and every Social Security disability claim. As always, please leave a comment with your thoughts.

Gordon GatesAttorney

Gordon Gates specializes in Social Security disability law, and he handles claims at every level of the Social Security disability claim process. He assists clients…

Gordon Gates specializes in Social Security disability law, and he handles claims at every level of the Social Security disability claim process. He assists clients with initial applications for disability benefits, with appeals of denied claims, and with hearings by an administrative law judge.

Gordon has successfully appealed unfavorable administrative law judge decisions the Social Security Appeals Council and to U.S. District Court (District of Maine) to have those claims remanded for new hearings.

Gordon attended Maine Maritime Academy and Tulane University Law School. At Tulane, he served as Senior Articles Editor of the Tulane Law Review and graduated magna cum laude. He was admitted to practice law in Maine in 1991. Since 2005, he has concentrated his law practice on Social Security disability and SSI cases.

Gordon is the publisher of Social Security Disability Lawyer, a nationally-read legal blog. He presented at the Fall 2010 conference of National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) on the topic of Writing Hearing Briefs for the ALJ.

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