Disability Blog Roundup – 10/29

By Gordon Gates on October 29, 2010

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Every two weeks, I publish links to recent notable articles from the Social Security disability blogs. If you are aware of a noteworthy blog that has not appeared in the roundup, please let me know.

Drafting Pre-Hearing Briefs – Advice for Claimants from the Musings on Social Security blog published by Thomas O'Brien
Applying for both unemployment and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in NC from the NC Attorney Blog published by the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin
Different results between DDS and the ALJs from the Social Security Disability Lawyer blog published by Gordon Gates
Social Security disability hearings: erosion in the job base from the Colorado Social Security Law blog published by the Stasiuk Firm PC
Overview of Social Security and VA Veterans Disability from the Utah Social Security & VA Disability blog published by the Ban Law Office PC

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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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