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I am a Maine Social Security lawyer, with offices in Saco, Maine. I live in Kennebunk with my wife and daughter, and our dog Pirate.

I also maintain a legal blog, Social Security Disability Lawyer. The page you are now visiting is…

Social Security offices around the country (and my office, too) will be closed for Christmas and for Boxing Day. Social Security offices (and my office too) will reopen on Monday, December 29th.

Happy Holidays to all.

Disability is Functionality. That is the observation of Long Island, NY disability attorney Jeffrey Delott in his recent blog article with the same title. Jeff writes:

Claimants always seem surprised to learn that their disability applications have been denied even though their doctors provided a letter stating that their patient is disabled or their

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There have been several notable articles recently from the Social Security disability "Blogs of Note" listed on the sidebar of this blog.

• At the Colorado Social Security Disability Law blog, Colorado Springs Lawyer Tomasz Stasiuk has an article entitled "If I have a Lawyer, Why Am I Doing All the Talking?" There is sometimes a misconception

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A Social Security disability lawyer can assist you with your disability or SSI claim. Here are five ways an experienced disability lawyer can help:

1.  Develop a winning theory of your case.

The most important task for a lawyer is to develop a winning theory for your claim. This should be done as early …

There is a misconception that to be eligible for Social Security disability, you must be permanently disabled. I have heard this from clients, from doctors, and from vocational rehabilitation specialists.

For clients in particular, sometimes the thought of being permanently disabled can be a barrier to applying for disability benefits. People always hope they will get…

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