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Disability Attorneys- Will they do your forms for you?What services do Social Security disability attorneys and non-attorney representatives provide for their clients? Some Social Security disability attorneys and non-attorney representatives help their clients file their initial claim. However, most attorneys and non-attorney representatives do not get involved with Social Security disability claims until the appeal process. What do I mean by disability appeals process? If your initial disability claim is denied, you can file an appeal to disagree with the decision made by the state disability-processing agency. There are three levels of appeal within the Social Security disability process; reconsideration, hearings appeal, and appeals council review (there is an appeal step that involves federal district court but this is not part of the social security administration). Your attorney or non-attorney representative generally fills out all of the appeals forms for you. However, your representative may send you disability medical forms and medical release forms to fill out and return to them. Of course, some attorneys and non-attorney representatives fill out the paper work for their clients, if necessary. Since Social Security is moving towards a total electronic disability file, it may be more advantageous for you or your representative to file your Social Security disability forms online on the Social Security Administration website. In the future, entire initial disability claims and disability appeals may be done online, although that is not possible at this time. For more information on: Social Security Disability and SSI Disability.
A few words about Elder Law 
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