RGG Law Attorney Sam Coring was recently admitted to practice law before the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. This means Mr. Coring may represent clients as an attorney in the federal courts located in the State of Kansas. Coring and other RGG Law bankruptcy and disability lawyers have long represented Kansas residents in administrative hearings regarding … Read More
RGG Law On Drugs, Alcohol and Disability
The attorneys at RGG Law will inform you that the Social Security Administration does NOT recognize drug addiction or alcoholism as qualifying medical disorders for purposes of receiving disability benefits. While there was a time when such a diagnosis could form part of a viable disability claim, Congress amended the Social Security Act in 1996 to specifically forbid payments of … Read More
From RGG Law: Updated ALJ Decision Data Online
The Social Security Administration has published updated data online regarding decisions by Administrative Law Judges across the country on its official website at www.ssa.gov. According to the latest posting, the information is current as of September 26, 2015. The data is available on both “html” and “xml” formats. The most direct link for ALJ decision data is here. Another option … Read More
Attorney Jon Gold Recently Made Mediator of Civil Legal Disputes and Bankruptcy Law
Attorney Jon Gold, one of the partners at RGG Law, recently completed a program of training pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 17 to become an official mediator of civil legal disputes in the areas of business law, employment law, real estate law and bankruptcy law. As a private attorney, he has courtroom experience with bankruptcy law and other civil … Read More
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Means Test
Anyone considering filing bankruptcy must decide which “type” of bankruptcy they should file. The different types of bankruptcy are designated by reference to specific “chapters” in the United States Bankruptcy code. For most private individuals with primarily consumer debts, the choice is ordinarily between filing chapter 7 bankruptcy or chapter 13 bankruptcy. Choosing Between Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 Bankruptcy … Read More
A Disability Attorney Explains: Special Rules for Disabled Widows
If a disabled worker has lost a spouse and is either a widow or widower, a disability attorney may be able to help him or her file a title II claim for disability insurance benefits under the earnings record of that spouse. That can be important if the disabled person does not have a strong earnings record but the deceased … Read More
A Disability Attorney’s Advice on Private Disability Policy Rules
Some disabled workers are fortunate to have short term or long term disability policies, or both, as an employer-provided benefit provided by their last employer. Others have purchased such private disability insurance on their own for various reasons. These policies can help disabled workers as they work with a disability attorney to file for Social Security. Unfortunately, not many are … Read More
A Disability Attorney’s Advice on Medication Side Effects
As bad as an underlying medical condition may be in terms of limiting a person’s ability to function in the workplace, an often overlooked aspect of such cases is the impact of required medications and their side effects on a person’s work-related functioning. Even if an underlying medical problem is controlled by medication, a person taking certain medications may well … Read More
Disability Attorneys Help Improve the Chances of Your Disability Case
The website www.disabilityjudges.com publishes information about both average hearing wait times and approval rates on Social Security disability cases. As disability attorneys, it’s our job to stay abreast this information because it relates to you. This information is broken down by specific hearing locations and by specific Administrative Law Judges all across the United States. According to the website, nationally, … Read More
How You and Your Disability Attorney Can Keep Your Benefits during a CDR
Even after a person, with the help of his or her disability attorney, has been awarded Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, the Social Security Administration has the ability and the duty to review a person’s medical eligibility from time to time to verify their condition has not improved to the point they are able to … Read More