New Jersey Social Security Disability Practice Areas And Legal Definitions

Most attorneys do not handle Social Security disability and/or SSI cases. The attorney fees are set and limited by law, and the field is highly technical. Created by statute, the Social Security laws and regulations are subject to continuing revision and modification. Effective representation in a Social Security proceeding requires a thorough knowledge and understanding of the applicable laws and an easy fluency with the rules of procedure in Administrative Law. This requires experience with many different types of Social Security claims, and it requires a continuing and exhaustive study of the changes and modifications as they occur.

The outcome of your Social Security disability claim will affect the rest of your life, for better or for worse. Before you hire a Social Security lawyer, take the time to make certain that he or she is an expert. Don't hesitate to ask frank and probing questions about the nature and extent of Social Security claim representation. To begin your Social Security representation search, contact New Jersey Social Security disability cessation case lawyer Jeffrey Goldblatt, today, for a free consultation.

Social Security Disability (SSD):

Social Security provides disability insurance benefits to those who have worked and paid Social Security taxes who have become disabled. In order to receive benefits the claimant must establish 1) that the disabling condition makes it impossible to perform any substantial work, and 2) that the disability is expected to last at least a year, or until death.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI):

Social Security provides SSI benefits for those who are severely disabled but not eligible to receive Social Security disability insurance benefits, usually because they did not work long enough in Social Security covered employment to establish eligibility. SSI differs substantially from Social Security disability. The benefits are lower, there is no provision for dependent or survivors benefits, and the disabled person cannot own substantial assets or have substantial income from any source.

Cessation:

This involves the involuntary termination of Social Security disability or SSI benefits, based usually on a determination that the disabling condition does not exist or no longer exists and/or, in the case of SSI, that the disabled person's income and/or assets are too substantial to warrant benefits.

If you or someone you know throughout the State of New Jersey needs the assistance or the trusted legal advice of an experienced social security disability lawyer, please contact Attorney Jeffrey Goldblatt, today at (866) 781-6213 , or complete the contact form provided on this site to begin your free consultation with a skilled New Jersey SSI lawyer.