A MATTER OF PERSONAL SERVICE

 At our firm, you will meet your disability advocate on your very first consult at our office.  He will listen to your situation and decide the best course of action.  Then, he will assist you personally in completing forms, gathering medical evidence and getting supporting statements from your doctors concerning your functional limitations.  He will most likely work on your case for months before Social Security finally gives you a decision.

You will NOT meet your advocate just two or three days before your hearing date.  By the hearing date, you will be on a first name basis with your advocate and he will have a close personal knowledge of you and your case.

However, you will meet with your advocate to prepare for the hearing. The hearing process will be explained.  You will be told what to expect.  You will be given instructions concerning the testimony you will need to provide, the types of questions you may be asked and potential problems that could arise during the hearing.  In short, your advocate will lay out a plan designed to have a successful hearing and provide you the best opportunity to be approved.

It is my belief that Social Security hearings are often won or lost before the hearing ever takes place.  They may be won or lost in the preparation process.  Here's an illustration that I use.

A tenth grader walks into her history class today to take a semester test.  Her grade on the test does not depend just on what she does today.  It depends on how well she has prepared before.  If she expects to make a good grade on the test, there must have been preparation prior to the test day.  The same is true with a Social Security disability hearing.

There is, of course, no way to guarantee the outcome.  However, the Forsythe Firm manages its cases differently than many firms.  You will have a great deal more of my personal attention and time than would customarily be provided by the typical professional and that will begin very early in the process.



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