Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Social Security Disability Law

by Matthew Famiglietti

Overview

Applying for Social Security disability benefits can be an overwhelming experience. For those who have never been exposed to the system, it can be confusing and discouraging, exactly what you don’t need when you are getting used to being disabled, or having a child or spouse who is disabled. If that describes you, then this eBook is for you.
Lawyers who are used to handling claims against insurance companies and workers compensation will quickly learn that representing a Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Insurance claimant is a very different experience. The process is not always friendly, to say the least. You too will find that this eBook, drawn on many years of experience representing claimants at all levels of the process, is an excellent reference.
In addition to dealing with the whole application process, you will also have to deal with the reality that, like most businesses today, the Social Security Administration is strained. For claimants, it is harder and harder to get benefits in a timely manner.
This eBook, by one of Top Lawyers in Washington DC for 2013, draws on years of experience representing claimants at all levels. Everything You Wanted to Know About Social Security Disability Law is both an excellent starting point and reference guide for claimants and lawyers alike.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940046102505
Publisher:	Matthew Famiglietti
Publication date:	10/09/2013
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	113 KB

About the Author

I opened my first law office in 1994 because I believe strongly that one individual can make a difference. Since that time, I have developed an expertise in employment discrimination law, Social Security Disability law, and special education. Having a disability, and living with that disability every day, gives me a unique insight into issues that affect people with disabilities. I not only have the formal legal training and experience in issues that disabled people deal with every day, but I bring a very deep and strong commitment to providing quality legal services to others who have disabilities. Of course, I bring that same commitment to providing quality legal services to those who don't have disabilities as well.

I have extensive experience in employment law, disability law and discrimination law. I have taught seminars for AARP's Legal Counsel for the Elderly and for the Archdiocese Legal Network of the District of Columbia as well as for other service organizations. I have also been a CLE instructor for the D.C. Bar. I have served as a Guardian ad Litem for abused and neglected children in the State of South Carolina.

Prior to opening my law office, I worked as an advocate for the South Carolina Protection & Advocacy System for the Handicapped. I advocated for children and for adults with mental and physical disabilities. During my tenure there I represented families and children with disabilities in numerous Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings with local school districts in South Carolina. I also presented seminars on the rights of disabled children to a free and appropriate education.
I worked at the University of South Carolina Center for Developmental Disabilities, and the U.S. Department of Labor. After graduating from the College of Charleston, I obtained my law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.

I am a member in good standing of the following organizations:
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR)
District of Columbia Bar Association
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
South Carolina Bar Association
National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA)

I am also a former member of:
District of Columbia Bar Association Lawyer Service Management Committee (2003 - 2009)
SC Bar Ask-A-Lawyer Program
SC Lawyer Referral Program
Administrative & Regulatory Committee of SC Bar
Committee for Justice for All of SC Bar
SC Bar Committee on Services to the Indigent
Richland County Bar Association