# Need lawyer advice, please

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-lawyer-advice-please/657654>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 6, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-lawyer-advice-please/657654 "2013-05-06T22:02:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-lawyer-advice-please/657654/21 "2013-05-09T00:24:34Z")

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Also… here are some comments about the problem with re-appplying given by disability attorneys on their websites:

From [here:](http://www.jtashlaw.net/social-security-disability.html)

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> If your application for Social Security Disability is denied, do not reapply. This is a common mistake made by applicants for disability benefits. Instead, you should file an appeal. In addition, it is advisable to seek the services of a qualified Social Security Disability Lawyer who can guide you through the disability appeals process. Represented cases often have a much higher chance of winning than those that are not represented. A qualified Social Security Disability attorney can also help you recover past due benefits.

[Here’s](http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/question7.html) another:

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> Amazingly, most disability claims that are denied are not appealed. Claimants either give up on the process, or file a appeal too late, or file a brand new claim (a mistake). A failure to appeal timely or filing a brand new claim will have the same end result: a loss of appeal rights and having to start over at the very beginning with a new Social Security Disability or SSI application.

And [one more](http://www.socialsecuritydisability.tv/how-to/appeal-social-security-disability-denial):

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> Many applicants make one of two mistakes after receiving a notice of denial from the SSA. Some will give up hope of receiving the disability benefits they so desperately need. Others will just try to re-apply for Social Security Disability benefits all over again. Neither of these choices is wise.

I know you already appealed once, but there are at least 4 different levels of appeals so when the above cites say “appeal” they are referring to _all_ the appeals levels–not just the first one.

Remember—it might not be too late to pursue the first application instead of the second. Again, good luck.

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**Author:** ![supergoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@supergoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergoose)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-lawyer-advice-please/657654/22 "2013-05-09T02:28:13Z")

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Thank you. I’ll look into it tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![supergoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@supergoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergoose)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-lawyer-advice-please/657654/23 "2013-05-11T15:45:36Z")

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SUCCESS!! :eek:

Lawyer 1 agreed and sent it, lawyer 2 got it, and lawyer 2 has taken her back on!

I feel a little ridiculous now for how worked up about it I was, given how relatively easy it was to resolve. Ah well. Much better to feel ridiculous afterwards than proven right in doomsday scenarios, I suppose.

Thank you everyone!  
Oh, and it’s too late to carry on with application 1, **I Love Me**. Time limit’s run out. Thank you for trying, though.

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