Your initial meeting with an attorney can vary depending upon the legal matter and facts of your claim. Attorneys will want to gather information during your first meeting. If you were involved in a car accident or suffered an injury at work, your attorney will want...
Month: May 2020
Workers’ Compensation Attorney Fees
Just like in a personal injury claim, attorney fees for workers’ compensation claims are based on obtaining a settlement or award. If you do not collect, then there is no fee. If there is a settlement or award, our workers’ compensation attorneys receive fees that...
Personal Injury Claims Associated with Workers’ Compensation Claims
If someone sustains an injury on the job, they will normally just have the workers' compensation claim. There can be times, however, when an injured person will have a case that involves both a workers’ compensation claim and a personal injury claim. These types of...
Social Security Disability and Retirement Benefits
Social security benefits are for people unable to work, as a result of disability, that are too young to collect retirement benefits. A retired person, therefore, cannot collect both social security disability benefits and retirement benefits. Some people seek early...
Children Collecting Social Security Through Parents
Generally, an unmarried child may be able to receive social security benefits on a parent’s earnings record if they are: Under 18; or 18 years or older, unmarried, and disabled before the age of 22; or 19 if they are still in elementary or secondary school. The parent...
What to do after a Motorcycle Accident
If you have been involved in a motorcycle accident it is always best to contact the police so there is a report of the accident. In addition, you will want to obtain the other driver’s insurance information, license plate, make and model of the vehicle, and contact...
Substantial Gainful Activity and Social Security Disability Benefits
This discussion is limited to disability benefits, as supplemental security income benefits do not require quarters of credit. Each year the Social Security Administration determines how much income you need to earn to receive work credit for one quarter. For 2015...
Social Security Spousal Disability Benefits
A spouse may receive benefits based on the injured worker’s earning record if the following criteria are met: 1. The injured worker is receiving social security disability or retirement benefits; 2. The spouse must have been married to the disabled worker for at...
Mother’s or Father’s Social Security Benefits
There are various types of Social Security benefits that are available. One such benefit is called Mother’s or Father’s Social Security benefits. These benefits are paid to a spouse/divorced spouse of a decreased or disabled worker. The spouse/divorced spouse will...