Wednesday, August 19 · 5:00–7:00 p.m. · ABC15 Arizona
Tonight I’m joining the Let ABC15 Know team and the State Bar of Arizona for a free, live phone bank focused on one thing: Social Security Disability.
From 5 to 7 p.m., you can call in and talk to an attorney about your disability claim at no cost. ABC15 will put the call-in number on the screen once the phone bank starts, so tune in at 5 to get it.
No appointment. No fee. You don’t even have to leave your house.
Why I signed up
I’ve represented claimants in more than 3,500 Social Security disability hearings. In almost every one of them, there was a moment where the person told me they wished someone had explained the process to them a year earlier — before they missed a deadline, before they gave up after the first denial, before they filed the wrong appeal.
Two hours on the phone won’t fix a broken system. But it will get straight answers to a few hundred people who can’t afford to guess.
What you can ask about
Bring us anything, but these are the questions that come up most:
- My claim was denied. What do I do now, and how long do I have to act?
- How long is the wait for a hearing right now?
- Can I work part-time while my claim is pending?
- I’m over 50. Does that change how Social Security evaluates my case?
- What’s the difference between SSDI and SSI, and which one am I applying for?
- How does backpay work, and how far back does it go?
- What actually happens at a disability hearing?
- Do I need a lawyer — and what does one cost?
If you’re caring for a parent or a spouse who’s going through this, call on their behalf. That’s a good use of the two hours too.
What tonight is, and what it isn’t
This is free general legal information, not representation. No attorney-client relationship is created by calling, nobody will be reviewing your file over the phone, and with two hours and a lot of callers, the answers will be short.
What you should get out of it is direction: what your next step is, what your deadline is, and where to go from there.
Watch the segment
If you’d rather talk after tonight
If you miss the phone bank, or your situation needs more than a five-minute answer, my office is here.
J Disability Law
18444 N. 25th Ave, Suite 420, Phoenix, AZ 85023
602-607-0000 | contact@jdisability.com
We represent disability claimants in Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Case reviews are free, and you pay no attorney’s fee unless we win — capped by federal law at 25% of your backpay or $9,200, whichever is less.
Joseph J. Duerst is a Social Security disability attorney in Phoenix, Arizona (State Bar of Arizona #029907) and an active member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR). This post is general information, not legal advice about your individual claim.