Previous Law Firm Name

• Samuel Fishman

Law Firm Overview

We are a full service Social Security disability law firm dedicated solely to handling Social Security disability (SSD) insurance and supplemental security income (SSI) claims and appeals. This is all we do and we are committed to fighting for all the benefits you deserve.

• We help people from start to finish. Some law firms that handle claims for SSD and SSI disability benefits only take clients who have already had their initial application denied. We're different. While we certainly help people after they have been denied, we also help many of our clients file their initial applications. Because applying for Social Security disability and SSI can be such an intimidating and confusing experience, we will help you from the very beginning.
• Our lawyers know this system inside and out. Most of the attorneys at our firm worked inside of the Social Security Administration for many years. In fact, co-founding attorney David Chermol personally litigated or developed litigation strategy in most of the major Social Security disability and SSI decisions handed down by the Third and Fourth Circuit Courts of Appeal during his ten years at SSA. During this time, he also provided national and regional training to SSA's administrative law judges with respect to disability law and how to issue legally defensible decisions. He is also a member of the National Association of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR) and the National Association of Disability Representatives (NADR).
• We take a no-nonsense approach. When we handle a case, we focus on doing two things. The first is to win the case as quickly as possible. This is important to our clients and it is important to us. The second thing we do is to lay the groundwork for a successful appeal if SSA refuses to do the right thing. We believe that our strategic thinking, based on years working inside SSA's Social Security disability and SSI adjudication system, makes our firm unique.

Areas of Practice

• Social Security -- Disability
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Medical Malpractice
• Workers' Compensation Law

West Practice Categories

Social Security -- Disability, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation Law