Law Offices of Susan R. Wasserman

Law Firm Overview

Please click to visit our website:

http://www.susanwasserman.com/

In addition to our main Los Angeles office conveniently located at:

5055 Wilshire, Suite 340
Los Angeles, California 90034

Clients can also be seen in our Inland Empire (Ontario) Office (in association with the Law Offices of Judith S. Leland:

Ontario Executive Center
3535 Inland Empire Plaza Blvd., Suite 30
Ontario, California 91764

(800) 540-2512

Our firm is one of the leading firms in the area of Social Security Disability. Our practice is limited exclusively to Social Security Disability cases. The firm was established in 1981 by Susan R. Wasserman. She was formerly an Attorney Advisor to the Social Security Administration, Office of Hearings and Appeals. She then became a Deputy Public Defender with the Contra Costa County Public Defender's Office until she went into private practice. Since suffering her own debilitating disability in 1992, she has championed the rights of the Disabled. Since 1992, she has committed 100% of her office resources to representing the most under represented segment of society, the Disabled.

The firm has three outstanding associates: James P. Shea, and Jennifer L. Cho & Linh Vuong

Our practice includes representation of Social Security Disability claimants from the Initial Applications, Reconsideration, and Administrative Hearing levels. We also represent claimants in appeals to the Appeals Council and the United States District Court system. The Social Security Regulations allow an individual to recover both Workers' Compensation benefits, and, in most instances, Social Security Disability benefits. We take great pride in working hand in hand with our clients' Workers' Compensation lawyers to insure a smooth coordination between the Social Security Disability and Workers' Compensation benefits. We are professionals with a track record.

We are also familiar with Long-Term Disability cases and how they coordinate with Social Security Disability benefits. We represent claimants exclusively in their Social Security Disability cases to insure that both their rights and privacy are protected. We welcome claimants who are pursuing Social Security Disability benefits as part of the requirements for Long Term Disability. While we do accept referrals from Long-Term Disability carriers, our one goal and exclusive agenda is to obtain the claimants' Social Security Disability benefits.

Our firm takes pride in offering personalized service by caring professionals to claimants' applying for Social Security Disability benefits. Our firm has staff fluent in Spanish, Korean & Vietnamese. We are conveniently located in the Miracle Mile area for clients in the greater Los Angeles area and in the Inland Empire (Ontario). Our Ontario office is in association with Judith S. Leland, Attorney at Law.

We invite you to visit our Web site to learn more about Social Security Disability. You can also directly link to other valuable resources including obtaining an earnings record from the Social Security Administration, linking into the Los Angeles County Law Library, and linking into National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives' (N.O.S.S.C.R.) web site.

Published Works and Articles (Please go to the Publication Section of our website at www.socialsecuritylawfirm.com to read or download copies of the following articles) Please Note that since publication, important information regarding changes in some information of bearing in the articles can be found on the above website in the beginning of the Publication
Section:

Workers' Compensation, Social Security Disability and Long-Term Disability Benefits. California Workers' Compensation Enquirer, Vol. 13, No 11 (May, 1996).

The shifting definition of the term "disability" and how the various programs treat receipt of benefits from the other programs. Contains suggestions for maximizing recovery to the injured worker as well as minimizing costs to the employer.

Social Security Offset and Structuring Workers' Compensation Settlements California Workers' Compensation Enquirer, Vol. 17, No. 3 (September, 1999).

The ability of an individual to receive his or her full, undiminished entitlement to Social Security Disability benefits can, under certain circumstances, be effected by the receipt of Workers' Compensation practitioner do to protect the client's entitlement to Social Security benefits when settling a Workers' Compensation claim? A good analysis of a complicated subject, containing useful practice tips and specific examples.

The Interaction of Workers' Compensation Benefits on Medicare by Susan R. Wasserman and Jennifer L. Cho. California Workers' Compensation Enquirer, Vol. 17, No. 8 (May-June 2000)

It is important for the Worker's Compensation attorney to consider the ramifications of Medicare when considering what alternatives exist in the settlement of a Worker's Compensation case. Medicare set aside trusts and how Medicare views lump sum payments.

The Nuts and Bolts of the Interaction of Workers' Compensation Benefits by Susan R. Wasserman, James P. Shea, and Jennifer L. Cho. California Workers' Compensation Enquirer, Vol. 20, No. 3 (November-December, 2002)

Comprehensive discussion of the impact of Workers' Compensation Benefits on Medicare, the use of annuities in settling a Workers' Compensation case, and the different methods of pro-rating lump sum benefits received. Article includes "Informed Consent Form", Offset Worksheet, sample Addendum - Characterization of Proceeds, and Sample Order Approving Compromise and Release.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
• Government Agencies & Programs
• Medicare & Medicaid
• Social Security -- Disability
• Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits
• Health & Health Care Law
• Disability

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Government Agencies & Programs, Medicare & Medicaid, Social Security -- Disability, Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits, Health & Health Care Law, Disability