What Kinds of Disability Benefits Can Nash Disability Law Help You Claim?
Nash’s knowledgeable disability attorneys in Chicago help with all types of Social Security Disability claims.
These are the major types of benefits that the Social Security Disability program oversees and that we help people navigate:
Everyone thinking about getting Social Security Disability benefits goes through a series of steps.
Nash Disability Law helps throughout the process:
| Determining if You Qualify |
Evaluating your health conditions, inability to work, and entire claim for benefits |
| Applying for Social Security Disability |
Helping you gather information and evidence, helping you fill out forms, and double-checking that your claim is filed correctly |
| Appealing Benefit Denials |
Identifying reasons you were denied, adding documents to strengthen your case, building arguments for approval |
| Disability Hearings |
Preparing you to testify for a disability judge as part of your appeal, and representing you at your hearing |
| FOLLOW-UP AFTER APPROVAL |
Confirming that your benefits are starting in a timely way, and in the correct amount, after you win |
If you are unsure which kinds of Social Security Disability benefits you or a loved one should apply for, we are ready to answer your questions.
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Who Are the People You Will Work with at Nash Disability Law?
When you work with Nash Disability Law to claim your disability benefits, you’ll meet people who help you get started with your claim, people who help you manage your claim, people who help you appeal denials, and even people who make sure you get the right benefits after you’re approved.
Everyone you meet at Nash has an important role in your Social Security Disability claim.
The Disability Claims Intake Team
Attorneys Demetra Geller and Amy Altbach lead the Nash intake team. They evaluate every new Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) case that comes to our firm.
At Nash Disability Law, we will:
- Learn about your health problems and how they affect your ability to work
- Take the time to understand your situation and put you at ease
- Explain the Social Security Disability application process in plain terms
You can ask for an evaluation over the phone or make an appointment to visit one of our Chicagoland office locations.
We know this might be your first time dealing with a government program like Social Security Disability—or working with a lawyer—so our intake team will do everything that they can to help you feel comfortable and confident.
The Disability Case Management Team
Disability attorney Dan Rosen heads the Nash case management team, which shepherds your application through the next stages of the process. The team’s responsibilities include:
- Monitoring your claim status so it doesn’t get lost in the shuffle
- Identifying the most important evidence you need to win your case
- Filing appeals
- Helping you to respond to requests from Social Security
- Answering questions you have at any point in the process
We want our clients to know they’ll receive personal attention anytime there’s a development in their case or a change in their health.
Each client assigned to the case management team has a paralegal and a team of attorneys dedicated to their claim.
The Disability Hearings Team
Most people who apply for Social Security Disability benefits have their claim denied at first. You should appeal. When you appeal, you first ask for reconsideration of the denial, and if that is denied, you request a disability hearing.
Your hearing is your best chance of securing the benefits you need.
The Nash hearing team helps you make the most of this opportunity by:
- Preparing you for your hearing and letting you know what to expect
- Representing you in front of the administrative law judge (ALJ) during your hearing
- Questioning expert witnesses, including medical experts and vocational experts paid by Social Security who might testify about your health and job skills
People who bring lawyers to their disability hearing are more likely to be awarded benefits. Let our hearing team go to work for you.
The Disability Benefits Team
Once your disability claim is approved, the benefits team works hard to ensure that you are paid what you are owed promptly.
This team helps you understand what a favorable decision means for you, when your monthly disability checks should begin, and what kind of one-time lump sum “back benefits” you should receive, if eligible.
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Why Nash Disability Law Is Devoted to Social Security Disability Claims
Nash Disability Law started in 1989 when disability attorney Tom Nash resolved to help people he saw struggling to get approved for disability benefits they sorely needed.
Tom worked as a staff attorney for a Social Security administrative law judge (ALJ) who heard and decided people’s disability claims. He learned this special legal process—different from other areas of law—from the inside.
He also witnessed people get turned down by this strict system despite having serious health problems causing them to lose the ability to work and to struggle financially.
It wasn’t right or fair. Determined to see his fellow Chicagoans treated with dignity and respect, Tom decided to change his path. He founded Nash Disability Law to help individuals through the process and secure financial relief for as many people as possible.
He built a firm that now has over a dozen attorneys with 200 years of combined legal experience.
Lawrence Mabes leads the firm today.
Lawrence, as Managing Attorney and Principal, and the disability attorney team at Nash Disability Law remain committed to supporting everyday, hard-working people in their ability to lead more independent lives.
This is the kind of disability law firm you want, not a big company built to push through cases like an assembly line, but a hometown law firm started to help its neighbors and community with personal service.
Meeting Social Security’s high standards for disability benefits and navigating this process on your own is hard.
Get someone ready to advocate for you and fight for the benefits you deserve.
As Tom says, “Don’t get lost in the system. Get the money you’re entitled to.”
This isn’t just about Social Security Disability benefits. It’s about preserving your economic stability and peace of mind.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Nash Disability Law
Who Are the Attorneys at Nash Disability Law?
Nash Disability Law is a team of more than a dozen Chicago disability attorneys with hundreds of years of combined experience helping people secure Social Security Disability benefits. Our attorneys focus exclusively on Social Security Disability law, guiding clients through every stage of the process—from initial applications to hearings and appeals following denials at hearings. We proudly serve clients in Chicago, throughout Chicagoland, across Illinois and Indiana, and we are happy to speak with people from anywhere who need help navigating the disability process. The firm’s leader is Managing Attorney Lawrence Mabes.
Does Nash Disability Law Handle My Type of Disability Benefits Case?
We handle the full range of Social Security Disability claims: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), SSI for children, and benefits for disabled adult children.
How Is Nash Different from National Disability Benefits Companies?
Nash Disability Law is a local Chicago disability law firm, not a national claims company. Nash clients work with attorneys who focus only on Social Security Disability claims, develop individual plans for each client, and are familiar with the local hearing offices, medical providers, neighborhoods and job conditions across Chicagoland and the region.
How Accomplished Are the Disability Lawyers at Nash Disability Law?
Nash Disability Law has been helping people win disability benefits for four decades. Our disability lawyers have over 200 years of total legal experience. The firm has helped thousands of people. According to Social Security Administration data on the disability firms that secure the most in benefits for clients, Nash has long been one of the top firms in Illinois. In the Chicago area, we’ve helped more people win benefits than any other law firm.
What’s It Like to Work with Nash Disability Law?
When Nash Disability Law helps you with your Social Security claim, we treat you like a neighbor, not a number. You’ll work directly with an attorney who takes the time to know you and your case. We develop an individual plan for your claim. Your attorney will prepare with you personally before your disability hearing, so you’ll never walk in uncertain about what to expect.
What Does It Cost to Get Nash for My Disability Claim?
There’s no upfront cost to get a disability lawyer working on your case, and no fee unless you win your case. Our fee comes only from a portion of the past-due benefits you are awarded when you win, and that amount is capped by federal law, so you’ll never owe more than the rules allow. Fees for disability lawyers are designed to be affordable for people facing health and economic uncertainty.
