Nash Disability Law in Chicago Proudly Serves People in Aurora
8 S. Michigan Ave. #1616
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone:
(847) 488-0900
By Appointment:
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Aurora Disability Lawyer
When you live in Aurora, Nash Disability Law treats you like a neighbor, not a number.
Are You Eligible for SSDI Benefits in Aurora?
If you live in Aurora or the Fox River Valley and a physical or mental condition forced you to leave the workforce, you’re probably feeling overwhelmed with the sheer number of problems to solve:
- How am I going to make my rent or mortgage?
- Will we need to rely on food pantries for groceries?
- What if my kids need something for school?
- How can I afford to keep seeing my doctors and paying for treatments without insurance from my job?
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) can be the answer. With a monthly benefits check, you’d be able to get back on more stable financial ground.
And with the Medicare coverage you can get through SSDI, you’ll be able to focus on your health.
But it’s not easy. Disability benefits are not a handout. They put you through a lot to prove that you qualify.
The Aurora disability lawyers from Nash Disability Law can help you get these life-changing benefits. We love Aurora, its historic setting, and its nearly 200,000 residents.
Nash is a leading disability law firm in the Chicago area. In fact, we’re often ranked top in Illinois for the amount of benefits we win for local people.
WE’VE HELPED MORE PEOPLE IN THE CHICAGO AREA WIN BENEFITS THAN ANY OTHER LAW FIRM.
Do I Have a Good Case for SSDI? Tips from Aurora Disability Attorneys.
Social Security has the same SSDI eligibility criteria for residents of Aurora and all of Illinois that it has for those living in any other state.
If your condition is severe enough to prevent you from doing your job or any other job—and this has lasted or looks certain to last 12 months—Social Security may award you disability benefits.
But applying for disability benefits can be tricky. You’ve probably filled out applications for various things during your life, perhaps for your driver’s license, a job, a lease or mortgage, or a fishing license.
Why would applying for SSDI be any more difficult?
This is what happens:
1. It’s detailed and involved. Social Security has scores of rules, requirements and deadlines you’ll need to stay on top of.
2. You’re new at this. This isn’t a routine thing that everybody has to apply for. You’ve probably never been through this process before.
3. You can’t overlook anything. You’ll need to submit very specific types of documentation to support your disability claim and answer every question on the application to the government’s satisfaction. If you miss even one thing, it can delay your claim or cause your benefits to be denied.
4. Social Security rejects all but a few people who apply for disability. Then you need to file an appeal. Denials are so common that appealing is a normal part of the process. You might need to speak to a disability judge.
5. It’s complicated and time-consuming to appeal. If your claim was denied like most people, you’ll need evidence, witness statements, legal arguments and more to appeal. In Illinois in 2025, the disability judges were approving benefits for less than half the people who came to them. If you haven’t already enlisted the aid of an experienced disability attorney in Aurora, now is the time.
You pay no fee for a disability lawyer until you win benefits. And you’ll pay nothing to have an initial conversation with us about your claim for benefits.
How a Local Social Security Disability Lawyer in Aurora Helps You
At Nash Disability Law, we know how the local system works because we’ve been helping our neighbors in Aurora and throughout the Chicago area for more than 40 years:
- We know the people, neighborhoods and types of jobs in Aurora.
- We know local clinics and hospitals where you may go to get the medical evidence you need.
- We know the people who work in local Social Security offices and how those offices function.
- We know the social service agencies who can offer help while you wait for disability benefits.
- We’re familiar with the Chicago area job experts and medical experts Social Security may pay to testify about whether you should get benefits.
- Unlike some out-of-state or national firms, we take time to prepare you to testify before a disability judge.
- With a local, Aurora Social Security Disability lawyer from Nash, you get the personal attention and care that you’re owed.
Helping you win the disability benefits you deserve is our mission.
For people in Aurora and anywhere across Chicagoland, we help you deal with the pages of forms you have to fill out, wrangle the medical records and other documents you need, stay on top of deadlines, and keep you updated on your claim.
The Aurora disability lawyers at Nash Disability law amplify your voice in a system that sometimes doesn’t seem to listen to you.
With offices in Palos Hills and the Loop, we’ve helped thousands of people get benefits.
We know hard times sometimes hit good people. And that people in the Chicago area stand up for each other.
After health problems stop you from working in Aurora, we want to help you move forward with your life.