Palos Hills Disability Lawyer

Protecting Your Peace in Palos Hills

Palos Hills is that perfect spot in the Southwest Chicago suburbs, where the streets and lights give way to trees and birdcalls. The nearby county forest preserves make it a peaceful place to live, work and raise a family.

But when a severe medical condition upends your health and livelihood, missing the outdoors is the least of your worries. You’re worrying about how to pay your bills and survive.

You can find financial relief through monthly checks from Social Security Disability benefits. They can help you cover medical and daily expenses as you tend to your health—but only if your condition qualifies as a disability in the eyes of Social Security.

Social Security doesn’t make it easy. Nationally they deny almost two-thirds of the claims they initially receive.

The Palos Hills disability law firm team at Nash Disability Law knows you need financial stability. And we know how special Palos Hills is: Our office is right there on South Roberts Road next to the Social Security Administration (SSA).

If you live in Palos Hills, you’re more than a client to us. You’re our neighbor. We pride ourselves on doing right by everyone who comes through our doors.

We’ve been helping people in the Chicago area for more than 40 years.

Let us help you find the stability you need to focus on managing your health.

You pay no attorney fee until you win benefits.

WE’VE HELPED MORE PEOPLE IN THE CHICAGO AREA WIN BENEFITS THAN ANY OTHER LAW FIRM.

Getting Social Security Disability Benefits in Palos Hills

Palos Hills is the definition of a bedroom community for Chicago. It’s an easy trip into the heart of the city. But a serious health problem can put working, let alone commuting, out of the question.

When you don’t know where to turn, Social Security Disability benefits can restore some of your freedom.

Social Security runs two benefits programs for people facing health challenges. Which you qualify for depends on your situation.

Both programs require you to prove that you face a medical impairment that keeps you from participating in what Social Security calls “substantial gainful activity,” which includes a gross earnings amount that Social Security sets each year.

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is available to hardworking Palos Hills residents who have a work history and paid Social Security taxes before they became ill. For every year you worked, you earned up to four credits. When you have collected 40 credits, as long as half of them have been earned in the last 10 years, you are likely eligible for SSDI if you have qualifying medical conditions

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) covers people with little financial means whose health may have prevented them from working much in recent years. In other words, it’s for folks who don’t have the recent work history necessary to qualify for SSDI.

In some rare cases, you may qualify for both programs.

Understanding the disability benefits available to you is complicated. Building a successful Social Security Disability application, or appealing a denial, can be a full-time job all by itself.

It’s helpful to bring on a skilled disability lawyer to give you the best chance to win benefits and not miss out on financial assistance you’re eligible to receive.

You don’t pay any fee for a disability lawyer unless you win these important benefits.

The attorneys at Nash Disability Law are one of the top-ranked teams of disability lawyers in Illinois in terms of the volume of benefits we win for our clients.

Reach out today and we will evaluate your case free of charge.

When It’s Time to See an Administrative Law Judge

More often than not, when you apply for Social Security Disability benefits, you’ll end up receiving a denial letter.

All this means for most people is that you now must go through Social Security’s disability appeals process.

You can ask Social Security to reconsider your case and, if your claim is denied at the reconsideration level, you can request to have your case heard before an administrative law judge.

Though cases can go to many different Social Security hearing offices, in Palos Hills you could find yourself before a disability judge in at the office in Orland Park.

Approval rates vary from office to office:

• In 2025, the administrative law judges in Orland Park office were approving benefits about 46 percent of the time.
• The Chicago judges approved benefits 57 percent of the time.
• The Illinois overall state approval rate across all offices was 45 percent.
• Nationwide, it was 49 percent.

Testifying before a judge at a hearing may be the best opportunity to tell your story—the whole story of how health issues have altered your life, and reverse a denial of your claim.

But it’s by no means guaranteed.

Getting professional help from an experienced disability lawyer gives is best when going up against the government bureaucracy. At Nash Disability Law, we’re familiar with the hearing judges in Orland Park and how the hearing office there works.

We have experience with what questions thejudges are likely to ask you. We can help you prepare for your appeal and be at your side when you go before the judge.

Nash Disability Law has helped thousands of people in Palos Hills and across Chicagoland. We take the extra care to ensure you avoid common mistakes that can derail disability benefits applications.

When Chicagoans face hard times, we help each other. At Nash Disability Law, supporting our neighbors is what we do.

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