, PLLC is pleased to recognize for becoming recertified by the North Carolina State Bar as a Specialist in Social Security Disability Law. has been a State Bar certified...
Month: January 2012
Social Security Disability Attorney’s Fees: The Law
Social Security must approve any fee agreement between a representative and a claimant. 42 U.S.C.A. §406. At the administrative level, the fees are usually charged on a contingency fee basis or through a fee petition to the Social Security...
Spoliation: when Defendants Destroy Relevant Evidence
A defendant or at fault party cannot destroy evidence. It is the duty of a party not to take action that will cause the destruction or loss of relevant evidence that will hinder the other side from making its own examination and investigation of all potentially...
Ethics opinions in North Carolina Social Security Disability Cases
Important ethics opinions in North Carolina concerning Social Security cases. Ethics 98 Formal Ethics Opinion 1 January 15, 1999 Disclosure of Adverse Evidence in Social Security Disability Hearing Opinion rules that a lawyer representing a client in a Social Security...
Proving disability in a North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Claim: Do I get paid if I cannot work?
Disability or the ability to prove disability is the difference in a workers' compensation case between being injured with or without compensation. You can be paid either for either temporary total disability or temporary partial disability. "Disability" is...