Posts tagged alabama

• Social Security Benefits- They're Not Just For Breakfast Anymore

  Stuart McAtee | September 18, 2009 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Why is it that U.S. workers who lose their jobs, or are disabled, can expect less government financial support than those in Europe or Japan? Most likely it's a reflection of centuries-old beliefs...

• For Those With Disabilities, The Show Must Go On

  Stuart McAtee | September 10, 2009 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As I have written about in other blogs, I am constantly amazed at the depth of the human spirit in my practice of Social Security Disability. Suzanne Richard was born to be an actress. Suzanne...

• If My Dog Bites Someone, am I resposible?

  Danny Feldman | September 08, 2009 12:31 PM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In Alabama, the answer is probably. Under the old common law, a dog's first bite was free - in other words, no liability attached to the dog-owner, the presumption being that the dog-owner had no...

• Is Pressure To Approve an SSD Claim A Bad Thing?

  Stuart McAtee | September 03, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  While it's true the American taxpayers shouldn't pay for disability claims which are not necessary, there is a system of checks and balances to prevent payment of such claims over a claimant's...

• Social Security Debit Card- It's There When You Need It

  Stuart McAtee | August 27, 2009 10:02 AM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A new program from the Social Security Administration allows Social Security recipients to get their monthly payments on a prepaid debit card last year. According to an article in US News &...

• Its no "accident" when you run over bicyclists after drinking all night

  Danny Feldman | August 25, 2009 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Three cyclists recently were hit and injured in Baldwin County by a 28 year old driver who apparently had been out drinking all night and had yet to go to bed. See article at...

• Using Technology To Make Your Point About Your Disability

  Stuart McAtee | August 24, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  When life seems to treat you bad, why not turn to technology to possibly help your cause? That's exactly what Gayle Debilbiss did when she, along with the help of a friend, posted a YouTube...

• Wii Giveway

  Jason Knowles | August 20, 2009 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  This week several members of our firm participated in a nice event at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Gadsden, Alabama, where we were pleased to donate to that facility a Wii gaming system...

• SSD Benefits Involving Second Disabilities

  Stuart McAtee | August 20, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Occasionally, we receive questions from clients about numerous disabilities they have other than the main disability approved by the Social Security Administration(SSA). Often, our clients have more...

• Never let Facts Get in the Way

  Danny Feldman | August 19, 2009 9:52 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The specter of town-hall meetings - full of people yelling and screaming - often of facts that not only are completely wrong, but also bizarre, and then becoming 15 minute stars as guests of local...