In a recent court decision of the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal’s appellate panel, Town of Burrillville v. Robert Woods, C.A. No. T13-0018, the court considered a driver’s appeal of a trial court sustaining the charged violation of G.L. 1956 …
Generally speaking, a lien is defined as a security interest held by a creditor to guarantee reimbursement from a debtor for money owed. An attorney liens are liens against a current or former client’s legal claim based on attorney …
Recently we dealt with an SSDI case for a Military Veteran:
A 30 year-old was discharged from the military after he developed combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is a condition where the victim has flashbacks of traumatic events, high …
The 55 year-old former military man filed his claim for Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) benefits a year after he was forced to stop working due to injuries he sustained in a fall. He was unrepresented at the Initial …
A 59 year-old man contacted us in January 2012, alleging an inability to work due to hypertensive vascular disease, ischemic heart disease, and obesity. He had filed an application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits twelve months prior and …
Social Security Disability Advice from Rob Levine & Associates
“I already tried to file on my own, but I was turned down.” It’s one of the most common things we hear from people contacting us for help with their Social …
The backlog of disability cases before the Social Security Administration is bigger than ever, and growing. Plans to reduce the backlog have been underway since 2007 but budget cuts and a weak economy are adding to the problem. The …
The Dilemma: Property Damage
Car accidents can have devastating physical, emotional, and economic consequences. Even those individuals who are fortunate enough to avoid serious bodily injuries are still often left with complex property damage issues, which they need help resolving. …
What is negligence?
In making any claim for negligence on the part of a landowner, the injured victim must show that the landowner was negligent in properly maintaining the property in a reasonably safe condition. The question typically comes up …
Administrative Law Judges will be made Unknown until Hearing
Starting this week, the Social Security Administration will withhold identity of which Administrative Law Judge has been assigned to their case prior to the date of the hearing. It is hoped …
