For over thirty years, Agustin G. Garcia has been committed to helping applicants through the Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) process.
Generally SSDI claimants have worked and earned credits while SSI claimants have never worked or lack enough quarters of coverage to qualify for SSDI. However, the application and appeals process for both SSDI and SSI is the same.
The application process can be complex, intimidating and at times, overwhelming for some claimant’s. For example, a claimant who is suffering from medical problems, financial concerns and medication side effects requires a capable attorney who understands the difficulties often encountered during the application and appeals process. Agustin receives great personal satisfaction from assisting claimants obtain benefits.
Agustin will work one on one with claimants at every stage of the process.
Agustin is uniquely qualified to represent social security disability claimants. Indeed, he is a former staff attorney for the Office of Hearings and Appeals (currently know as the Office of Disability and Adjudication and Review) and he has also represented the disabled in the federal district courts.
His experience and knowledge, along with his dedication and unyielding commitment to each claimant, has resulted in success year after year.
The Initial Consultations is devoted to evaluating the strength and weakness of the claim with the claimant. Agustin will question the claimant about the availability of medical records along with the existence of medical opinions about disability from the claimant’s doctor(s).
Furthermore, Agustin will obtain critical information from the claimant including the following: age, education, past work experience, ability to read, write, understand and communicate effectively in the English language.
These are all important factors that will impact the outcome of a claim. He will also give an overview of the appeals process including time estimates for resolving the claim. Finally, Agustin will explain the contingency fee agreement. There is no fee unless the claimant is found disabled and awarded past due benefits.
In other words, the Social Security Administration will not withhold or approve a fee for the claimant’s attorney unless there is a favorable determination made by the State agency or decision issued at the hearings level or beyond.
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