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Heard & Smith’s social security disability attorneys have been helping clients obtain Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for over thirty years. Under these Social Security programs, individuals receive monthly checks and medical benefits. If you are not working because of an illness, an injury or emotional problems, you may be eligible to receive SSDI or SSI benefits. Our lawyers can aid in your appeal if you have been denied benefits.
This website is designed to provide useful information on disability laws, your rights and the ways in which our Social Security lawyers can significantly improve your chances of obtaining benefits. The attorney’s fee is limited to 25% of the back award, or $6000, whichever is less. No fees are taken from the monthly checks you receive after benefits are awarded. If you do not receive benefits, or if there is no back award in your case, then no fee is charged.

There are important distinctions between the SSDI and SSI programs:

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides benefits to disabled people (including certain disabled dependents) who have paid into the Social Security trust fund through Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a needs-based providing financial aid to disabled people who meet low-income guidelines. SSI program benefits are available to the disabled regardless of their employment history.