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James Scott Farrin Attorney Rick Fleming to Speak at Conference

mjordan@farrin.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:11:37 +0100

DURHAM, North Carolina (November 19, 2009) Rick W. Fleming, head of the Social Security Disability Department at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, is co-chair and speaker for the “Social Security 2009.”
The event, to be held at the Downtown Marriott in Winston-Salem, is sponsored by the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. It will be held on Dec. 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Fleming, vice chair for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, will be presenting “View from Read More...

Social Security Disability Faces Backlog

mjordan@farrin.com — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:00:00 +0100

The bad economy has hit the disabled especially hard. Statistics from the Social Security Administration shows some states have a backlog of more than 800 days before a social security disability claim comes up for a hearing.

This is much longer than most applicants can afford to wait. Social Security Disability is limited to people who are so sick and disabled they can no longer work in any position. Proving that a disability is severe enough to qualify is an arduous process and ofteRead More...

Man Dies Before Being Approved For Disability Benefits

mjordan@farrin.com — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:22:34 +0100

The local Social Security Office of Charlotte, North Carolina is making steps to improve their response time after a man died almost a month before being accepted for disability benefits.

A lifelong resident of New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina, the man applied for Social Security disability benefits after complications from AIDS rendered him too sick to work. According to relatives, he was in a state of financial panic the last few months of his life, struggling to afRead More...