Farrin Law Blog

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Feb 01, 2025

What Are NC State Bar Board Certified Specialists?

There are about 33,000 attorneys licensed to practice in North Carolina. Approximately 3.5% are North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialists, and 11 of them practice right here at our firm.5 While NC Board...

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Jan 12, 2025

Why Am I Not Eligible for Social Security Disability Benefits in North Carolina?

Not everyone is eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. Only those who have worked and paid FICA taxes within five of the past 10 years and meet the government’s disability requirements are eligible for...

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Jan 04, 2025

Which NC Workers’ Comp Attorney Should You Pick?

In our business, it’s not about just lawyering. It’s about helping people as much as we can in any way we can. Work injuries have a terrible way of impacting important areas of your life...

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Dec 06, 2024

How Many Beers Can Someone Drink in an Hour and Be OK to Drive in North Carolina?

People ask themselves this question all the time. As an attorney who helps those injured by DWI drivers (and has to share the road with them as well), I believe that if a driver has...

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Dec 02, 2024

Why Workers’ Comp Settlement Calculators Online Shouldn’t Be Trusted

Navigating the complexities of a workers’ compensation claim in North or South Carolina can be overwhelming, especially when it comes to determining the right potential settlement amount. While many turn to workers’ comp settlement calculators...

Dec 01, 2024

Social Security Disability Client Concerns

As you might imagine, we get a lot of questions about the Social Security Disability process, who qualifies and why or why not. We sat down with Attorney Rick Fleming who leads our Social Security...

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Sep 19, 2024

Experienced Social Security Disability (SSDI) Attorney
Helping Injured Younger Workers

There is a misconception that Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are just for older people. That’s a dangerous assumption, as it may prevent younger injured or disabled people in North Carolina from seeking the...

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Sep 18, 2024

Understanding Lump Sum Settlements in Workers’ Compensation
in NC and SC: What You Need to Know

If you have reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) and are ready to settle your workers’ compensation claim, it’s time to consider how you want to receive that potential settlement. In general, there are two main...

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Jul 30, 2024

How to Calculate Your Workers’ Compensation Benefits:
Are You Owed? Are You Getting Maximum Payment?

Note: This blog includes vital information for injured workers who have recently been injured at work and are trying to ensure that they receive the full workers’ compensation benefits to which they may be entitled....

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Jun 30, 2024

What to Do if You’re the Victim of Police Brutality
or Misconduct in North or South Carolina

Having your civil rights violated due to police brutality or police misconduct can be a traumatic and life-altering experience. Police are entrusted with great responsibility to protect society and uphold law and order and while...

What Are NC State Bar Board Certified Specialists?

Why Am I Not Eligible for Social Security Disability Benefits in North Carolina?

Which NC Workers’ Comp Attorney Should You Pick?

How Many Beers Can Someone Drink in an Hour and Be OK to Drive in North Carolina?

Why Workers’ Comp Settlement Calculators Online Shouldn’t Be Trusted

Social Security Disability Client Concerns

Experienced Social Security Disability (SSDI) Attorney Helping Injured Younger Workers

Understanding Lump Sum Settlements in Workers’ Compensation in NC and SC: What You Need to Know

How to Calculate Your Workers’ Compensation Benefits: Are You Owed? Are You Getting Maximum Payment?

What to Do if You’re the Victim of Police Brutality or Misconduct in North or South Carolina

Experienced Social Security Disability (SSDI) Attorney
Helping Injured Younger Workers

Understanding Lump Sum Settlements in Workers’ Compensation
in NC and SC: What You Need to Know

How to Calculate Your Workers’ Compensation Benefits:
Are You Owed? Are You Getting Maximum Payment?

What to Do if You’re the Victim of Police Brutality
or Misconduct in North or South Carolina