Disability Law in the Pee Dee — A website about disability law in the Pee Dee Region of South Carolina (and occasionally other legal information) I'm a lawyer at Jebaily Law Firm in Florence, SC. http://www.jebailylaw.com/

Expungement/Pardon Workshop Offered in Florence

March 23, 2010

All walks of life may have a criminal incident in their past that they would like to clear from their record. Representative Terry Alexander, the Solicitor’s office and the SC Dept. of Probation Parole, and Pardon Services will sponsor an Expungement/Pardon Workshop at the Florence County Library on Tuesday March 30, 2010 from 10:00 a.m-12:00 [...]

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When does a disability case begin?

March 11, 2010

I like to encourage people to come in as soon as they apply for disability. This post by Gordon Gates is exactly why I think it is a good idea.

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Can you work while waiting for your disability hearing?

March 11, 2010

This is a question that comes up all the time in my disability cases. In order to be eligible for Social Security, you must not be able to engage in “substantial gainful activity (SGA).” With an average wait time of 18-24 months for a hearing, it is so hard to live with no income. Unfortunately, [...]

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H.R. 4532 signed into law

March 1, 2010

From NOSSCR: We are very pleased to report that H.R. 4532, the “Social Security Disability Applicants’ Access to Professional Representation Act of 2010″ was signed into law by President Obama on February 27, 2010. H.R. 4532 makes permanent (1) direct payment of attorney’s fees in SSI cases; and (2) the program by which certain nonattorneys [...]

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Deleting Diabetes from the Listings?

February 25, 2010

I am reading the NOSSCR “Social Security Forum” and see where SSA is proposing to revise the listings for Endocrine Disorders and remove the listing for diabetes mellitus (9.08). I agree there have been significant advances in medical treatment of diabetes, but I still have a number of clients that struggle and can not work [...]

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Compassionate Allowances expanded

February 15, 2010

38 new compassionate allowances have been approved by the Social Security administration. These allowances are for diseases that are generally progressive and from which a patient is not expected to cover. (Source: Wall Street Journal) The previous list of compassionate allowances is here on the Social Security Website. The 38 new allowances are: 1 Alstrom [...]

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