Blogs
Social Security Administration to partner with Microsoft in gathering health information
One of the most important tasks that I have as a lawyer in preparing a Social Security disability case is gathering a client’s list of
What are my responsibilities as a representative payee for a child?
I recently won a child’s SSI case for a young girl. It was difficult to win but now what is turning out to be more
Your Social Security number may be known if you participate on social networking sites
I am a big fan of a few social networking sites so I read with alarm a story on the Wall Street Journal’s blog about
News from the San Francisco Social Secuirty field offices
Yesterday, at our monthly meeting of Social Security disability attorneys and claimants’ representatives, we had two district managers from the Social Security Administration’s San Francisco
Lessons in compassion and respect
In a one week period of time, I have have more lessons in compassion and respect than I have had over the past couple of
It only takes a gene
Last week I had a Social Security disability hearing at the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (“ODAR”) in San Rafael, California. My client suffers
Immigration benefits and Resources available to members of the military and their families
Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day and so in honor of the holiday I thought I would write about some of the immigration benefits and resources available
Can I petition for my relative to immigrate to the United States?
In order to petition for your relative to immigrate to the United States, you must: 1) be in the correct legal status and 2) not
If the Republicans win the election, will 428,000 DACA recipients lose the right to work?
It is happening more frequently now…a Republican candidate states that he is not going to renew DACA when it expires. Yesterday, Marco Rubio announced that
Does USCIS conduct a credit check if I want to sponsor my spouse for a green card?
I recently received the question at my Benicia office as to whether USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) conducts a credit check of a
Solano County Public Health Department Starts Hepatitis C Rapid Testing Program
Solano County Department of Public Health is now offering rapid Hepatitis C testing at its HIV clinic in Vallejo, 365 Tuolumne Street. The test is
Getting the Earnings Record Right
In many of my cases the Social Security Earnings Record is an issue in and of itself. It isn’t that Social Security is getting it
