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Average waiting times for hearings at ODAR offices in San Francisco Bay Area
The most recent (June 2009) set of statistics listing processing times at the San Francisco Bay Area Offices of Disability Adjudication and Review (“ODAR”) does
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
How to change your name in California, Part One
My immigration clients often end up with documents that have different names on them. They will have a passport with one name and a driver’s
Social Security field offices closed but you may still apply for disability
I drove by the Vallejo field office the other day and saw this sign that the field office is closed. It is closed just like
Giving talk in Benicia on Immigration law
On November 20, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., I will be giving a talk on Immigration Law along with Brett Snider, attorney and director of legal
When our own government tortures
More often that not, I feel like I live in a dystopian novel. Unfortunately the events of today are real. Over the past year I
End of Year Giving Safety
The year of 2015 is drawing to a close. Immigrants and citizens alike receive spam email as well as legitimate email from organizations requesting donations.
Asylum denied to North Korean due to firm resettlement in South Korea
May a citizen of North Korea be granted political asylum despite being firmly resettled in South Korea? The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently said,
