Top Social Security Lawyers in Phoenix | 25 available

Firm: SCHIFFMAN LAW OFFICE, P.C.

4506 North 12th Street , Phoenix , Arizona 85014

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation, Social Security & Disability, Car Accident, Social Security, Car Accidents

Firm: Morris Hall, PLLC

7600 North 16th Street , Phoenix , Arizona 85020

Practice Areas: Social Security

Shawn was born in Arizona, leaving her home state as a child to live in New Jersey for several years before returning to attend Arizona State University. Throughout her undergraduate studies she worked with developmentally disabled adults and children. She received a bachelor’s degree in Social Work, graduating cum laude. She immediately started working with an Arizona non-profit organization assisting individuals with disabilities obtain desperately needed State and Federal benefits. This was the beginning of a two-decades’ long career advocating for those whose lives have been affected by the inability to work due to devastating illness.. Shawn received her Juris Doctor from Phoenix School of Law where she was invited to join the Law Review as an editor and contributing writer. During law school, she continued to work full-time and raise her daughter. Upon graduating, she started her own law firm and continued assisting the disabled community for the next ten years. Shawn had the opportunity to work with an estate planning law firm during this time and a new passion was sparked – providing families guidance through the often-tedious probate process.

Firm: Social Security Disability Advocates

52 E Baseline Rd , Phoenix , Arizona 85042

Practice Areas: Social Security

Firm: Slepian Ellexson

3737 N 7th St , Phoenix , Arizona 85014

Practice Areas: Social Security, Disability

Firm: Pekas Smith: Arizona Disability Attorneys

3030 N 3rd St , Phoenix , Arizona 85012

Practice Areas: Social Security

Firm: Black Canyon Law, PLLC

www.blackcanyonlaw.com , Phoenix , Arizona 85007

Practice Areas: Social Security

Firm: Nunn Disability Law, PLLC

3905 N 7th Ave , Phoenix , Arizona 85013

Practice Areas: Social Security

Matt is the Founding Attorney of Nunn Disability Law and has personally tried more than 900 Disability claims over 4 years before the Social Security Administration throughout the United States. Prior to creating Nunn Disability Law in September of 2024, Matt served as the Managing Trial Attorney for the Social Security Disability division at one of Arizona’s largest law firms which, during Matt’s tenure as Managing Attorney, received its 1st Top 100 National Disability Law Firm award in 2022 and its 1st Top 250 National Disability Law Firm award in 2023.

Firm: Matt Fendon Law Group

67 E Weldon Ave , Phoenix , Arizona 85012

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation, Social Security

I am a Board Certified Worker's Compensation Attorney by the Arizona State Bar, and a native Phoenician. I am "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell as a "Preeminent Attorney." I am the founding Member of Matt Fendon Law Group, the Rock for Injured and Disabled Workers. I was the managing partner for Fendon Law Firm, PC from 2009-2017. I was a certified paralegal prior to attending law school and have worked in the worker's compensation industry since 2001. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two boys, lifting weights, and playing golf. I also enjoy following the NFL, NCAA and Major League Baseball. The only time I lived outside of Arizona was for law school in Lansing, Michigan.

Firm: Taylor & Associates PLLC

320 E Virginia Ave Ste 100 , Phoenix , Arizona 85004

Practice Areas: Social Security

Firm: Roeschke Law, LLC

2375 East Camelback Road, Suite 600 , Phoenix , Arizona 85016

Practice Areas: Social Security

Since graduating from law school, I have focused my practice on representing and helping disabled clients obtain the benefits they deserve. My practice includes assisting individuals at all levels of the Social Security disability process, including the initial application, Administrative Law Judge hearings, and before the Appeals Council. In addition, I also represents clients in Social Security appeals before the United States Federal Courts.. I am admitted to the State Bar of Arizona and the State Bar of Michigan, along with multiple Federal District Courts.  Furthermore,  I am a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives and the Macomb County Bar Association. I am a graduate of New York Law School and Michigan State University.. My practice involves helping individuals pursue the disability benefits they deserve throughout the State of Arizona.  I represent clients in all  of Arizona's Social Security ODAR offices.  I have also handled successful cases in the States of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, New York, and Georgia.. My office has the capacity to assist clients with filing their claims, obtaining medical records and expert evidence, and hearing representation.. Filing for and obtaining Social Security benefits can be a long and daunting road.  It is my goal to provide the most effective and successful representation possible to achieve a positive outcome for my clients.. My office handles claims for:. Social Security Disability (SSDI). Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Child's SSI Benefits. Disabled Widow's/Widower's Benefits (DWB). Disabled Adult Child Benefits (DAC). Reconsideration Hearings. ALJ Hearings. Appeals Council. Federal Court Appeals

Firm: Sole Practitioner

519 E Thomas , Phoenix , Arizona 85012

Practice Areas: Social Security

As a former benefits authorizer with the Social Security Administration, I believe that I bring an unique perspective in representing clients.  I have gained a perspective working for Social Security that other disability attorneys which has helped from completing the paperwork, speaking with Administration personel to handling a hearing.  Further, I have been an attorney since 1999 and as a sole practitioner, I have persoanlly handled all of my cases from meeting with my clients to representing them at a hearing.  Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to speak to me about a Socia Security Disability matter.

Firm: Dicus Disability, L.L.C.

10645 N Tatum Blvd , Phoenix , Arizona 85028

Practice Areas: Social Security & Disability, Social Security

Kathryn Dicus, author of "A Treating Physician's Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits" (available on Amazon), started representing Social Security Disability applicants immediately after graduating from Villanova Law School. As an attorney at a cost management company for long-term disability insurance carriers, this position offered a unique opportunity to learn about disability representationand the nuances of long-term disability. After making the decision to move to Phoenix, Arizona, Kathryn worked as a staff attorney for the Arizona Governor’s Regulatory Review Council and as the public records and open meeting law attorney for the Arizona Ombudsman Citizens’ Aide. While working in state government, Kathryn continued to represent disability clients on a part-time basis. As time went on, the disability representation proved to be a more fulfilling career. In 2016, Kathryn transitioned to full-time disability representation.. Since 2016, Dicus Disability, L.L.C. has represented hundreds of clients successfully in front of the Social Security Administration and in federal district court. In 2017, Kathryn presented at the annual conference for the National Organization for Social Security Claimants’ Representatives to attorneys on appellate litigation. In 2019, Kathryn was very proud to be part of passing state legislation making medical records free for applicants appealing a Social Security disability denial. Not only did this statute help disabled individuals have quicker access to records, it also saved significant attorney time. Kathryn was featured in the Arizona Attorney Magazine discussing this legislation and encouraging attorneys in other practice areas to discuss disability benefits with their injured and chronically ill clients.

Firm: J Disability Law Firm

18444 N 25th Ave , Phoenix , Arizona 85023

Practice Areas: Social Security

NEED SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY?. Joe grew up in Bend, Oregon, where he worked as a legal assistant for his father, Jonathan Duerst, an attorney. After graduating high school with honors, he earned his bachelor’s degree in Film & Music Production at Oregon State University. He became an award-winning writer and filmmaker before enrolling at Arizona State’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, one of the top-ranked law schools in the country.. While at Arizona State, Joe focused on litigation and interned at the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office in St. Louis, MO, where he obtained the highest pro bono distinction while litigating DUII license revocations and working on a murder prosecution. He also traveled abroad to Italy as a student of Arizona State’s Australian sister-school, Monash University School of Law, and developed a love of travel.. After obtaining his Juris Doctor at Arizona State in 2012, Joe became licensed in Arizona and worked at the Law Offices of Stephanie Lake, P.C. (Now American Disability Law), where he managed the office and represented thousands of claimants in disability hearings.. In 2019, he decided to start J Disability with the goal to provide a more positive experience for his clients.

Firm: Joel F Friedman

610 E Roosevelt St , Phoenix , Arizona 85004

Practice Areas: Social Security, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation

Firm: Jeremy Pekas & Associates Arizona Disability Attorneys

3030 N. 3rd Street , Phoenix , Arizona 85012

Practice Areas: Social Security

Jeremy D. Pekas graduated cum laude from Eastern Illinois University in 2003, where he studied journalism and Spanish. He graduated magna cum laude from Florida Coastal School of Law in 2007, finishing in the top 2% of his graduating class.. During law school, Jeremy completed an internship with the Social Security Administration’s Office of Disability Adjudication and Review in Jacksonville, Florida. It was there that he became interested in Social Security law and decided to practice in this area of law. His time at the hearings office provided him with invaluable experience and a unique perspective on the hearing process.. Jeremy has represented thousands of clients at the various levels of the Social Security Disability process, and is constantly mindful of the responsibility entrusted to him by his clients. A product of the Midwest, he is a firm believer in hard work and puts in long hours on behalf of his clients.. Jeremy is admitted to practice law in Arizona. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court and the United States Court of Appeals. He practices exclusively Social Security Disability law. Jeremy has been with the firm since 2007 and became a partner in 2012. He is fluent in Spanish and has lived and studied in Mexico.

Firm: Ssa Office of Disability Adjudication and Review

18444 N 25th Ave Ste 430 , Phoenix , Arizona 85023

Practice Areas: Social Security

Firm: Slepian Ellexson, PLLC

3737 N. 7th Street , Phoenix , Arizona 85014

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, ERISA, Long Term Care, Personal Injury, Slip and Fall, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Workers Compensation, Social Security

Eric Slepian is a Board Certified Specialist in Social Security Disability Law, certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has been practicing Social Security Disabilty law for over 24 years. Eric Slepian is a graduate of Union University at Albany Law School. He is a member in good standing of the Arizona State Bar, New York State Bar and Connecticut State Bar. He is admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, and the Eastern and Southern District Courts of New York.. Eric Slepian has lectured on Social Security issues to various organizations including multiple sclerosis; fibromyalgia; cancer and chronic pain support groups; as well as the Arizona Mental Health Association. He has represented Social Security claimants from the initial application through all appeal levels, including appeals to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Firm: The Slepian Law Office

3737 N 7th St., Ste 106 , Phoenix , Arizona 85014

Practice Areas: Social Security

Firm: Schiffman Law Office PC

4506 N 12 Th St , Phoenix , Arizona 85014

Practice Areas: Social Security

Firm: Law Offices of Stephanie Lake PC

3737 N 7th St Ste 100 , Phoenix , Arizona 85014

Practice Areas: Social Security Benefits & Disability, Social Security

Stephanie Lake leads one of the most successful Social Security law firms in Arizona. Her legal career began in 1988, handling corporate litigation cases for another major Arizona law office. With that successful court case foundation, she founded her own firm in 1992, focusing exclusively on Social Security law. She is one of the few disability attorneys in the Phoenix area fluent in Spanish.. Ms. Lake is a 1987 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in Russian and Eastern European Studies from the University of Michigan. She also attended Phillips Academy, Andover, MA.. Ms. Lake has lectured extensively on Social Security disability issues including Fibromyalgia, HIV, Children’s Rehabilitation Services and Sjogren’s Disease.. Ms. Lake has served in the past as the president of the Social Security Advocates of Phoenix organization. In this post, Ms. Lake helped facilitate relationships between the disabled, judges, and other organizations. She has also been a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claims Representatives (NOSSCR) and regularly attends their conferences. Ms. Lake is board certified by The National Board of Trial Advocacy in Social Security Disability by virtue of a rigorous education, testing and approval process that officially recognizes the extensive education and courtroom experience of qualifying attorneys.. Ms. Lake has handled extensive pro bono work for the Florence Legal Asylum Project, HIV AIDS Law Project and Social Security Disability Clinics. She has also been active with the Arizona Land & Water Fund. Ms. Lake, and her husband John Bemiss, have three sons.. Here is a note of appreciation about Ms. Lake that we received from a recent client:. These testimonials do not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter.. Stephanie Lake is also a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives.