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LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES

Becoming disabled can be a life-changing experience!  Getting Social Security disability benefits can also be life-changing - in a real but better way!

Disability is something most people are not prepared for.  The loss of income, independence, ability to perform activities of daily living, the worry and anxiety - for most people it can be one of the most trying days of their entire life.  One of my clients described it as "the world turned upside down."

After waiting months or even years for a Social Security determination, there is tremendous relief when a claimant finally hears that benefits have been approved.  Hopefully, there will be back pay in a lump sum that will help catch up bills and essentials of life.  And there is the certainty of a monthly income each month - though it may not be enough.  I think for many individuals this helps demonstrate that "there is life after a disability."  

My firm works hard for each and every client.  We want to take that world that is upside down and do our part to set it upright again.  We never charge a penny for consultations, research, paper work, phone calls - or any other advocacy that we perform - until you receive the back pay owed to you by Social Security.  That's the way it should be.  You only pay if you win.

If our firm can assist you in collecting the Social Security disability or SSI benefits that you deserve, don't hesitate to pick up the phone and call me.  Someone in Huntsville, Alabama (right across from Bridge Street) will answer the phone - and you will be connected to a local disability specialist who knows how to get the job done!


The Forsythe Firm

(256) 799-0297

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