• Gather medical and other evidence.
• Analyze your case under social security regulations (or other compliance entity)
• Contact your doctor and explain social security regulations to obtain a report consistent with those regulations.
• Refer you to additional doctors (usually specialists) for further medical reports to answer questions raised by social security regulations.
• Send you to a vocational expert for a report on your ability to work.
• Suggest that the Social Security Administration send you to a doctor for a consultative examination.
• Obtain documents from you social security file.
• Review actions taken by the Social Security Administration.
• Ask that a prior application for benefits be reopened.
• Seek waiver of a time limit.
• Request subpoenas to insure the presence of crucial witness or documents at your hearing.
• Advise you how best to prepare yourself to testify at your hearing.
• Protect your right to a fair hearing by objecting to improper evidence and procedures.
• Cross-examine witnesses at your hearing.
• Present a closing statement at your hearing arguing that you are entitles to benefits under social security regulations.
• Submit a written summary of the evidence and argument to administrative law judge.
• Review, suggest changes or make legal objections to written questions which are sometimes sent to a doctor by the administrative law judge after a hearing requesting an additional medical opinion.
• If you win, make sure that the Social Security Administration correctly calculates your benefits.
• If you lose, request review of the hearing decision by the Appeals Council.
• If necessary, represent you in deferal court review of your case.

NOTE: There is no fee from consultation to hearing, unless we are succesful in obtaining your benefits.