Through over 50 years of advocacy for clients seeking their rightful Social Security Disability benefits, we have come to understand that people fighting for those benefits need more than tough, smart lawyers.

Social Security clients need compassionate professionals who can help navigate a frustrating and difficult bureaucracy. Every claimant deserves a proven system that treats them with respect, while simultaneously moving their claim along as rapidly and efficiently as possible.

We keep our office environment and our attitude informal and welcoming, because we realize that real people in need don’t need stiff suits or intimidation.

We are focused, experienced, compassionate lawyers, based right here in Northeast Ohio, who provide the support you need, along with the expertise you must have to work the system and win the maximum benefits you’ve earned.

Our firm is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell, the national peer review organization for attorneys. Dianne Newman has been named a Super Lawyer by Cincinnati Magazine and a Leading Lawyer for the last five years by Inside Business Magazine. Debra Shifrin is beginning her third term on the national board of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives. In 1998, the firm was awarded a Pro Bono award for representing children before the Social Security Administration. Dianne, Debra and Scott Smith are all fellows of the Akron Bar Foundation, a charitable organization. All attorneys in the office are members of various legal, religious and philanthropic organizations.

That’s who we are. That’s what we do. And you don’t pay for it unless we win together.

We hope you find this information helpful. If you have questions about your case, please call toll free 877-230-5500 or click on the "Contact Us" link.

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