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Elizabeth Fowler Lunn
Raleigh, NC Social Security Disability Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability and Military
University of Richmond School of Law
For over 20 years I have helped thousands of individuals navigate the claims process for government benefits. Social Security Disability and Veterans Benefits are federal programs with often complicated and confusing claims processes. I work with each client personally to help make the process go as smoothly as possible.
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Daniel Deuterman
Greensboro, NC Social Security Disability Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
In his law career, Dan has helped countless injured workers and their families obtain the medical care and the compensation they deserve. In fact, he has achieved some of the highest workers’ compensation settlements in the State of North Carolina.
Dan is one of a select group of Board Certified Specialists in Workers’ Compensation Law practicing in North Carolina. He also is a member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Dan is deeply committed to community service and volunteer work. He supports a number of charities and community organizations through gifts of his time, expertise and financial contributions. Along with his...
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Neubia Harris
Raleigh, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability
Wake Forest University School of Law
Neubia founded The Law Office of Neubia L. Harris, PLLC in 2018. Neubia has extensive education law and civil litigation experience. Prior to founding the firm, Neubia worked as an Associate Attorney with boutique law firm where she practiced education law exclusively, and a Staff Attorney at Legal Aid of North Carolina where her practice spanned a variety of civil matters. Neubia launched her law practice to marry her passions of practicing law and being an entrepreneur.
Neubia received her undergraduate degree in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She received her law degree from...
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Jonathan Blair Biser
Raleigh, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Jonathan Blair Biser is a partner at Hardison & Cochran and heads the law firm’s busy Social Security Disability division. His goal is to make the complicated and bureaucratic process of obtaining disability benefits as simple as possible for clients.
“It can be a slow process to begin with,” he says. “But we do our best to help our clients maneuver through the process as efficiently as possible.”
Biser got his introduction to Social Security Disability law when he was an undergraduate at Wake Forest University. He worked in his uncle’s law office, where the primary focus was Social Security cases, and...
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Gene A. Riddle
Durham, NC Social Security Disability Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Wake Forest University School of Law
For more than 37 years, Gene Riddle has been fighting for the rights of the injured. As the founder and Managing Partner of Riddle & Brantley, LLP, Gene has earned a reputation of excellence within the legal community and is a valued leader at our law firm. Under Gene's leadership, Riddle & Brantley has recovered over $600 million in compensation for clients since 2000 alone.
Today, Gene believes honesty, integrity and willingness to work hard are the bedrock principles of a good attorney. That is what he and the other lawyers at Riddle & Brantley provide to their injured clients. Gene...
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John T. Briggs
Raleigh, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Naval Justice School and Campbell Law School
John started his legal career in the trenches as a Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps Lieutenant with the United States Navy. He graduated from Naval Justice School in 1991, boarded the Guided Missile Cruiser (USS CHOSIN) in Hawaii, and finally reported to his permanent duty station at the Naval Legal Service Office in Yokosuka, Japan. As a Navy defense attorney for three years, John battled in court, day after day, for the wrongly accused. It was there that he developed and honed his advocacy skills for the injured, for whom he now goes to battle everyday in the...
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Kenneth King Jr
Pine Hurst, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Arbitration & Mediation, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law and Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Ken was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961 and served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps from 1986 through 1990, where he was a member of the JAG Corps. Ken practices law in the following areas: workers’ compensation, personal injury litigation, wrongful death, bankruptcy, and trials in state and federal courts and arbitrations.
He is a Board Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist through the North Carolina State Bar and was recently appointed to a three-year term on the North Carolina Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section Council. Mr. King is also a member and frequent lecturer at the Workers’ Compensation...
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Benjamin Scott Burnside
Greensboro, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Civil Rights, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
Ben Burnside is passionate about representing the rights of mentally and physically disabled and injured people. He focuses his practice on helping disabled workers and veterans receive the Social Security Disability and VA benefits to which they are entitled, especially when they have been denied those benefits in the past.
Ben is a proven advocate for his clients. In 2008, he became a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a prestigious association of trial lawyers. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million dollar or multimillion dollar verdicts, awards or settlements for their clients. Fewer than 1 Social Security...
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Billie J. Guthrie
Durham, NC Social Security Disability Attorney
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability
North Carolina Central University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
Billie Guthrie has spent more than 20 years working with people experiencing challenging life situations and fighting for social justice, first as a social worker and later as an attorney.
Billie, who has a master’s degree in social work from the University of North Carolina, worked in the mental health field as an administrator and social worker. One of her primary roles was as a policy advocate, fighting for legal and systemic changes to improve outcomes for disabled adults and people dealing with persistent mental health issues and homelessness.
As an attorney, Billie helps her clients navigate the complicated and often frustrating...
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Christine Burnside
Greensboro, NC Social Security Disability Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability
University of North Carolina School of Law
Though she has worked in many areas of law, Christine’s true passion is helping injured and disabled people. At the Deuterman Law Group, Christine handles Social Security Disability cases. Her compassionate nature combined with her legal knowledge makes this a perfect fit for Christine.
Christine graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007 with a degree in political science and a second major in English. Throughout college, she worked in the legal field as an office assistant at several firms.
Hoping to confirm the law was her true calling, she worked for two years as a legal assistant...
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William Wickward Jr
Durham, NC Social Security Disability Attorney
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Arbitration & Mediation, Insurance Claims and Workers' Comp
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Durham disability, personal injury and traffic lawyer representing clients in Durham, Raleigh, Cary, Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and throughout North Carolina.
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David Vtipil
Raleigh, NC Social Security Disability Attorney with 31 years of experience
Social Security Disability, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Campbell Law School
David Vtipil is a skilled personal injury lawyer serving North Carolina. He handles cases in many different areas including car accidents, work injuries, dog bites, and more. David is also a NC certified board specialist in Workers' Compensation cases. He has won many awards including being named one of the Best Lawyers in America in the field of workers' compensation law.
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Brent Adams
Southern Pines, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
North Carolina personal injury lawyer Brenton D. Adams has represented individuals against insurance companies since 1973.
Mr. Adams is board certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocacy Forum. He has been selected as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in North Carolina by the American Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. Adams has given lectures to trial lawyers at numerous seminars dealing with trial advocacy and trial practice issues. Among the trial lawyer organizations at which Mr. Adams has lectured are the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, The North Carolina Bar Association,...
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Mark V.L. Gray
Greensboro, NC Social Security Disability Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Attorney Mark V.L. Gray, founder of the North Carolina law firm of Gray Legal Group has been practicing law since 1982.
Our founding lawyers are trusted in the legal community and are members of many prestigious organizations. Mark V.L. Gray is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a group that is limited only to those who have recovered many millions of dollars for victims of negligence, as well as the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). We are respected by our peers for our diligence in standing up for the rights of our clients.
Attorney Grays’ longevity means that...
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Brian Patrick Hogan
Greensboro, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(336) 272-0148
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc.
122 North Elm Street, Suite 700
Greensboro, NC 27401
Social Security Disability, Administrative, Civil Rights and Domestic Violence
University of North Carolina School of Law
Public Welfare and Poverty Law
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D. Andrew Turman
Greensboro, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability and Workers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
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Christa A. McGill
Durham, NC Social Security Disability Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability and Military
Duke University School of Law
Christa practices in the areas of veterans disability and social security disability law. She has been dedicated to helping veterans receive the benefits they've earned since 2007. She represents veterans at all levels—VA Regional Offices, the Board of Veterans Appeals, and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Christa has been helping disabled people win their Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income claims since 1992. She handles social security cases at the administrative level as well as appeals in the federal court system. The North Carolina State Bar has certified her as a specialist...
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Heather Paige Hodgman Jahnes
Greensboro, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Social Security Disability, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
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Mrs. Kimberly Bishop
Raleigh, NC Social Security Disability Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability
University of North Carolina School of Law
Kimberly Blackwell (maiden name) was born and raised in Salisbury, North Carolina. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and her Law Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2008, she married her husband, Malcolm F. Bishop, III. In 2012, she changed her name to Kimberly D. Bishop. Kimberly D. Bishop, Attorney at Law has dedicated her practice to Social Security Disability Law since 2009. She has appeared before Raleigh, Greensboro, Fayetteville and Charlotte Administrative Law Judges. She also has experience with the Appeals Council and Federal Court. She...
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Virginia A. Noble
Durham, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability and Military
Duke University School of Law
Ginny practices in the areas of social security and veterans disability law. The North Carolina State Bar has certified her as a specialist in social security disability law. Ginny is accredited to practice before the Department of Veterans Affairs and is admitted to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. She is also admitted to the U.S. Federal District Courts in all three North Carolina districts.
Ginny stays involved with professional organizations in her areas of practice both locally and nationally. She is a past chair of the social security disability specialization committee of the North Carolina State Bar. Ginny is...
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Karen Friedman Brod
Burlington, NC Social Security Disability Attorney
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Brod Disability Law is dedicated to Social Security law. We guide people from their initial application for Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income through every step of the appeals process. We offer free consultations, and there is no attorney fee unless the case is won.
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Patrick H. Allan
Greensboro, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of North Dakota School of Law
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Todd Oxner
Asheboro, NC Social Security Disability Attorney
Social Security Disability, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
We are experienced and aggressive workers' compensation lawyers with offices throughout North Carolina. With over 100 years of combined workers' compensation experience, a 10.0 Superb Rating on Avvo, an AV Preeminent Rating on Martindale.com, and more Board Certified Specialists in Workers' Compensation than any other law firm helping injured workers we are uniquely qualified to help in a workers' compensation claim. Whether your claim is denied, you are having difficulty with the workers' compensation adjuster, or the company doctor we are here to help. Call us and talk to a workers' compensation attorney without any cost or obligation 1-800-319-9000.
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Vance Edward Jennings
Southern Pines, NC Social Security Disability Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability
Joining Brent Adams & Associates in 2004, attorney Vance Jennings is now an owner/partner in the law firm. His practice mostly concentrates on Social Security Disability law, ERISA short and long-term disability claims, and private short and long-term disability claims.
Attorney Vance is certified by the NC State Bar as a Board Certified Specialist in Social Security Disability law. Only a select number of attorneys receive this honor.
He is a member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the North Carolina Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives. Vance speaks at...
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Laura Boneau
Fayetteville, NC Social Security Disability Attorney
Social Security Disability, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Laura was born and raised in Jacksonville, NC. In 2011, she graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She continued her education at Thomas M. Cooley Law School and graduated with a Juris Doctorate in 2013.
Laura enjoys writing, reading and engaging in community service. Laura joined the King Law Firm in 2014 and practices in the areas of workers’ compensation, personal injury litigation, and social security disability.
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Rhonda Young
Raleigh, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Social Security Disability and Family
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Rhonda Young was born and raised in North Carolina. She is an experienced courtroom litigator and practices in all areas of Family Law and Social Security Disability. Rhonda keeps clients focused on what matters – achievable results that puts the client in the best position.
Rhonda is an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association, Wake County Bar Association and 10th Judicial District. She serves on the Wake County Bar CLE Committee and the 10th Judicial District’s Fee Dispute Committee.
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Harold Lloyd King Jr
Raleigh, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability
William H. Bowen School of Law
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Robert Boneau
Fayetteville, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer
Social Security Disability, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Robert was born and raised in Jacksonville, NC. In 2011, he graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Arts in History. Robert continued his education at Thomas M. Cooley Law School and graduated with a Juris Doctorate in 2013. Robert enjoys history and remaining active in community service. Robert joined the King Law Firm in 2014 and practices in the areas of workers’ compensation, personal injury litigation, and social security disability.
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Joseph Peyton Tunstall III
Raleigh, NC Social Security Disability Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Joseph P. Tunstall is a trial lawyer through and through, having been successful in numerous personal injury, auto accident, Social Security, and workers’ comp cases, many of them before a jury. He has handled cases at both the federal and state levels, including the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Joe has tried close to 100 jury trials to verdict always representing the injured and never corporations or insurance companies in Eastern North Carolina. If you ask other lawyers who handle personal injury they know Joe tries his clients’ cases to juries. He is on the Board of Governors for the...
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Nancy Quinn
Greensboro, NC Social Security Disability Attorney with 35 years of experience
Social Security Disability, Employment, Immigration and Workers' Comp
Wake Forest University
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Brad Collins
Winston-Salem, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability
Wake Forest University School of Law
I am the co-Founding Partner of Collins Price, PLLC, a Social Security Disability Law firm in Winston-Salem, N.C. Along with my partner, Andrew Price, our disability law practice focuses primarily on helping clients access SSDI and SSI benefits.
We accept and assist clients at every stage of the process: from initial application through reconsideration, hearings and appeals. Our Social Security Disability firm is local to North Carolina with offices located throughout the state to better serve our clients.
We've assisted thousands of clients over the last decade and have a professional and capable team of case managers who have served alongside...
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David Daggett
Winston-Salem, NC Social Security Disability Attorney
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Wake Forest University School of Law
Every day at 5 a.m., David Daggett is up and running—literally. He’s a serious triathlete who has completed more than 175 triathlons, including 25 Ironman competitions. He has completed the Hawaii Ironman World Triathlon Championship seven times. David brings to his clients the same intensity and devotion that has helped him to become a world-class athlete. “To me, a lot of what I do athletically is a metaphor for what I do professionally,” he says. “Both take dedication and planning, and there are goals and finish lines.” David is the managing partner of Daggett Shuler. He has practiced personal injury...
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Justin D. Bice
Raleigh, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of South Carolina School of Law
Attorney Justin Bice is the founder and owner of Bice Law LLC, a premiere personal injury practice serving clients in both South Carolina and North Carolina. Bice Law has office locations in Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Greenville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro. Mr. Bice devotes his practice to fighting for injury victims to recover the full amount of compensation available for their injuries caused by someone else’s negligence. Bice Law handles injury claims resulting from car accidents, dog bites, slip & falls, wrongful death, and worker's compensation.
Bice Law has recovered substantial settlements and verdicts for their clients, securing the finances...
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Amelia Nicole Patton
Winston-Salem, NC Social Security Disability Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability
Wake Forest University School of Law
Amelia joined Partin, Patton and Brown in August 2003 and became a partner in January 2009. Her practice focuses in the areas of Social Security Disability and Long Term Disability. Amelia is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Social Security Disability Law. Amelia attended law school at Wake Forest University School of Law (2003) and joined Partin, Patton and Brown after her graduation. As a law student, Amelia was active in the Public Interest Law Organization and Guardian Ad Litem program. Amelia is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Bar...
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Chad Brown
Statesville, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer
301 N. Center St.
PO Box 786
Statesville, NC 28687
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability and Personal Injury
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Chad joined Partin, Patton & Brown in July 2004 and became a Partner in January 2009. His practice focuses in the areas of Social Security Disability and personal injury. Chad is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Social Security Disability Law. Chad attended law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1999) where he was an Articles and Notes Editor for the North Carolina Banking Law Institute and Journal. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable Robert F. Orr on the N.C. Supreme Court and served as an Assistant District Attorney...
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Adrian M. Lapas
Goldsboro, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Bankruptcy, Consumer and Foreclosure Defense
Wake Forest University School of Law
I have been practicing bankruptcy law and consumer law for over twenty years. In addition to looking at the relief that bankruptcy can offer, I also look for claims to assert against creditors. I will pursue claims against creditors for violations of the Fair Debt Collections Act, the North Carolina debt collection statute, Truth in Lending and RESPA violations. I also pursue mortgage servicing abuses arising under Regulation X. I am a board certified specialist in consumer bankruptcy law. I am also a two-time graduate of Max Gardner's nationally featured "bankruptcy boot camp" and have...
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Theodore Greve
Charlotte, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Social Security Disability, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
North Carolina State University
Dr. Ted Greve, a doctor and a lawyer, founded the Law Office of Ted A. Greve in 1993, which turned into Ted A. Greve & Associates, P.A. in 1995. Ted A. Greve & Associates, P.A. has turned into one of the most reputable North and South Carolina personal injury law firms with offices located in Gastonia, Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh, Monroe, Shelby, and Rock Hill, South Carolina. Dr. Ted has also expanded operations into neighboring Georgia opening offices in Augusta and Atlanta.
Dr. Ted is a platinum member of the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina. He has been happily married for...
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Amy R. Fochler
Charlotte, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(704) 243-0053
11535 Carmel Commons Blvd. Suite 101
Charlotte, NC 28226
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability, Administrative and Military
DePaul College of Law and Hope College
I am a graduate of DePaul University College of Law. After law school, I moved to Colorado and worked as a public defender for several years. Through this experience, I gained extensive advocacy skills and learned to effectively fight for my clients’ rights. In 2006, I relocated to Washington, D.C. to work for the Department of Veterans Affairs on the Board of Veterans Appeals (Board). During this time, I developed a passion for helping Veterans. Working for the VA, I learned how to effectively navigate through the VA process, fully develop claims and get positive results for Veterans....
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Jack Lezman
28226, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer
Social Security Disability, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Dayton
Attorney Jack G. Lezman is a bankruptcy & Social Security Disability lawyer who proudly serves the residents of Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Grand Rapids Michigan and he earned his Bachelor’s Degree at Michigan State University. Attorney Lezman then attended the University of Dayton where he obtained his Juris Degree in 1995 and he was admitted to practice law in the state of North Carolina. Jack Lezman has been practicing law for over 15 years and he is dedicated to protecting the rights of people who are struggling financially. If you are overwhelmed with debt or you are...
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Mr Jesse C. Brantley
Goldsboro, NC Social Security Disability Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Campbell University
Mr. Brantley is a co-founder and Partner at the law offices of Riddle & Brantley, LLP. With a proven track record obtained from representing thousands of clients throughout North Carolina, Christopher is a board-certified North Carolina State Bar Specialist in Workers’ Compensation law that is also a recipient of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum award. An honor provided to less than 1% of all trial lawyers in the United States that recognizes his achievement of obtaining a trial verdict, award or settlement in excess of $1 million or more.