NEWS UPDATE: Social Security has decided to discontinue its "Mystery ALJ" Policy, which prevented disabled people from learning the name of the ALJ who is assigned to hear their case until the day of the hearing. Social Security announced on Monday, April 1, 2013:
Beginning on April 20, the agency will resume disclosing the name of the ALJ assigned to a hearing when it sends out a Notice of Hearing. (Note: Under our rules, we must send out this Notice at least twenty days before the hearing, but typically we send it out 60-90 days prior to the hearing.)
In addition, beginning on April 20, we will add the ALJ's name to the Appointed Representative Services (ARS) internet application.

The Law Office of John L. Roberts is among the offices that participate in Social Security's Appointed Representative Services internet service for the claimants we represent.

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60 million people who receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) can now immediately request and receive benefit verification online. Beneficiaries can also access their payment history and earnings record, start or change direct deposit, and change their address using their My Social Security account. People who don't currently receive benefits can create a My Social Security account and quickly receive their online Social Security Statement. Anyone age18 and over can sign up for an account.

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Your case deserves the representation provided by an attorney.
Side effects of medication, such as chemotherapy and radiation treatment, can cause disabling impairments. The disability may be difficult to see and understand. A Social Security Disability attorney can help explain your claim:

 

Physical pain can be disabling, but the medical evidence and your testimony must be presented so the Social Security decisionmakers understand you cannot work:

 

 

Results obtained by our clients cannot be expected in any other case. Your case is unique, with facts and circumstances that apply only to your case. You cannot expect the same results achieved in any other case.

 

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Although we would like to help everyone, we limit our services to the people who live in in the cities and towns near our office.
To provide you with the attention that you deserve, our service area includes only Hampden County, Massachusetts and the towns of Enfield, Granby, Somers, Stafford, and Suffield, Connecticut.
If you live here, call for a free case evaluation.
We serve disabled people who have applied for Disability Benefits at these Social Security District Offices:

	Holyoke District Office 200 High Street Holyoke, MA 01040 1-877-480-4989 Map
	Springfield District Office 70 Bond Street Springfield, MA 01104 1-866-964-5061 Map
	Hartford District Office 960 Main St. 2nd Floor Hartford, CT 06103 1-877-619-2851 Map

Find your local Social Security District Office
We serve people who appeal their claims to Administrative Law Judges in The Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) in Springfield, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut:

	Hartford Hearings Office 135 High Street - Room 331 Hartford, CT 06013 (866) 931-2878 Map
	SpringfieldHearings Office 1441 Main Street- Suite 450 Springfield, MA 01103 (866) 964-5058 Map

We represent people who need to appeal their claim to U.S. District Court in Springfield, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut.

	US District Court 300 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts
	US District Court 450 Main Street Hartford, Connecticut