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Portland, Oregon, Social Security Attorney

Do you love music? I do. I am a jazz fan and general music lover, and see my approach to Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income law most easily as a musical metaphor.

A jazz concert or opera performance requires months of diligent preparation, and passionate follow-through from beginning to end. Hundreds of hours of practice and preparation are needed for a flawless 90-minute performance.

Likewise, the proper and effective handling of a Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income case can take months and, in the case of repeated denials and appeals, years. Yet often, an attorney has approximately one hour to present a case in an advanced appeal hearing.

When the hour of "performance" arrives, we are ready. At the Social Security law firm of Richard A. Sly, Attorney at Law, we will work tirelessly on your case by:

  • Getting timely information from your doctor
  • Working with the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Obtaining hearsay evidence in support of you claim, including written material from friends, neighbors, family members and co-workers and former co-workers

The Social Security Administration Is Infamous for Denying Claims

For varying and not fully understood reasons, the Social Security Administration denies 65 percent of all new claims. Successful claims increase in number as the appeals process is followed.

We have fought for clients' right to Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for over 30 years, and our goal is to win for you the regular benefit payments you deserve the first time through. If your claim is denied, we will fight through each layer of the Social Security Administration's appeals process so that you obtain the regular income payments that are yours by right of law and by right of the money you have contributed to the system.

Contact Us

If you have questions regarding Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income law, contact a Social Security disability lawyer at the law firm of Richard A. Sly, Attorney at Law. We offer free initial consultations, are conveniently located in downtown Portland near public transportation, and work exclusively on a contingency fee basis, so that you pay nothing out of pocket. Contact our office online or call us at 503-224-0436.