Social Security Disability Attorney in East Orange, New Jersey

Get an East Orange SSI/SSD Lawyer to help you receive Disability Benefits

Many people each year lose their job and their income due to a disability. Social Security benefits can help you provide for your family when you are unable to work due to illness or injury. SSI disability payments can be used to pay your living expenses as well as any medical bills. An experienced social security disability attorney can help you file your claim so you can begin receiving SSI disability benefits and regain your independence.

To file for social security benefits in Essex County, contact the East Orange Social Security Administration office at:


Or call the Social Security Administration's national toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213.

When a person becomes ill, or suffers an injury that keeps them from working and earning an income, they may decide to file for social security disability benefits. The basic qualification is that the illness or injury is so severe that the worker is unable to work a full-time job for at least one year. While a doctor may make this diagnosis and be willing to fill out a form or write a statement for the SSA supporting his diagnosis, this is not enough to get approved for disability benefits.

This is because the SSA bases their decision on several factors, not just the medical condition. They will look at the age of the person and determine if they can be retrained for a job that is not affected by their disability, like a desk job for someone who cannot stand. Usually a younger person, under the age of fifty, is considered more trainable so younger workers have to have a greater degree of disability than older workers. Other factors are the education level and occupational history of the applicant. A worker with more education and experience, such as a person who has computer skills, may have more job opportunities than a high school drop out with no skills. In these cases even if they had the same condition, the SSA might deny the educated and skilled applicant while granting the second person disability benefits. Because so many different factors are involved, many people today work with disability attorneys when filing a SSI or SSDI application for benefits.

East Orange, New Jersey Disability Benefits
Did you know that New Jersey has some interesting laws regarding driving? One law requires drivers to warn those they pass on the highway, before they pass. Another goes into more detail, insisting that drivers must honk whenever they pass another car, skater, bicyclist, or even a skateboarder. And when you need to fuel up, you can’t even pump your own gas, a task the rest of the country has done for decades.

 A visitor to the state could get into trouble very quickly if they tried to gas up or failed to honk when they passed another car. Often it is the laws or rules that we are unfamiliar with that can cause us trouble or aggravation. The same is true for applying for social security disability benefits. The basic qualification is easy to understand, you must be unable to work for at least twelve months due to an illness or injury. But there are many other factors that are taken into consideration and each year many deserving people are denied disability benefits. There are experienced social security disability attorneys in East Orange and in surrounding towns like Irvington, Union, and Maplewood who can help you file your SSI or SSDI application with Social Security. They will make sure that your claim is correct and complete.

Free or Low Cost Medical Care near East Orange, New Jersey
There are medical clinics near East Orange that can help people who are receiving disability benefits.


You can also be represented by a social security disability lawyer if you reside in Orange, Irvington, Glen Ridge, Belleville, Bloomfield, Newark, Harrison, Montclair, Maplewood, Kearny, Nutley, Hillside, Vauxhall, Verona, Millburn, Union, Lyndhurst, Essex Fells, Upper Montclair, Livingston, Roseland, Short Hills and surrounding areas.