FYI to those who feel may need a referral for the aid of a lawyer
advocate in dealing with SSDI claims that Social Security is
giving you the run around on.

My claim was admirably  (read THAT as efficient, knowledgeable,
up-to-date on all aspects of SSDI rules and regulations, AND also
very warm and supportive - PLUS a successful outcome <Ya can't ask
better than THAT!) handled by firm of Kennedy and Asociates, Inc.

It made no differece that I live in Los Angeles and Kennedy was
out of the Mid West.
All the paperwork was done via FAX , email, or snail mail, and
once the case was i court, Kennedy sent out here a CRACKER JACK of
an attorney and in a matter of minutes she'd won me back SSDI, and
all the past-due money  which SSDI owed me.

I cannot speak highly enough of Kennedy and Associates.   They can
be contacted at:

Kennedy and Assoc.
6732  W. 173rd Street
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(800) 637-0593

By the way, I am not an employee of Kennedy and Assoc., and
receive no monetary reward of any kind for this referral.

Barb Mallut
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From: Brenda Ambuehl <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, November 07, 1999 8:57 AM
Subject: Thanks, Jane!


>Thanks Jane,  for your advice...however, I belong to the New
Parkinson's group at
>OHSU and know Vickie well.  Announced at the last meeting my job
problem, but she
>didn't offer any advice.  I'll call her about the lawyer
advocate, however, since
>I'm thinking I might be using one.  Glad to have her e-mail
address as well.
>
>Tell me, did you apply for disability or are you working again?
They tell me you
>are nearly always turned down the lst time around, and that an
attorney advocating
>your case helps the second time around.  Problem is I really
don't know if I want
>to retire quite yet!!
>
>So you are from K falls?  I knew a Lynnette Lyon and a LuAnne
Kandra years ago at
>Lewis & Clark College ('59). One was from Melin  or Malin? and
one from K Falls
>area.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Brenda
>
>
>JaneRoss wrote:
>
>> Brenda, Your post to the list caught my eye because it is from
Oregon. Not
>> because I know anything about Social Security because I don't.
I was never
>> able to prove I was disabled yet, when I quit working.  But I
think you can
>> find someone who can help you. Call Vickie Larkins at the
Information and
>> Referral Center. OHSU.  There is a lawyer advocate I think his
last name is
>> Nye who is very good at helping PWP.  She will know his full
name.
>>
>> If you have trouble speaking on the phone Vickie has email at
the same
>> office [log in to unmask]
>>
>> Goodluck and let me know how it comes out.
>>
>> >I'm a newcomer to this site and also to Parkinson's, diagnosed
only 1 1/2
>> >years
>> >ago, and out of the 104 messages in my inbox this afternoon, I
found yours to
>> >be the most inspiring Randy.  Good luck with your goals.
>> >
>> >I too have problem with my voice (my major complaint at the
moment), other
>> >than
>> >also losing my job at year's end.  I've been riffed from
Kaiser Permanente
>> >(US's largest HMO) here in Portland OR due to financial crunch
(they say).  As
>> >secretary in their Call Center, I was finding the .5 FTE to be
too stressful
>> >for words!  I'm interested in how many others find work
stressful and how they
>> >handle it.  I'm fine if left to my own devices to work on
projects one at a
>> >time--but as a secretary, it's not very realistic... one is
always juggled 10
>> >balls at once.  I have one or two more opportunities at Kaiser
and then I may
>> >have to go for a disability. My doctor is willing to sign the
paper, I just am
>> >not prepared yet to do so.   I celebrated my big 60 just this
past week!
>> >That
>> >plus the PD makes me an unlikely job candidate.
>> >
>> >Anyway, I'd be interested in corresponding with anyone who is
fairly new to
>> >this disease, has any experiences with disability insurance in
US or is from
>> >the Pacific NW.
>> >
>> >Cheers,
>> >
>> >Brenda Ambuehl
>> >[log in to unmask]
>> >age 60,
>>
>> >
>>
>> jjjane
>>
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