Illinois Social Security Disability Lawyers

If you are thinking about applying for Social Security disability in Illinois, then you should weigh the benefits of hiring an attorney. An experienced Social Security disability lawyer can significantly improve the odds that your case will be approved.

Social Security data from Illinois reveals that 37% of the Social Security disability claims are denied on average. Of course, most applicants that have been denied on their first attempt appeal the decision. However, the chances of approval are even worse in the first phase of the appeals process, which is formally known as reconsideration.

The vast majority of claimants will have to wait until their hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) to have a significant chance of approval.

Illinois has 5 Hearing Offices where you can go to have your case heard by an ALJ. They are listed in the above table.

Most successful Social Security disability claims are approved during the hearing, largely because the ALJs have more leeway in the way they handle claims and can actually see and hear you while you present evidence of your disability.

Overall, 42% of Illinois disability hearings result in an disability benefits being awarded.

On average, Illinois residents wait 508 days for their hearing before an ALJ. Some Hearing Offices are more favorable than others.

Disability Statistics for Illinois

Office	Judges	Avg. Hearing Wait Time	Average Processing Time	Avg. Dispositions Per Day Per ALJ	Cases Dismissed	Cases Approved	Cases Denied
Oak Brook	10	16 months	543 days	1.87	17%	25%	58%
Peoria	9	14 months	503 days	1.93	30%	43%	28%
Orland Park	14	12 months	442 days	1.72	0%	50%	50%
Chicago	13	15 months	521 days	1.80	33%	33%	33%
Evanston	12	15 months	532 days	1.66	23%	61%	16%
All Illinois	0	14 months	508 days	1.80	21%	42%	37%

All Administrative Law Judges in Illinois

Judge	City of Operation	Full Favorable	Part Favorable	Total ALJ Dispositions	Total Awards	Total Decisions	Total Denials	Total Dispositions
Janet Akers	Orland Park	8	7	41	15	32	17	41
Jose Anglada	Chicago	42	11	124	53	105	52	124
Paul R Armstrong	Chicago	37	15	188	52	163	111	188
Robert C Asbille	Evanston	46	10	107	56	90	34	107
Bonny S Barezky	Chicago	50	5	99	55	74	19	99
Lovert F Bassett	Evanston	58	5	109	63	84	21	109
Cynthia M Bretthauer	Evanston	36	2	89	38	77	39	89
David R Bruce	Orland Park	65	8	135	73	115	42	135
Janice M Bruning	Oak Brook	67	13	206	80	189	109	206
Margaret A Carey	Chicago	21	16	138	37	103	66	138
Kimberly S Cromer	Oak Brook	48	15	134	63	106	43	134
Daniel Dadabo	Evanston	72	7	138	79	134	55	138
Sandra R DiMaggio Wallis	Chicago	12	1	99	13	34	21	34
Deborah E Ellis	Orland Park	14	12	122	26	103	77	122
Myriam C Fernandez Rice	Chicago	3	3	121	6	12	6	12
Victoria A Ferrer	Oak Brook	16	4	109	20	54	34	77
Victoria A Ferrer	Orland Park	1	1	109	2	3	1	4
Joel G Fina	Oak Brook	32	14	101	46	78	32	101
Bernadette Freeman	Oak Brook	45	7	77	52	63	11	77
George Gaffaney	Chicago	52	7	155	59	112	53	155
Jordan Garelick	Chicago	45	11	144	56	117	61	144
Deborah M Giesen	Orland Park	38	5	153	43	131	88	153
Theodore W Grippo	Chicago	59	7	172	66	136	70	172
Michael Hellman	Orland Park	37	4	96	41	80	39	96
Jessica Inouye	Evanston	25	10	97	35	68	33	97
Lana Johnson	Evanston	26	15	86	41	76	35	86
Matthew Johnson	Orland Park	56	8	135	64	107	43	135
Kathleen Kadlec	Orland Park	41	21	137	62	117	55	137
Roxanne J Kelsey	Oak Brook	42	3	94	45	86	41	94
Patricia Kendall	Evanston	34	5	68	39	54	15	68
Jr., William J King	Chicago	39	12	113	51	77	26	113
Henry Kramzyk	Chicago	32	5	133	37	111	74	133
Bill Laskaris	Chicago	22	10	107	32	74	42	107
Lee Lewin	Evanston	40	9	102	49	87	38	102
Michael Logan	Chicago	52	9	94	61	85	24	94
Robert V Luetkenhaus	Peoria	28	12	132	40	112	72	132
William J Mackowiak	Oak Brook	85	9	151	94	137	43	151
Denise M Martin	Chicago	30	13	97	43	72	29	97
John Martin	Chicago	39	19	114	58	93	35	114
Nathan Mellman	Chicago	13	16	112	29	87	58	112
Barry A Miller	Evanston	56	8	111	64	97	33	111
John P Mills III	Peoria	31	14	145	45	129	84	145
Kim Soo Nagle	Chicago	1	3	80	4	10	6	10
Beverly S Parkhurst	Chicago	25	1	62	26	38	12	62
Michael Pendola	Orland Park	39	5	83	44	68	24	83
Kevin Plunkett	Evanston	30	2	93	32	71	39	93
John Pope	Chicago	0	0	2	0	2	2	2
Mary Ann Poulose	Chicago	43	12	129	55	111	56	129
Gerard J Rickert	Peoria	6	3	40	9	39	30	40
Brian Saame	Chicago	16	1	25	17	23	6	25
Thomas J Sanzi	Chicago	13	4	82	17	67	50	82
James Satterwhite	Chicago	0	0	129	0	0	0	1
Karen Sayon	Orland Park	51	15	158	66	126	60	158
Robert H Schwartz	Peoria	18	15	111	33	100	67	111
Anne Sharrard	Chicago	25	8	112	33	82	49	112
David Skidmore	Chicago	59	6	118	65	99	34	118
Jennifer Smiley	Orland Park	47	10	123	57	102	45	123
Gregory Smith	Orland Park	78	9	160	87	145	58	160
Deanna L Sokolski	Chicago	20	14	99	34	70	36	99
William Spalo	Oak Brook	23	8	76	31	59	28	76
Edward P Studzinski	Oak Brook	32	12	151	44	125	81	151
Carla Suffi	Chicago	51	3	109	54	78	24	109
Patricia W Supergan	Orland Park	28	2	72	30	53	23	72
Steven H Templin	Oak Brook	24	2	36	26	35	9	36
David W Thompson	Peoria	32	9	128	41	104	63	128
Sherry D Thompson	Orland Park	0	0	6	0	2	2	3
Kevin Vodak	Evanston	25	9	104	34	84	50	104
Laurie Wardell	Chicago	24	16	159	40	132	92	159
James D Wascher	Evanston	33	5	72	38	64	26	72
William Wenzel	Chicago	21	1	36	22	28	6	36
Shreese M Wilson	Peoria	29	16	120	45	94	49	120
Kathleen Winters	Peoria	15	3	126	18	107	89	126
Luke Woltering	Chicago	26	16	113	42	96	54	113
John M Wood	Peoria	36	1	106	37	78	41	106
Susan F Zapf	Peoria	32	15	118	47	100	53	118

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