Indiana Social Security Disability Lawyers

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If you are thinking about applying for Social Security disability in Indiana, 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 Indiana 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.

Indiana has 4 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, 43% of Indiana disability hearings result in an disability benefits being awarded.

On average, Indiana residents wait 526 days for their hearing before an ALJ. Some Hearing Offices are more favorable than others.

Disability Statistics for Indiana

Office	Judges	Avg. Hearing Wait Time	Average Processing Time	Avg. Dispositions Per Day Per ALJ	Cases Dismissed	Cases Approved	Cases Denied
Valparaiso	12	15 months	538 days	1.95	22%	44%	35%
Fort Wayne	6	12 months	433 days	2.03	23%	24%	53%
Evansville	7	16 months	543 days	2.26	22%	34%	44%
Indianapolis	13	18 months	589 days	2.25	11%	71%	18%
All Indiana	0	15 months	132 days	2.12	19%	43%	37%

All Administrative Law Judges in Indiana

Judge	City of Operation	Full Favorable	Part Favorable	Total ALJ Dispositions	Total Awards	Total Decisions	Total Denials	Total Dispositions
Genevieve Adamo	Fort Wayne	23	16	121	39	107	68	121
Belinda J Brown	Indianapolis	51	1	96	52	85	33	96
John Carlton	Fort Wayne	27	12	116	39	101	62	116
Blanca B de la Torre	Indianapolis	42	6	83	48	77	29	83
Jeffrey L Eastham	Evansville	34	18	178	52	150	98	178
Kathleen Fischer	Valparaiso	38	14	131	52	115	63	131
Leeanne Foster	Valparaiso	19	9	96	28	72	44	96
Stuart T Janney	Evansville	36	13	137	49	117	68	137
Marc Jones	Valparaiso	17	7	139	24	120	96	139
Ronald T Jordan	Indianapolis	67	4	128	71	100	29	128
Stephanie Katich	Fort Wayne	39	3	113	42	96	54	113
Edward Kristof	Valparaiso	40	11	105	51	91	40	105
Teresa A Kroenecke	Indianapolis	51	15	157	66	142	76	157
Monica LaPolt	Indianapolis	59	4	108	63	95	32	108
Robert Long	Valparaiso	29	10	111	39	94	55	111
James E MacDonald	Valparaiso	40	27	135	67	107	40	135
Daniel J Mages	Indianapolis	58	7	120	65	104	39	120
Cindy Martin	Valparaiso	59	7	138	66	115	49	138
Kevin R Martin	Evansville	70	3	122	73	96	23	122
Terry Miller	Fort Wayne	52	5	96	57	77	20	96
Trina Moore	Valparaiso	43	14	134	57	121	64	134
Jody H Odell	Indianapolis	72	1	152	73	124	51	152
Matthias D Onderak	Evansville	48	1	91	49	81	32	91
William D Pierson	Fort Wayne	40	4	121	44	94	50	121
Fredric Roberson	Fort Wayne	43	11	151	54	134	80	151
Romona Scales	Valparaiso	12	10	73	22	52	30	73
Jeanette Schrand	Valparaiso	21	14	120	35	104	69	120
Michael Scurry	Evansville	61	4	145	65	125	60	145
Mario G Silva	Valparaiso	49	19	120	68	104	36	118
Charles J Thorbjornsen	Valparaiso	16	4	83	20	67	47	83
Timothy Turner	Indianapolis	66	4	137	70	113	43	137
Shelette Veal	Indianapolis	78	5	149	83	128	45	149
Albert J Velasquez	Indianapolis	93	6	174	99	145	46	174
Kevin Walker	Indianapolis	33	8	172	41	145	104	172
T. Whitaker	Indianapolis	55	4	135	59	105	46	135
Gladys Whitfield	Indianapolis	61	6	112	67	84	17	112
Michael S Worrall	Evansville	49	14	145	63	120	57	145
Jason R Yoder	Evansville	47	8	116	55	94	39	116

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