Michigan Social Security Disability Lawyers

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If you are thinking about applying for Social Security disability in Michigan, 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 Michigan reveals that 29% 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.

Michigan has 7 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, 50% of Michigan disability hearings result in an disability benefits being awarded.

On average, Michigan residents wait 503 days for their hearing before an ALJ. Some Hearing Offices are more favorable than others.

Disability Statistics for Michigan

Office	Judges	Avg. Hearing Wait Time	Average Processing Time	Avg. Dispositions Per Day Per ALJ	Cases Dismissed	Cases Approved	Cases Denied
Detroit	13	11 months	403 days	2.13	23%	54%	23%
Mount Pleasant	8	17 months	586 days	2.41	33%	54%	13%
Livonia	11	16 months	506 days	2.09	21%	41%	39%
Lansing	8	15 months	494 days	2.30	18%	61%	21%
Oak Park	11	14 months	494 days	2.12	18%	33%	48%
Flint	8	13 months	507 days	2.01	17%	60%	23%
Grand Rapids	8	16 months	531 days	2.53	16%	51%	33%
All Michigan	0	15 months	72 days	2.23	21%	50%	29%

All Administrative Law Judges in Michigan

Judge	City of Operation	Full Favorable	Part Favorable	Total ALJ Dispositions	Total Awards	Total Decisions	Total Denials	Total Dispositions
Janet L Alaga-Gadigian	Oak Park	48	9	125	57	106	49	125
Christopher Ambrose	Lansing	56	5	107	61	85	24	107
B. L Blair	Livonia	53	13	118	66	95	29	118
Lawrence E Blatnik	Lansing	40	4	81	44	57	13	81
Brian Burgtorf	Mount Pleasant	31	14	174	45	143	98	174
Lauren G Burstein	Detroit	9	4	58	13	39	26	58
Robert J Chavez	Lansing	36	1	86	37	54	17	86
Laura Chess	Mount Pleasant	38	17	100	55	83	28	100
Timothy J Christensen	Oak Park	33	8	112	41	90	49	112
Michael S Condon	Grand Rapids	31	15	153	46	117	71	153
Mary S Connolly	Livonia	84	3	147	87	117	30	147
Beth J Contorer	Oak Park	52	11	117	63	98	35	117
Donald G D'Amato	Livonia	89	4	172	93	148	55	172
Adam Dale	Mount Pleasant	67	3	181	70	155	85	181
Kari Deming	Oak Park	73	8	149	81	127	46	149
Allison Dietz	Detroit	34	15	162	49	137	88	162
John Dodson	Livonia	72	2	142	74	116	42	142
Michael R Dunn	Flint	29	9	87	38	70	32	87
Kevin W Fallis	Flint	15	16	113	31	89	58	113
Ramona L Fernandez	Livonia	70	4	131	74	108	34	131
Rita E Foley	Detroit	42	15	100	57	83	26	100
Martha M Gasparovich	Livonia	35	5	102	40	78	38	102
Donna J Grit	Grand Rapids	37	10	138	47	113	66	138
Dawn M Gruenburg	Oak Park	89	16	163	105	135	30	163
Carol Guyton	Detroit	28	10	88	38	70	32	88
Jacqueline Y Hall-Keith	Oak Park	41	2	82	43	62	19	82
Cynthia S Harmon	Grand Rapids	54	20	158	74	138	64	158
Ronald Herman	Oak Park	88	5	145	93	128	35	145
Virginia Herring	Oak Park	28	12	148	40	131	91	148
Kevin Himebaugh	Grand Rapids	65	7	168	72	138	66	168
Paul W Jones	Lansing	52	5	193	57	175	118	193
James J Kent	Lansing	77	14	191	91	157	66	191
David Kurtz	Flint	36	15	125	51	112	61	125
Roy E LaRoche Jr.	Detroit	24	8	140	32	124	92	140
Jan Leventer	Detroit	118	3	147	121	132	11	147
Mikel Lupisella	Mount Pleasant	54	9	127	63	100	37	127
Patrick J MacLean	Livonia	42	8	123	50	93	43	123
Colleen M Mamelka	Lansing	55	9	171	64	143	79	171
Jr., David A Mason	Livonia	19	7	75	26	54	28	75
Christopher J Mattia	Flint	45	10	137	55	107	52	137
Dennis M Matulewicz	Livonia	106	12	191	118	170	52	191
Patricia S McKay	Oak Park	21	5	98	26	69	43	98
Manh H Nguyen	Mount Pleasant	39	15	137	54	113	59	137
JoErin O'Leary	Mount Pleasant	61	13	152	74	129	55	152
Margaret ODonnell	Flint	24	17	104	41	86	45	104
Nicholas M Ohanesian	Grand Rapids	68	8	165	76	136	60	165
Melody Paige	Oak Park	30	16	98	46	72	26	98
Nicole Quandt	Flint	32	13	127	45	110	65	127
John J Rabaut	Detroit	18	2	57	20	38	18	57
Dennis Raterink	Grand Rapids	56	25	145	81	117	36	145
David Read	Lansing	64	14	157	78	133	55	157
William G Reamon	Grand Rapids	31	12	143	43	117	74	143
Amy L Rosenberg	Lansing	47	4	99	51	74	23	99
Timothy C Scallen	Oak Park	62	6	136	68	111	43	136
Andrew G Sloss	Flint	19	9	128	28	106	78	128
Anthony R Smereka	Livonia	57	11	154	68	123	55	154
Sarah R Smisek	Grand Rapids	42	10	124	52	100	48	124
Regina Sobrino	Flint	20	37	126	57	105	48	126
Robert J Tjapkes	Mount Pleasant	35	27	183	62	154	92	183
Therese Tobin	Detroit	34	1	152	35	123	88	152
Joy Turner	Detroit	57	3	97	60	86	26	97
Jeanne M VanderHeide	Detroit	60	17	160	77	134	57	160
Melissa Warner	Livonia	0	0	101	0	1	1	2
Latanya White Richards	Detroit	50	15	163	65	141	76	163
Crystal L White-Simmons	Detroit	41	16	169	57	147	90	169
Elias Xenos	Detroit	36	11	139	47	110	63	139
Sarah Zimmerman	Mount Pleasant	20	6	85	26	67	41	85

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