Missouri Social Security Disability Lawyers
If you are thinking about applying for Social Security disability in Missouri, 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 Missouri reveals that 52% 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.
Missouri 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, 30% of Missouri disability hearings result in an disability benefits being awarded.
On average, Missouri residents wait 550 days for their hearing before an ALJ. Some Hearing Offices are more favorable than others.
Office | Judges | Avg. Hearing Wait Time | Average Processing Time | Avg. Dispositions Per Day Per ALJ | Cases Dismissed | Cases Approved | Cases Denied |
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Creve Coeur | 12 | 18 months | 591 days | 2.08 | 24% | 19% | 57% |
Columbia | 6 | 17 months | 563 days | 0.94 | 31% | 36% | 33% |
St. Louis | 12 | 17 months | 587 days | 1.60 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Kansas City | 13 | 12 months | 422 days | 1.68 | 16% | 52% | 32% |
Springfield | 11 | 18 months | 586 days | 1.73 | 19% | 40% | 41% |
All Missouri | 0 | 16 months | 110 days | 1.61 | 18% | 30% | 52% |
Judge | City of Operation | Full Favorable | Part Favorable | Total ALJ Dispositions | Total Awards | Total Decisions | Total Denials | Total Dispositions |
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Chandreka Allen | Creve Coeur | 27 | 4 | 131 | 31 | 100 | 69 | 131 |
Thomas Auble | St. Louis | 32 | 9 | 142 | 41 | 107 | 66 | 142 |
Robin J Barber | Creve Coeur | 45 | 7 | 109 | 52 | 83 | 31 | 109 |
Janice E Barnes-Williams | Kansas City | 14 | 6 | 74 | 20 | 55 | 35 | 74 |
A. Benton | St. Louis | 33 | 17 | 147 | 50 | 114 | 64 | 147 |
Debra Bice | St. Louis | 13 | 7 | 55 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 55 |
Carol L Boorady | Columbia | 38 | 12 | 147 | 50 | 121 | 71 | 147 |
Mark A Brown | St. Louis | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
Benjamin Burton | St. Louis | 47 | 3 | 146 | 50 | 118 | 68 | 146 |
Robert M Butler | St. Louis | 62 | 6 | 105 | 68 | 82 | 14 | 105 |
Daniel S Campbell | St. Louis | 55 | 1 | 113 | 56 | 81 | 25 | 113 |
Thomas Cheffins | Springfield | 37 | 8 | 185 | 45 | 144 | 99 | 185 |
Mark A Clayton | Springfield | 23 | 3 | 94 | 26 | 74 | 48 | 94 |
Michael Comisky | Kansas City | 38 | 1 | 129 | 39 | 97 | 58 | 129 |
Christine A Cooke | Kansas City | 28 | 2 | 74 | 30 | 59 | 29 | 74 |
Roosevelt Currie | St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Joan H Deans | Kansas City | 30 | 3 | 123 | 33 | 84 | 51 | 123 |
Henry DeWoskin | Creve Coeur | 24 | 12 | 126 | 36 | 96 | 60 | 126 |
Sandra R DiMaggio Wallis | St. Louis | 1 | 1 | 99 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
John M Dowling | St. Louis | 28 | 5 | 130 | 33 | 96 | 63 | 130 |
Joseph R Doyle | St. Louis | 34 | 7 | 130 | 41 | 102 | 61 | 130 |
Jo Ann L Draper | Springfield | 24 | 10 | 141 | 34 | 108 | 74 | 141 |
Diana Erickson | Kansas City | 51 | 16 | 144 | 67 | 125 | 58 | 144 |
Jerry Faust | St. Louis | 32 | 9 | 105 | 41 | 88 | 47 | 105 |
Perry L Franklin | Springfield | 47 | 7 | 125 | 54 | 103 | 49 | 125 |
James F Gillet | Springfield | 20 | 2 | 60 | 22 | 55 | 33 | 60 |
Scot Gulick | Kansas City | 25 | 6 | 110 | 31 | 83 | 52 | 110 |
Bradley Hanan | Creve Coeur | 100 | 4 | 181 | 104 | 145 | 41 | 181 |
Stephen M Hanekamp | St. Louis | 33 | 5 | 89 | 38 | 65 | 27 | 89 |
Pearline Hardy | St. Louis | 62 | 12 | 148 | 74 | 102 | 28 | 148 |
Mattie Harvin-Woode | St. Louis | 32 | 4 | 83 | 36 | 64 | 28 | 83 |
Joseph L Heimann | St. Louis | 45 | 5 | 129 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 129 |
Walter R Hellums | St. Louis | 32 | 8 | 164 | 40 | 134 | 94 | 164 |
Richard Hopkins | Creve Coeur | 40 | 7 | 138 | 47 | 101 | 54 | 138 |
Victor L Horton | Springfield | 21 | 3 | 104 | 24 | 89 | 65 | 104 |
Lori Imsland | Creve Coeur | 52 | 8 | 166 | 60 | 124 | 64 | 166 |
Katherine Jecklin | St. Louis | 20 | 1 | 135 | 21 | 102 | 81 | 135 |
P. H Jung | Kansas City | 25 | 4 | 90 | 29 | 59 | 30 | 90 |
Christal Key | Creve Coeur | 66 | 8 | 205 | 74 | 170 | 96 | 205 |
Sherianne Laba | Creve Coeur | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Sherianne Laba | Kansas City | 8 | 1 | 76 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 29 |
Sherianne Laba | Springfield | 0 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
Sherianne Laba | St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mary J Leary | Springfield | 51 | 7 | 179 | 58 | 149 | 91 | 179 |
Dennis LeBlanc | Columbia | 45 | 8 | 128 | 53 | 100 | 47 | 128 |
Michael A Lehr | Kansas City | 59 | 8 | 116 | 67 | 94 | 27 | 116 |
Lisa Leslie | St. Louis | 25 | 14 | 115 | 39 | 91 | 52 | 115 |
Robert A Lynch | Springfield | 29 | 2 | 72 | 31 | 60 | 29 | 72 |
Jack D McCarthy | Kansas City | 35 | 17 | 84 | 52 | 83 | 31 | 84 |
Christina Y Mein | Kansas City | 23 | 6 | 111 | 29 | 86 | 57 | 111 |
Trina Mengesha-Brown | St. Louis | 35 | 12 | 137 | 47 | 95 | 48 | 137 |
Gerald Meyr | Columbia | 34 | 8 | 133 | 42 | 106 | 64 | 133 |
Patrick H Morrison | Springfield | 34 | 3 | 105 | 37 | 92 | 55 | 105 |
Koren Mueller | Creve Coeur | 20 | 5 | 110 | 25 | 80 | 55 | 110 |
Alexis Murdock | Creve Coeur | 6 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 14 |
Alexis Murdock | Springfield | 8 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
Mark Naggi | Kansas City | 53 | 4 | 92 | 57 | 81 | 24 | 90 |
Robert G O' Blennis | Creve Coeur | 28 | 9 | 131 | 37 | 100 | 63 | 131 |
Jason Panek | St. Louis | 32 | 14 | 118 | 46 | 95 | 49 | 118 |
Gerardo R Pico | Columbia | 3 | 1 | 101 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
Nathaniel Plucker | St. Louis | 28 | 10 | 86 | 38 | 70 | 32 | 86 |
Kathryn Preston | St. Louis | 31 | 19 | 114 | 50 | 96 | 46 | 114 |
Vicky Ruth | Columbia | 28 | 10 | 140 | 38 | 103 | 65 | 140 |
James Satterwhite | St. Louis | 42 | 9 | 129 | 51 | 111 | 60 | 128 |
Richard N Staples | Kansas City | 36 | 4 | 116 | 40 | 79 | 39 | 116 |
Brian M Steger | St. Louis | 50 | 9 | 174 | 59 | 127 | 68 | 174 |
Barbara von Euler | St. Louis | 45 | 18 | 131 | 63 | 103 | 40 | 131 |
William Wallis | St. Louis | 27 | 5 | 55 | 32 | 43 | 11 | 55 |
Kelli Wingate Campbell | Columbia | 42 | 9 | 127 | 51 | 104 | 53 | 127 |
Karen Winn | Creve Coeur | 51 | 9 | 154 | 60 | 114 | 54 | 154 |