When a serious medical condition prevents you from continuing to work, the loss of income can create significant pressure for you and your family. At the same time, you may be dealing with treatment, medications, changing symptoms, and uncertainty about whether you will be able to return to your job.
Kenneth G. Marks Law Firm helps people in Irvine pursue Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Our practice is devoted exclusively to Social Security disability law, and we bring more than 40 years of legal experience to the clients we represent.
We assist with disability claims, appeals, medical and employment evidence, Social Security paperwork, and other issues that can affect a claim. Our role is to understand how your condition limits your ability to work and help present those limitations clearly.
If you are looking for an Irvine Social Security disability lawyer, contact Kenneth G. Marks Law Firm for a free consultation. Attorney fees are contingent on successfully obtaining benefits and are subject to Social Security Administration approval.
Need Help With Your SSDI or SSI Claim?
If a medical condition is keeping you from working, we can review your situation and explain how Kenneth G. Marks Law Firm may be able to help.
How We Help Irvine Residents With Disability Claims
People seek disability benefits because of many different physical and mental health conditions.
Some are dealing with chronic back or joint problems. Others have neurological disorders, autoimmune diseases, heart or lung conditions, cancer, severe migraines, mental health conditions, or several medical problems at the same time.
What matters is not simply the name of the diagnosis. We want to understand how the condition affects your ability to function throughout a normal workday.
Our representation may include:
- Reviewing your Social Security disability claim
- Examining medical records and treatment history
- Reviewing your prior employment and job duties
- Identifying issues that may affect the claim
- Helping document physical or mental limitations
- Preparing and submitting required forms and records
- Communicating with Social Security regarding your case
- Representing you throughout the disability process
Every claim is different. We look at the client’s health, treatment, work background, symptoms, and limitations rather than approaching disability cases as though they are interchangeable.
Irvine Workers May Face Less Visible Barriers to Continued Employment
Irvine has a large and varied business community that includes professional and technical services, healthcare, manufacturing, wholesale trade, office-based businesses, and many other industries. The City of Irvine’s current business-license database reflects more than 23,000 licensed or in-process businesses across a broad range of sectors.
For many Irvine workers, the demands of a job may not involve heavy physical labor. That does not mean a serious medical condition cannot make the work impossible to sustain.
A software employee, accountant, manager, analyst, engineer, administrative worker, or other professional may need to concentrate for long periods, manage detailed information, meet deadlines, communicate with coworkers or clients, use a computer throughout the day, and maintain regular attendance.
A condition such as severe migraines, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, neuropathy, or the side effects of medication may interfere with those requirements.
Someone may still be able to answer an email, attend an appointment, or use a computer for a short period while being unable to perform those activities consistently throughout a full work schedule.
That distinction can matter in a disability claim.
Physical Limitations Can Affect Irvine Workers Too
Although Irvine is known for professional and office employment, its workforce also includes manufacturing, healthcare, retail, construction, service, warehouse, and other physically active jobs. The city’s current business records include companies operating in manufacturing, wholesale trade, construction, healthcare, professional services, and related fields.
Those positions can place very different demands on the body.
A healthcare employee may spend substantial time standing or walking and may need to assist patients. Manufacturing and warehouse employees may lift, carry, bend, reach, or perform repetitive movements. Retail and service employees may be on their feet for much of the day.
Someone with serious back problems, arthritis, neuropathy, heart disease, respiratory illness, or another chronic condition may reach a point where those activities cannot be sustained reliably.
We take the time to understand what your work actually involved rather than relying only on the title of your job.
When You Can Still Do Some Things but Cannot Maintain a Job
One of the misunderstandings people sometimes have about disability is that they must be unable to do anything at all.
A person may still drive short distances, prepare simple meals, attend medical appointments, use a computer occasionally, or perform household tasks and still have serious difficulty maintaining regular employment.
Work usually requires much more consistency.
Consider an Irvine professional who develops severe migraines and neurological symptoms. On better days, the person may be able to read, answer messages, or complete basic tasks. On other days, pain, visual symptoms, fatigue, or medication side effects may make sustained concentration impossible.
Another person may have serious spinal problems but still be able to sit for short periods. The problem may be that sitting for extended periods increases pain and requires frequent changes of position or periods of rest.
Those distinctions can be important when presenting a disability claim.
We look at how frequently symptoms occur, how long activities can be sustained, whether breaks are needed, whether attendance is affected, and how the condition interferes with the demands of regular employment.
Irvine’s Professional Workforce Can Present Different Disability Issues
Many Irvine residents work in professional, scientific, technical, managerial, healthcare, or office-based positions. Irvine’s current business records reflect a large number of businesses operating in professional, scientific, technical, healthcare, manufacturing, and related sectors.
That type of work can present disability issues that are sometimes less obvious than an inability to lift or walk.
A person may struggle with memory, concentration, task completion, screen use, headaches, medication effects, fatigue, social interaction, or the ability to handle workplace pressure.
Someone with a chronic autoimmune or neurological illness may experience unpredictable periods of worsening symptoms. Another person may have an orthopedic condition that makes prolonged sitting difficult even though the job is classified as office work.
The important question is what the person is actually required to do and whether the documented medical condition allows those duties to be performed consistently.
We work to understand that relationship between the client’s medical condition and prior employment.
Why Choose Kenneth G. Marks Law Firm?
Kenneth G. Marks Law Firm focuses exclusively on Social Security disability law.
For more than 40 years, we have represented people whose physical or mental health conditions have prevented them from maintaining employment.
We understand that disability can disrupt a career that took years to build. It can also create financial uncertainty at the same time you are dealing with medical appointments, treatment decisions, and changes to everyday life.
Our role is to make the Social Security disability process more manageable.
We review the case, examine medical and employment issues, explain what may need attention, and help clients understand what is happening with their claim.
We also take the time to answer questions and communicate in clear language.
No attorney can promise that Social Security will approve a particular claim. We can provide knowledgeable representation and work to present the available evidence supporting your case.
When Should You Contact a Social Security Disability Lawyer?
You do not need to wait until you fully understand the Social Security disability process before contacting an attorney.
You may be considering an application because your condition has made returning to work unlikely. You may already have started the process and be concerned that the information in your file does not fully explain your limitations.
You may also have a condition that allows you to function reasonably well on some days but makes consistent employment difficult.
A free consultation gives us an opportunity to learn about your medical history, treatment, work background, symptoms, and current limitations.
We can then discuss how Kenneth G. Marks Law Firm may be able to assist.
You do not need to have every medical record collected or every part of your claim figured out before speaking with us.
Serving Social Security Disability Clients Throughout Irvine
We represent people throughout Irvine and Orange County who are unable to maintain employment because of serious physical or mental health conditions.
Whether you live in Northwood, Woodbridge, Turtle Rock, University Park, Portola Springs, Great Park, or another Irvine community, your disability claim should reflect your own medical and employment circumstances.
Irvine residents come to us from many different professional and occupational backgrounds. Some have performed physically demanding work, while others have built careers around computers, technical knowledge, management, healthcare, or other professional responsibilities.
We look at what your work actually required, what treatment you have received, the symptoms you experience, and why those limitations now interfere with your ability to earn a living.
From there, we can explain how we may be able to help.
Talk With an Irvine Social Security Disability Lawyer
If a serious health condition has made continued employment impossible, you may be facing financial uncertainty while also trying to manage your medical care.
Kenneth G. Marks Law Firm helps Irvine residents with SSDI, SSI, disability claims, appeals, and other Social Security disability matters. Our practice is devoted exclusively to Social Security disability law, backed by more than 40 years of legal experience.
Contact Kenneth G. Marks Law Firm for a free consultation with an Irvine Social Security disability lawyer.
Attorney fees are contingent on successfully obtaining benefits and are subject to Social Security Administration approval.
