Social Security Disability

Professionalism

In reviewing your medical and vocational records, Linda Cosme will provide claimants with confidential and competence case assessments. Ms. Cosme is licensed to practice law only in Arizona, Georgia and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that covers California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Montana, Nevada, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. For cases and claimants outside those jurisdictions, Ms. Cosme is able to represent claimants as a representative before the Social Security Administration but not in federal court.

Disability Experience

As a former Assistant Regional Counsel for Social Security's Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Linda Cosme can anticipate SSA's legal strategy as they prepare their case against you. OGC attorneys defend the ALJ's that issue unfavorable decisions. She understands their policies and procedures and that knowledge is your personal advantage.

As a former Reviewer for the Social Security Administration's Disability Quality Branch (DQB), Linda Cosme can calculate the probability of reversal of an unfavorable decision. She uses the same skills, tools and analysis that Social Security Reviewers use. Reviewers are SSA's Quality Assurance Disability Program Experts. Those reviewers examine Disability Determination Services disability cases for national accuracy and consistency. These QA Experts return deficient cases to the state DDS for correction. Ms. Cosme understands disability case deficiencies and how to avoid or correct them before you receive your denial notice and that knowledge is your personal advantage.

As a former Disability Examiner, Case Adjudication Specialist and Quality Assurance Reviewer, Linda Cosme understands how Disability Examiners adjudicate disability cases, how DDS medical consultants examine medical evidence and how vocational experts assess jobs, transferability of skills and vocational evidence. Knowledge is your defense against a denial notice.

Social Security Disability Program Expertise

Linda Cosme offers Social Security Disability claimants a solid case assessment or the likelihood of winning their Social Security Disability case. She applies the same techniques used by the Disability Quality Branch Reviewers. These program experts use "Probability of Reversal" techniques to evaluate the accuracy of Social Security Disability decisions. Because Ms. Cosme worked for SSA and DDS, she combines program expertise with legal experience, to represent clients effectively and successfully.

Service and Compassion

Linda Cosme provides free social security disability interviews and consultations. As a Veteran, she understands directly how disability affects claimants and their families. Potential clients receive thorough and honest case evaluations. Selected clients receive competent representation and the benefit of retaining an attorney with inside expertise of the inner operations of the Social Security Administration and the DDS.

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