FAQs   

Question: How much do you charge?

Answer: The attorney fee in Social Security disability and SSI disability cases is 25% of past-due benefits, up to a maximum fee of $6,000.00. Social Security  must approve the fee before it is paid from retroactive benefits.  There is no attorney fee if you are not awarded retroactive benefits.

Question: Will you be honest with me and tell me if I have a case?

Answer:  Yes.  I only get paid when you are awarded retroactive benefits.  Therefore, I can't take a case that has no chance of being successful. But that doesn't mean I won't take a difficult case. So, I'll tell you my opinion of your case.

Question:  Why shouldn't I represent myself?

Answer: Unless you went to law school and passed the Bar Exam, you probably don't think about your case the way I think about it.  You need me to focus on what is legally necessary to get your benefits.

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From the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives  

     I am attorney Alfonso J. Migliore, and I'd  like to talk to you about your Social Security disability or your SSI disability claim. I know what to do to help you get the Social Security disability or SSI disability benefits you deserve.  You'll have a seasoned, battle-tested, competent attorney fighting for you. You'll get personal service. You'll work directly with me, not a secretary or paralegal. 

• I will invest my time, my resources, and my abilities in your case.   

• I will use my considerable knowledge of Social Security law to help you fight for your benefits.  

• I will be the only person handling your case.  I will be the one you talk to on the telephone.  When I am unable to take your call, I will always return your call by the end of the next business day.

• If  your case has legal merit, I will sue the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration for you In United States District Court. 

If You Have Been Denied...

1. At the initial application, or
2. At the Reconsideration level, or
3. After your Hearing by an Administrative Law Judge, or
4. At the Appeals Council level of appeal, AND
5. One of the following applies to you, you should call me. 

You Should Call Me...

• If you live in Southern California and you have been denied Social Security disability or SSI disability benefits within the last 60 days and you do not yet have an attorney, please call me to discuss your case.  

• If you were denied more than 60 days ago and you put in your appeal papers yourself and don't have a lawyer yet, I'd like to talk to you also. 

• If you were denied more than 60 days ago and did not submit an appeal because you had a good reason, you should call me also.  

Please read this...

• I cannot return calls from persons who do not live in Southern California. 

• Also, I can only help you if you have been denied  Social Security disability or SSI disability benefits. 

• So, please understand why I cannot return calls or emails regarding other matters, even Social Security matters if they do not involve appealing a denial of disability benefits.

Alfonso J. Migliore

Attorney at Law

Toll-Free Telephone Number

1-888-407-3412 

My office is in Orange, California (near Angel Stadium). However, If you would rather not drive to my office, we can communicate by telephone, email, fax, and mail.

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