When Can You Lose Your SSDI Benefits? If you’re injured or disabled and aren’t able to work, SSDI can be a life-saver. But some people who’ve received these funds worry they can lose their SSDI benefits at any time. As a Memphis SSDI attorney, I’ve helped hundreds of people appeal their applications and get the benefits they need. And while it is possible to lose those benefits down the road, it only happens for very specific reasons. You Reach Retirement Age When you reach retirement age, your SSDI benefits end—or, better put, they change. For the SSA, “retirement age” is 66 and 4 months for those born in 1956, two months later for those born in 1957, and is gradually
The Morality Behind Slip and Fall Cases People often wonder if it’s immoral to sue for a slip and fall injury. Through movies and TV and the usual lawyer jokes, somehow this specific type of personal injury law has gotten a terrible reputation for fraud and abuse. As a slip and fall lawyer in Memphis, I’ve seen firsthand how these injuries can impact a person’s life. Sadly, a lot of critics don’t understand how the system works or what “slip and fall” really means. How Slip and Fall Accidents Happen Slip and fall accidents happen when a person trips on something that shouldn’t have been there. In other words, it’s not enough that they fell over a curb or didn’t
Does a Criminal Record Impact Your Bankruptcy? If you need to file bankruptcy in Memphis with a criminal record, you may wonder how it will affect your case. Criminal records have a way of making everything more stressful, and if you have questions about it, you’re not alone. Here’s what you need to know. Can I File Bankruptcy If I Have a Criminal Record? Assuming your case has been closed, criminal records shouldn’t affect your bankruptcy case. Plenty of people with records file bankruptcy all the time. It offers a chance to get out of debt and get a fresh start—even and especially for people who’ve struggled due to having a record. In fact, in certain situations, you can even
Spinal Cord Injury in Memphis: What We Know From the Data As a Memphis spinal cord injury attorney, I know how catastrophic spinal cord accidents can be. It’s hard to understand how things like this even happen, let alone what we can do to stop it. Fortunately, we now have some excellent data about spinal cord injury in Memphis and around the country to help. The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC) has released some figures detailing how these injuries occur, who is most at risk, and how much the injuries impact our communities. Here are some of the interesting things we noticed from this data: Which Demographics Are Most at Risk Over the last few decades, there has
Filing Disability in Memphis? Our How-To Guides Can Help If you need to file for disability in Memphis, you may have no idea where to start. As a Memphis SSDI lawyer, I’ve met hundreds of people in your shoes. It’s an incredibly confusing process, and a lot of people worry they’re missing something. Or they get something wrong without realizing it, and the SSA denies their claim. In fact, the SSA denies the majority of SSDI claims, for all sorts of reasons. And while you can and should appeal in that situation, how much better if you can turn in a great application on your first try? That’s why I’ve developed free resources to help our clients, and anyone, apply
Oak Court and Your Memphis Foreclosure Case As the Oak Court Mall prepares for an auction, there’s a lot it can teach us about Memphis foreclosure and what to do if you’re at risk. Our firm use to be located just next door to this mall. I and my staff spent plenty of time there over the years, and it’s been really sad to watch it struggle so much in recent years. Fortunately, if you’re facing foreclosure in Memphis, you and your family don’t have to experience the same fate. Uncertainty Waiting for Auction Lenders use foreclosure auctions to sell homes or real estate after a foreclosure. This means it will go to whoever makes the highest bid. For Oak
Wrongful Death Regardless of whether you have a traditional estate plan currently in place, if you haven’t formalized documentation related to digital estate planning, the time to do so is now. Adults of every age and circumstance can benefit from digital estate planning. Also, as surviving loved ones are increasingly coming to learn, a failure to put a digital estate plan in place can lead to stress, tension, unwanted information, and legal trouble that is best avoided in the wake of an individual’s death. What Is a Digital Estate Plan? As an experienced estate planning lawyer can explain in greater detail, digital estate planning is the process of setting expectations and communicating preferences about digital assets and online accounts in
The ice storm this January 2023 is really taking a toll on civilians in Memphis. On a routine Tuesday morning and while drivers were commuting to work, a total of twelve cars slid and crashed into each other on the icy Third Street. Thankfully no drivers were critically injured, and just five drivers were taken to the hospital for minor injuries. Year in and year out, we must prepare for the variations of winter weather in Memphis, and we are all very familiar with the necessary caution on icy streets and highways. It’s inevitably understandable as to why schools and businesses remain shut down even after the bulk of a snow storm has blown over. A slightly icy road can
Uber Accident Lawyer Riding in an Uber can be a great way to get around, but it’s important to take the necessary precautions to ensure your safety. According to an Uber accident lawyer with our friends at Norris Injury Law, here are five tips for staying safe while riding in an Uber or Lyft. From verifying your driver’s identity to being aware of your surroundings, these tips will help keep you safe and secure when you use rideshare services such as Uber or Lyft. Request Your Ride Inside When using an Uber, it is important to make sure you request your ride inside. This will not only provide you with a safer way to enter the car, but also help
Truck accidents can be some of the most serious and devastating types of motor vehicle collisions. Unfortunately, due to the sheer size of these commercial vehicles, they can cause devastating consequences to other drivers on the road. Learn some of the more uncommon facts about truck accidents according to a truck accident lawyer. Through understanding more about these types of accidents, we can better protect ourselves and our families from them. Leading Cause One of the most common causes of truck accidents is driver negligence. Driver fatigue, distracted driving, and driving under the influence are all examples of negligence that can lead to a truck accident. Driver negligence accounts for more than half of all truck accident fatalities in the United