A Helping Hand to a Better Situation in St. George
For people in St. George and Washington County, if you’re facing serious trouble because you got sick and you can’t work, Barnes Disability Advocates is here to help you resecure your life.
Social Security Disability lawyer Jay Barnes, who moved to St. George and opened our law firm in 2009, values helping neighbors and friends get into more stable situations. He loves running into clients at the grocery store and around town.
Disability benefits provide monthly financial assistance and Medicare access for people who find themselves unexpectedly unable to work.
Residents in St. George and across Utah seek these benefits only when they really need them. It’s not in our nature to rely on the support of others. All our disability attorneys appreciate helping self-reliant people who truly deserve the help.
And that’s the thing: When you worked and paid taxes, you earned the right to benefits. It’s an insurance program. There is no shame in making a claim.
Barnes Disability Advocates helps at every step of the process:
- Qualifying for Disability Benefits
- Filing Your Application for Disability Benefits
- Appealing when You’re Denied Disability Benefits
You might want to work with a Social Security Disability lawyer because it’s hard to get benefits. They make you prove you truly need them like you’re proving a legal case.
That’s the other thing: These are not handouts. They don’t hand them out easily at all.
Barnes Disability Advocates has helped thousands of people in Utah. We’re the top disability lawyers in St. George. (Well, to be honest, we’re the only ones based here and dedicated to our community.)
We’d love to help you. Contact us for a FREE CONSULTATION to see how you can get started.
At Barnes Disability, EVERYONE MATTERS.
Types of Benefits Our Disability Lawyers in St. George Handle
Three major kinds of disability benefits help people when medical conditions cut their working lives short.
The St. George disability lawyers at Barnes Disability Advocates help with all three:
- Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI): Like it sounds, it’s insurance against work-ending health problems, provided through Social Security. You’re covered because you worked and paid Social Security taxes. They calculate the amount you get using your earnings history (but it doesn’t replace your whole paycheck). If you need these benefits, don’t shy away from applying.
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI): In the event you’ve had health problems for a long time and have been unable to work much, and you have very little financial means, you can apply for SSI. It’s not based on past work, so you get a basic stipend from the government and access to Medicaid for people with little income.
- Long-Term Disability Insurance: This is coverage from a private insurance company, not the government, for the same problem: You got hit with medical issues and can’t work. You might have it through your job or if you bought a policy on your own. The insurance companies that do this can be just as difficult as the government at awarding you the full payments you deserve. A disability lawyer stands up for you.
Why Work with Barnes Disability Attorneys in St. George
At Barnes Disability, we like to do things a little differently—and better—than a lot of law firms.
We do not compromise on our values of putting individual people’s needs first. That’s why we say, “EVERYONE MATTERS.”
This is how we operate:
- We put all of our energy into disability law, and no other legal matters. That’s important because this is a highly special area of law not all lawyers know.
- If we think you can technically qualify for benefits, we’ll take your case even if it’s hard.
- We provide full-service, beginning-to-end support. If it’s appropriate, we can take your claim to federal court, which not all law firms do.
- You get individual, personal attention with Barnes Disability. Out-of-town or national disability firms put you on an assembly line.
- We’ve got a great record of success—in the end winning benefits for 85% of our clients.
Get in touch with us now to start on the path to a more secure, peaceful and healthy situation.
