Buffalo, NY — The Supreme Court’s recent decision to allow consumers to challenge telemarketers in federal courts, rather than limiting these lawsuits to state courts, is a huge win for cell phone owners being harassed by collectors. In Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC, Marcus Mims of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., sued…
The 63rd Annual National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives Conference (NOSSCR) in Chicago focused on the increases in Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplement Security Income (SSI) filings that are being exacerbated by the recession. Government officials and the leadership of NOSSCR looked at how the Social Security Administration…
Buffalo, NY — Glenn Sklar, Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR), addressed initiatives to reduce the hearing backlog for Social Security Disability claims at a recent conference of The National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives (NOSSCR). Jeffrey Freedman, senior partner at Jeffrey Freedman Attorneys at…