A social security lawyer helps the disability applicant apply and prove to the social security administration he/she is disabled. The main problem is that most people who apply for social security benefits are immediately denied because they don’t know how to advance the arguments to prove they are disabled.

While social security may assist someone in filling out the paperwork to apply for benefits, they will not help them advance the proper arguments.

Social security does not have the best interest of applicant in mind. A social security lawyer representing the applicant has the interest of the applicant in mind. This partly because the attorney gets paid only when the applicant receives the benefits.