Fragmented Legal Support Costs Claimants Their Benefits

Adjudicators demand perfect documentation before they will approve your disability claim. When you suffer from complex neurological conditions like Guillain-Barre Syndrome, severe psychiatric illnesses, or debilitating orthopedic injuries, you face an overwhelming battle against the federal government. Insurance companies and federal agencies rely on litigation friction (the administrative burden and delays designed to overwhelm claimants) to make you abandon your claim. Jenkins Block & Associates eliminates this friction.

We provide full cycle representation (legal representation that extends from initial filings to extensive Federal Court appellate work). Since 1977, our attorneys have managed the paperwork, enforced the deadlines, and executed the legal strategy for over 47,000 Social Security Disability cases. We maintain an established track record, securing a 90% success rate in Workers’ Compensation cases and a 75% success rate in Social Security Disability claims. We handle every stage of your case internally so you never face the bureaucracy alone.

The Five Stages of Full Cycle Representation

Initial Application, Reconsideration, Administrative Hearing, Appeals Council, and Federal District Court

We take control of your claim on day one. During the Initial Application stage, our team files the paperwork, requests your medical records, and structures your initial narrative. We secure the exact medical evidence the Social Security Administration requires to approve a claim. You focus on your health while we build the legal foundation.

The government denies most initial applications. We anticipate this denial and immediately file for Reconsideration. At this level, we force a different adjudicator within the agency to review your file. We update your medical records and submit new evidence to strengthen your position before the agency makes its second ruling.

We argue your case directly during the Hearing before a Federal Administrative Law Judge. Our attorneys prepare you for questioning so you know exactly what to expect when you testify. We cross-examine the government’s vocational and medical experts to dismantle their arguments against you. Today, we conduct 97% of these hearings via telephonic, video, or audio formats. You participate from a comfortable environment while we handle the legal execution.

When an Administrative Law Judge makes a legal error, we escalate your case to the Appeals Council. We write exhaustive legal briefs identifying exactly how the judge violated Social Security regulations. We demand a reversal or a new hearing. Many firms abandon their clients at this hurdle because the work becomes highly technical. We keep fighting.

We sue the Social Security Administration directly when the agency refuses to correct its mistakes. Our lawyers possess federal appellate authority (the legal credential required to litigate against the government in Federal District Court). We file civil actions and present oral arguments before federal judges to overturn unjust administrative rulings.

Integrated Advocacy Maximises Your Total Financial Recovery

When you suffer a severe workplace injury, you frequently need to file both Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability claims. When your lawyers fail to coordinate your claims, you lose money to benefit offsets (reductions in your monthly Social Security payments because you receive Workers’ Compensation).

We practice integrated advocacy. Our attorneys coordinate your settlements across both legal systems. We structure the specific language in your Workers’ Compensation agreement to protect your Social Security monthly payments. You receive the maximum combined financial recovery available under the law because we understand exactly how these two complex systems intersect.

Strategic Office Locations Give Us Procedural Intimacy

You benefit directly from our geographic footprint across the Mid-Atlantic. We operate primary offices in Baltimore, Cambridge, and Richmond, alongside locations in Hagerstown, Owings Mills, and Palm Beach Gardens. We deliberately placed our primary offices inside the same complexes as the Social Security Administration and the Office of Hearings Operations.

Through proximity-driven litigation (strategic co-location with federal hearing centers to master local administrative nuances), we gain procedural intimacy. We know the specific judges, understand the local staff expectations, and navigate the venue-specific rules with absolute precision.

Led by Managing Partner Bruce D. Block, our team of over 30 legal experts protects your dignity against large-scale legal systems. We proudly represent veterans pursuing Wounded Warrior Benefits alongside civilian workers. We operate entirely on a contingent fee basis, meaning you pay nothing unless we win your case. You have one opportunity to secure the benefits you deserve, so contact Jenkins Block & Associates today to begin building the foundation for your recovery.

Disclaimer: Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every workers’ compensation and Social Security disability case is different. The results described below depend on facts, medical evidence, and legal issues unique to that case, and they do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any other case.