Meet Our New Associate Attorney, Corey Pollard
By: JenkinsBlock
Oct 12, 2012
Jenkins Block & Associates Senior Partners Bruce D. Block and W. James Nicoll are pleased to welcome Associate Attorney Corey R. Pollard to the firm. Mr. Pollard practices in our...
Social Security Compassionate Allowances Expanded
By: JenkinsBlock
Aug 24, 2012
Compassionate Allowances (CAL) is a way for Social Security to quickly identify applicants who should be provided with benefits because of a serious medical condition(s). Social Security has recently updated...
Hooters Waitress Contracts Tuberculosis – JBA Wins Workers Compensation Award
By: JenkinsBlock
Jun 20, 2012
Jenkins Block & Associates represented Jherri Stratton of Baltimore in a recent prominent Workers’ Compensation case. Stratton was diagnosed with active tuberculosis in November while employed as a waitress at...
JBA Is On The Web!
By: JenkinsBlock
Apr 30, 2012
In case you haven’t already, be sure to check us out on Facebook & Twitter: www.facebook.com/jenkinsblock www.twitter.com/jenkinsblock If you give us a “like” or “follow” you’ll be able to stay...
New Conditions for Compassionate Allowances Program
By: JenkinsBlock
Apr 20, 2012
The purpose of Compassionate Allowances is so that decisions on claims are made quickly for claimants with certain diseases that clearly meet the “statutory standard for disability.” The program allows...
Wounded Warriors: Justice Delayed is Justice Denied
By: JenkinsBlock
Feb 14, 2012
The Wounded Warriors Act was set in place to assist military service members in obtaining disability benefits fairly and quickly. Unfortunately, due to a lack of understanding of the regulations...
Increase in Social Security Payments – First since 2009
By: JenkinsBlock
Oct 19, 2011
After inflation rates are announced by the government on Wednesday, social security recipients should expect to see an increase in payments. Senior citizens will see a cost of living adjustment...
Best of Baltimore 2011
By: JenkinsBlock
Oct 10, 2011
Jenkins, Block & Associates was listed in the Baltimore City Paper’s Best of Baltimore Edition. The magazine awards professionals who demonstrate “excellence in the fields of law, healthcare & medicine,...
Did you know?
By: JenkinsBlock
Aug 31, 2011
When receiving Social Security benefits you may be entitled to receiving back pay. If an individual is found eligible for benefits, the Social Security Administration decides when those benefits should...
Case Analysis
By: JenkinsBlock
Jun 2, 2011
Here is a timeline on a recently decided case that shows just how flawed the Social Security system is… Application filed in 2005 First hearing scheduled in 2007 at a...