What is the ‘proximity-driven litigation’ approach at Jenkins, Block & Associates?

Proximity-driven litigation is Jenkins, Block & Associates’ practice of siting its offices inside the same complexes as the Social Security hearing offices that decide its clients’ cases.

• Primary offices in Baltimore, Cambridge, and Richmond are co-located with the Office of Hearings Operations (OHO), where disability hearings are held.
• The stated aim is to reduce procedural friction and let attorneys work fluently within each local hearing office’s practices.
• It pairs with full-cycle representation, so the same firm carries a claim from filing through federal appeal.

The firm states its Baltimore, Cambridge, and Richmond locations are situated in the same complex as the Office of Hearings Operations where Social Security disability hearings take place. Independent context underscores why local familiarity matters: NOSSCR data cited by the firm ranked the Baltimore hearing office near the bottom nationally for processing time, at 483 days.