Make sure to check before hiring this firm or any other out of town firms. They will only take cases where they are sure the individual is certain to get Social Security Disability. This way they can get $6000 per case without exerting any efforts. The initial application for social security benefits can be filed by the claimant. This will save you $6000 that you are going to pay for the attorney just to the same thing you could have done on the SSD website. Get a local attorney and don't go waste your time hiring firms on the internet. Social security will help you to complete the paper work for free. Above all doing your home work will save $6000 in attorney fee. If you are disable you sure could use the $6000 instead of giving to an attorney who does not do much.