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FINDING A CONNECTICUT ATTORNEY
TO HELP WITH SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMS AND APPEALS

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	DISCLAIMER and EXPLANATION:  It is often hard to find attorneys who feel able to handle the specialized area of Social Security law, in part because the Social Security Administration has special rules for how attorneys can get paid.  To help individuals with disabilities, their families, and those who help them but would prefer to refer such cases to others rather than handling them directly, I have prepared this list.  This is NOT AN ENDORSEMENTin any way.  This is no more than a list of some attorneys who practice in this area that I have contacted, and who have said they would be willing to be included.  (If an attorney is reading this and wants to be included, write to me.)
	How Can You Afford Help?  I have first listed those sources of legal help that are FREE.  These are legal services sources and law school clinics.  However, even if you cannot obtain free services, you should know that in many (not all) cases attorneys will only expect to be paid IF you win, and then ONLY from any "lump sum" you receive when you win.  (This is a generalized statement and you will make your own individual arrangement with the attorney.)   In general, attorneys are LIMITED by law as to how much they can charge to help with a Social Security case.  You should also know APPEALS are often successful.
	Can Family and Friends Pay the Fees?  Yes, although generally, Social Security must approve any fee arrangement between you and an attorney that is outside certain standard amounts.  However, if the person paying the fee has absolutely no legal obligation to pay your fee, and simply chooses to hire an attorney to help you, it may be that the attorney will not have to get Social Security approval, at least if no hearing or appeal is involved.  (For those attorneys (many) who do not agree, I refer them to Social Security Ruling 85-3 and can only state that this is what I have been told repeatedly by Social Security personnel.)  Either way, it may be very useful to get an attorney's help in advance if establishing the facts for a difficult case.
1.	FREE LEGAL HELP
	Connecticut Legal Services Members of various offices help with these cases. Start by calling Statewide Legal Services at 1-800-453-3320      or Atty. John P. Spilka 153 Williams Street New London, CT 06320 860-447-0323 fax 860-443-0109 jspilka@connlegalservices.org Quinnipiac University School of Law Health Law Clinic Atty. Royal J. Stark, Director (legal services provided by clinic students under supervision) Call 203-582-3238 to apply for services (clinic secretary)
2.	PRIVATE ATTORNEYS (listed alphabetically by TOWN)
	Hamden Atty. Robert S. Reger Rolnick & Reger 2832 Whitney Ave. Ste. A PO Box 185650 Hamden, CT 06518 203-248-5444 fax 203-288-8777 Hartford Atty. MaryAnne A. Charron Gordon Muir and Foley LLP Ten Columbus  #5Blvd.3 Hartford, CT 06106-5123 860-525-5361 fax 860-525-4849 mcharron@gmflaw.com Hartford Winona W. Zimberlin 2 Congress  Hartford, CT 06114 860-249-5291 Fax 860-247-4194 wzimberlin@lawyer.com New Haven Atty. Betty G. Levy 234 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510-1818 203-782-0225 fax 203-624-8341 bglevylaw@aol.com New Haven Andrew I. Schaffer Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt & Dow, PC 350 Orange Street New Haven, CT 06511 203-772-3100 aschaffer@jacobslaw.com Newington John M. Stober Attorney At Law 705 North Mountain Road P.O. Box 310979 Newington, CT 06131-0979 860-953-5687 jmstober@cox.net Norwalk Attorney Robert Musicant 9 Mott Avenue Norwalk, CT 06851 203-866-0838 www.musicant.com Norwalk Charles A. Pirro, III Pirro & Church, LLC 50 Washington Street P.O. Box 844 Norwalk, CT 06856-0844 203 853 4999 Fax: 203 853 9429 mail@pirrochurch.norwalk.ct.us Stamford Atty. Bernard L. Shapiro Atty. John J. Siegel Shapiro & Siegel PC 162 Bedford Street Stamford, CT 06901-1915 203-327-2273 Fax 203-425-3929 ssdssi@hotmail.com Torrington Atty. Michael F. Magistrali 400 Prospect Street Torrington, CT  06790 Telephone:  (860)626-0777 Fax:  (860) 626-0779 email:  michael@magistralilaw.com Willimantic Atty. Sheldon A. Mossberg 90 South Park Street P.O. Box 165 Willimantic, CT 06226-0165 860-456-1202 fax 860-456-1054 smossberg@snet.net Willimantic Atty. Howard B. Schiller 55 Church Street P.O. Box 699 Willimantic, CT 06226-6990 860-423-1656 fax 860-423-9609 h.schiller@snet.net

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