The Law Offices of Robertson Wendt

Media Kit: Case Studies

Mary J. -- Mary lived in a small town and worked as billing clerk for a large company when she
suffered a heart attack and underwent open heart coronary bypass surgery around age 50. She
had other medical problems that became worse after her surgery. When she attempted a return to
work, her performance was off, and she was missing a lot of time due to illness. Eventually, she
stopped work completely.

Mary hired a general practice lawyer to handle her Social Security disability claim, but was
denied after a hearing held before an administrative law judge. The Appeals Council reversed
the unfavorable decision and ordered a new hearing. Mary then hired another general practice
lawyer, but the case was denied a second time. Marys attorney told her that he did not handle
federal court appeals and that she would have to find another attorney to appeal her case.

Mary then got a recommendation to contact the Law Offices of Robertson Wendt, whose
practice is solely focused on Social Security and other disability claims. The case was accepted
and an appeal to federal court was immediately filed. Because the previous attorneys had failed
to get any written opinions from Marys doctors, Rob Wendt made arrangements for her to be
evaluated by a doctor who expressed an opinion about her work-related functional limitations.
The federal court looked at the new evidence and remanded the case to Social Security to
schedule a new hearing before an administrative law judge so that the new opinion evidence
could be considered.

On remand, a hearing was held before a new administrative law judge who reviewed the entire
case including the new evidence and issued a fully favorable decision. Mary received almost six
years of retroactive benefits.


Joe G. -- J oe was a computer analyst who suffered a stroke causing severe weakness and lack of
coordination on one side of his body. Because his job was mostly sedentary and involved mental
skills, he thought that he could return to work after undergoing physical rehabilitation. But when
he went back to his job, he found that he was having problems thinking and getting his work
done properly, accurately and quickly enough to meet his employers expectations. He was
eventually asked to stop work and to file for disability.

J oes private long term disability claim was approved, but his Social Security claim was denied.
He did some internet research and decided to call the Law Offices of Robertson Wendt because
of their extensive experience and Robs board certified specialization in Social Security
disability.

On reviewing the file it was determined that the government doctors and disability examiners
had denied the claim based on J oes physical limitations, which limited him to sedentary office
jobs. However, no one had thought to properly evaluate J oes problems with memory,
understanding, and concentration.

The team at the Law Offices of Robertson Wendt arranged for J oe to undergo a complete
neuropsychological evaluation, which showed that J oe had suffered severe cognitive problems
due to his stroke and other medical problems. With proper medical documentation, J oes claim
was approved by an administrative law judge some 18 months after J oes claim was first filed.








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