Join us for an webinar on Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits in partnership with LeLand Law!
Description:
Join us for a free webinar that will walk you through the basics of applying for social security disability benefits. Whether you are just starting to explore your options, ready to apply, or simply gathering information for a loved one, we welcome you to join this informative talk. Experienced Social Security Disability lawyers Moselle Leland and Alexis Leland, of Leland Law, will lead this talk, with the goal of helping patients and families better understand the disability benefits application process and feel more prepared to take the next steps.
We'll cover:
- The basics of SSDI and SSI -- and which one may be right for you
- Qualifications
- Information and documents to gather before applying
- The application process
- Denials & appeals
- How a disability lawyer can help (and how to work with Leland Law)
- Q&A
About Leland Law: Leland Law is a family-run law practice founded in 1974 by Judith S. Leland, a former Social Security Administrative Law Judge. Since its founding, the firm has been dedicated to representing individuals seeking disability benefits. With decades of focused experience in this area, the practice has developed a deep understanding of the disability system and remains committed to advocating for claimants at every stage of the process.
About Moselle Leland Bohorquez: Moselle Leland Bohorquez, Esq. is Managing Attorney of Leland Law, where she focuses her practice on Social Security disability. She regularly represents individuals with complex and often poorly understood illnesses, including dysautonomia, ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, Long COVID, chronic pain syndromes, and autoimmune disorders. Ms. Bohorquez has handled disability cases at every level of the adjudicative process, including hearings before Administrative Law Judges, Appeals Council review, federal district court litigation, and appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Ms. Leland Bohorquez is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives and a past Chair of the Orange County Bar Association Social Security Section. She has presented educational programs for patient advocacy organizations and support groups, including MS Views and News, Solve ME/CFS Initiative, and Long COVID communities, helping patients better understand the disability benefits process and how to document disabling symptoms.
About Alexis Leland: Alexis Leland is a Social Security Disability attorney who represents individuals navigating the SSDI and SSI process, including those with complex and often misunderstood conditions such as dysautonomia. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles, and began her work in disability advocacy as a volunteer with Bet Tzedek Legal Services, assisting on Social Security Disability cases. She earned her Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School, where she served as a Notes Editor for the Stanford Law Review, and later clerked for a federal district court judge. Ms. Leland represents individuals at all stages of the disability process, from initial applications through administrative hearings and federal court appeals, and focuses on helping individuals present clear, well-supported cases in a system that can be especially challenging for conditions that fluctuate or are not always well understood.
