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Stay away from the Heard & Smith disability law firm. They are running a ""disability mill"" and if your claim gets approved - believe me - it is just dumb luck. The first time I talked with them they told me most claims they handled rarely had to go to the hearing stage. THIS WAS A BLATANT LIE. I could never talk to anyone but an assistant and whenever I asked for help in getting prepared for my hearing they said I would have to do that on my own. IN OTHER WORDS THEY WANTED TO REMAIN NEUTRAL!!!!!!???????!!!!!\r
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They weren't supposed to be neutral they were my lawyers! For my hearing they got a local attorney from my area and I only spoke to her one time a couple days before my hearing. Don't dress up and don't wear makeup. That was the only advice she had for me. My medical condition wasn't even brought up. \r
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So it was no surprise that my claim was denied. When I called the Heard and Smith call center I still couldn't speak to a lawyer. They claimed all the lawyers were gone. I've heard that lots of times in the last nine months. They said one would call me the next day. Of course they didn't. It wasn't the first time I'd heard that either. \r
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This ""disability mill"" has done a good job making theirself look good on the internet. Don't buy it, I'm warning you.
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