Denied Social Security Disability Benefits? We Fight to Get Them Back.
William Herren has won SSDI and SSI claims for over 4,000 Texans since 1992.
The Social Security disability system is designed to be difficult. The Social Security Administration denies approximately 67 percent of initial applications, not because most applicants are ineligible, but because the agency is overwhelmed, underfunded, and subject to strict evidentiary standards that most people do not know how to meet. William Herren has spent over thirty years learning exactly what the system requires, and using that knowledge to turn denials into approvals.
There are two types of Social Security disability benefits. SSDI, Social Security Disability Insurance, provides monthly income to people who have worked and paid Social Security taxes, then become unable to work due to a serious medical condition. SSI, Supplemental Security Income, provides benefits based on financial need, regardless of work history. Both programs have their own rules, timelines, and appeal processes. Herren Law handles both.
If you have been denied, you are not out of options. The appeal process has four stages: reconsideration, administrative law judge hearing, Appeals Council review, and federal court. The hearing before an administrative law judge is where experienced representation makes the greatest difference. William Herren has appeared before judges across Texas and knows what evidence, arguments, and preparation it takes to win.
Qualifying conditions include chronic back and spinal conditions, heart disease, diabetes and its complications, cancer, neurological conditions including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease, mental health conditions including severe depression, anxiety, and PTSD, and many others. If your condition has prevented you from working for at least twelve months or is expected to do so, call us. The evaluation is free.
We fight for people who have been told no.
Workers with back injuries denied SSDI
You paid into Social Security through years of payroll taxes. When a serious back injury keeps you from working, we build the medical case the agency needs to approve your claim.
People with chronic illness denied SSI
SSI provides income to disabled adults with limited resources. We assemble both the medical and financial documentation the program requires.
Those denied after the initial application
Most first applications are denied. That denial is not the end of your case. We file the appeal and add what was missing the first time.
Clients preparing for an ALJ hearing
The hearing before an Administrative Law Judge is where most cases are decided. We prepare you, brief the judge, and present the right testimony.
People whose appeals are pending
If your case is at reconsideration, hearing, or Appeals Council, we can step in. The right representation at the right stage changes outcomes.
Texans who need to file for the first time
Filing correctly the first time gives you the best chance of approval and the shortest path to benefits. We handle the paperwork, you handle getting better.
From the first call to the final approval.
Free Evaluation
We listen, review your records, and tell you honestly whether we can help.
Gather Medical Evidence
We collect your records and work with your treating physicians to document the full functional impact of your condition.
Prepare and Represent
We prepare you for every step, brief the judge, and present the testimony and evidence the case needs.
Win Your Benefits
When we win, you receive back pay and ongoing monthly benefits. No fee unless we win.
You owe nothing unless we win your case.
What If I Have Already Been Denied?
A denial is not the end of your case. It is, in fact, the most common starting point for the cases we win. The law gives you 60 days from the date of your denial letter to file an appeal. Miss that window and you usually have to start the entire application over from scratch. Call us as soon as a denial arrives.
The appeal process has four stages: reconsideration, hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, Appeals Council review, and federal court. Most cases are won at the ALJ hearing, where preparation, evidence, and experienced advocacy decide the outcome. We brief the judge, gather missing records, work with your treating physicians, and prepare you for every question you will be asked.
Herren Law has won cases that other firms told clients could not be won. Three decades of practice in front of Texas judges teaches you what evidence moves a decision and what arguments do not. If you have been denied once, twice, or more, the right time to call is now.
