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05/09/2023

01/26/2022

Film day! Be watching Fox 56 to see our new commercial!

05/03/2021

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge has ordered court officials to purge hundreds of lawsuits filed against clients by a disgraced disability attorney who masterminded the largest Social Security fraud in history, the Lexington Herald Leader reported . Eric Conn pleaded guilty in 2017 to bribin...

02/01/2021

Trump's rule would have put thousands of people's disability benefits in jeopardy.

08/08/2019

BE AWARE OF SCAM CALLS OR TEXTS FROM "SOCIAL SECURITY"

The Inspector General of Social Security, Gail S. Ennis, is warning the public about a new variation of increasingly common government employee impersonation scams, this time involving the Social Security Advisory Board. The Advisory Board has reported that individuals are receiving scam phone calls displaying the board’s phone number on caller ID. The callers are reportedly attempting to obtain personal information, including Social Security numbers. If you receive this type of call, you should not engage with the caller or provide personal information or money in response to requests or threats.

These callers are employing tactics similar to impersonation schemes involving the IRS, SSA, and the SSA OIG. Inspector General Ennis advises that callers may use a variety of false scenarios or threats to obtain personal information or payments, often requested through gift cards or prepaid debit cards.

However, the Social Security Advisory Board typically does not contact the general public to request personal information over the phone. Moreover, government employees will never threaten you to obtain personal information or payments. In those cases, the call is fraudulent, and you should just hang up.

“This caller-ID spoofing scheme has unfortunately evolved to include the Social Security Advisory Board, but it is the same type of scam, attempting to mislead people by using the trusted name of Social Security,” Inspector General Ennis said. “I encourage everyone to alert your family and friends about how common these scams are, and to be very cautious when speaking with unknown callers, even if you recognize the caller ID.”

Inspector General Ennis urges the public not to provide sensitive information over the phone or internet unless you are certain of who is receiving it. You should also never wire money or add money to a prepaid debit card to pay for any official government service.

If you receive a suspicious call, you may report that information online at https://oig.ssa.gov/report or by calling (800) 269-0271, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time. You can also report these scams to the Federal Trade Commission through a new site specific to Social Security scams: https://identitytheft.gov/ssa.

04/06/2019

Judge Hatfield entertains at NADR conference in San Antonio

02/01/2019

SSA has announced a proposal to eliminate an education category "inability to communicate in English" for disability claim evaluation.

Question: Do you think that an inability to communicate in English would make it more difficult to secure employment than someone who does speak English...especially if they are disabled?

Learn more about the proposed change:
https://loom.ly/xC_Tsj4

01/07/2019

Tennessee doctors are paid to review applications to the federal disability program. How much they earn depends on how fast they work. Some doctors work very fast.

07/25/2018

We filmed our new commercial this morning with Wlex TV Channel 18. The crew was amazing. A little sneak peek of Henry White's starring role.

02/03/2018

Another 2,000 former clients of attorney Eric C. Conn will have to prove they still deserve federal disability benefits in coming months, creating the potential for more economic hardship in Eastern Kentucky, according to people familiar with the government’s plan.

12/05/2017

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) - The FBI held a press conference Tuesday to announce officially the capture of fugitive ex-attorney Eric C. Conn. More details were released in the capture that was announ...

12/05/2017

Disgraced lawyer Eric Conn has been caught six months after fleeing to avoid going to prison in the largest Social Security disability fraud in the nation’s history.