Macon, Georgia (Bibb County) is home to a number of qualified Social Security Disability attorneys and advocates who are available to assist those applying for disability benefits. If you are suffering from a disabling condition or illness and wish to apply for benefits, it may be in your best interest to consult with an attorney to guide you through the application process.
Currently, the hearing office located in Macon, Georgia has a total of 5,765 pending cases and a processing time of 439 days. While waiting over a year to receive a decision on your disability benefits can be frustrating, many beneficiaries find the payments to be worth waiting for. As of December 2011, 6,505 residents of Bibb County received SSDI benefits and 7,004 received SSI benefits.
If you are unfamiliar with how the two disability programs work, you can learn more here.
To initiate the application process, you must fill out the correct application forms. You can do so at your local SSA office or you can complete them online electronically. If you would prefer to apply in person, you must call ahead of time to schedule an appointment at your local Social Security office. You can reach your local office at one of the following addresses:
3530 Riverside Drive
Macon, GA 31210
Telephone: 1-478-477-7950
109 Cypress Corners
Milledgeville, GA 31061
Telephone: 1-866-348-5817
220 Carl Vinson Parkway
Warner Robins, GA 31088
Telephone: 1-866-931-7084
Consulting with a Macon Social Security Disability Attorney
If you are feeling overwhelmed or discouraged by the complicated application system, you should contact and attorney or advocate right away. He or she will be able to answer any questions you have and offer professional advice throughout each stage.
If you would like more information about the benefits of hiring an attorney or advocate click here.
Speak with a representative at a local bar association to learn more about the legal professionals in your area:
Macon Bar Association
P. O. Box 123
Macon, GA 31202-0123
Baldwin County Bar Association
PO Box 969
Milledgeville, GA 31059-0969
Thomaston Bar Association
P.O. Box 1168
Thomaston, GA 30286-0016
Macon Disability Hearings
If an applicant’s initial application and reconsideration are denied, he or she must request an appeal hearing to be held at the Macon Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR). Below you will find a list of the approval rates for the administrative law judges (ALJs) who hear cases in the Macon office:
| ALJ | Approval Rate |
| Cornelius, David | 44.47% |
| Grounds, Sonya | 60.00 |
| Howard, Emily Y. | 29.57% |
| Lewis, Russell W. | 44.78% |
| Moore, Carol G. | 40.38% |
| Oetter, Cam | 35.60% |
| Storey, Peter B. | 71.34% |
| Thompson, Stephen | 44.08% |
| Uren, Amy | 38.28% |
*Data from http://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/03_ALJ_Disposition_Data.html
It is not uncommon for a Macon Social Security Disability lawyer to be familiar with the judges who work in the Macon hearing office. They often use this information to prepare cases effectively.
Unfortunately, it often takes a long time to have an appeal hearing scheduled. If you find that you cannot wait until your hearing date to receive benefits, you can request a congressional inquiry. To do so, you have to call your local congressperson to explain why you need your hearing to be scheduled sooner. Often, if an applicant is experiencing extreme financial or medical hardship, his or her congressperson can intervene with the ODAR on their behalf to have their disability hearing expedited.
Your local congressman can be reached at the following address:
682 Cherry Street
Macon, GA 31201-2634
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