Social Security Attorney Profiles

Since 1981, a team of qualified Social Security Attorneys and staff at Shapiro & Siegel, P.C. have provided personal attention, support and legal expertise in securing Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for thousands of clients suffering from a variety of disabling medical conditions.

Please view Attorney profiles by clicking on the Attorney names below:

• Attorney John J. Siegel [ Social Security Disability & SSI ]
• Attorney Bernard L. Shapiro [ Social Security Disability & SSI ]
• Attorney Toby M. Schaffer [ Head of our Personal Injury Practice ]

If you suffer from a severely disabling medical or psychiatric condition and have a question about applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or if you are ready to start a claim or have been denied Social Security benefits at the initial application or reconsideration stage and need an appeal, please contact us by using the quick form on the left or submit our free Social Security disability case evaluation form.

Attorney Bernard L. Shapiro or Attorney John J. Siegel will personally analyze the information you provided and should be able to answer your question promptly, at no charge and no obligation to you.

For immediate attention, please call us toll-free at (800) 336-7456.

Mr. Siegel graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1966 with the degree of Juris Doctor. He is qualified as an attorney to represent clients in Social Security cases nationwide in both claims and appeals. He is admitted to practice in the Courts of New York, Connecticut and Florida.

Mr. Siegel has lectured in the field of Social Security Disability claims at hospitals, social service agencies, governmental agencies and the Connecticut Bar Association and worked with Social Security claimants since 1981. His background includes working with doctors, therapists and others in the preparation of cases for presentation to Social Security officials and judges as well as special training in the evaluation of vocational (work) history, medical and psychiatric conditions.

Mr. Siegel has been an Arbitrator in the Small Claims Part of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and is a sustaining member of the National Association of Social Security Claimants Representatives.

You can e-mail Attorney Siegel at johnjsiegel@shapiroandsiegelpc.com or call toll-free at (800) 336-7456. You can also contact Attorney Siegel by submitting the quick "Contact Us" form on this page.

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Mr. Shapiro graduated from St. John’s University School of Law in 1975 with the degree of Juris Doctor. He is qualified as an attorney to represent clients in Social Security cases nationwide in both claims and appeals. He is admitted to practice in the Courts of New York and Connecticut.

Mr. Shapiro has lectured in the field of Social Security Disability claims at hospitals, social service agencies, governmental agencies and the Connecticut Bar Association and worked with Social Security claimants since 1981. His background includes working with doctors, therapists and others in the preparation of cases for presentation to Social Security officials and judges as well as special training in the evaluation of vocational (work) history, medical and psychiatric conditions.

Mr. Shapiro has been an Arbitrator in the Small Claims Part of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association a member of the New York State Supreme Court Medical Malpractice Panel, Chairman of the Disability Law Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association, member of the New York Social Security Bar Association and is a sustaining member of the National Association of Social Security Claimants Representatives.

You can e-mail Attorney Shapiro at bernardlshapiro@shapiroandsiegelpc.com or call toll-free at (800) 336-7456. You can also contact Attorney Shapiro by submitting the quick "Contact Us" form on this page.

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In addition to its social security practice, Shapiro & Siegel, P.C. offers legal representation in all kinds of accident cases involving personal injuries, both in Connecticut and New York. We also handle medical malpractice cases in these two states, and Workers’ Compensation cases in Connecticut. Please visit our Personal Injury Practice website.

This area of the practice is headed by Toby M. Schaffer, who is admitted to the state and federal courts in Connecticut and New York, and has been practicing law for twenty six years. As in our other areas of practice, our personal injury department offers you a free consultation in which we will extensively discuss your situation with you. All cases in our personal injury department are handled on a contingency fee basis; there are NO UPFRONT FEES TO YOU.

Ms. Schaffer graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1978 with the degree of Juris Doctor. She has been a litigator for twenty-six years, and now concentrates her practice in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice and workers’ compensation law.

She is admitted to practice before the state and federal courts in the states of Connecticut and New York. She is also admitted to practice before the tribal courts of the Mohegan and Mashantucket tribes, and can therefore represent clients in casino related injury and workers’ compensation cases.

Attorney Schaffer maintains memberships in the local, state and national trial lawyers associations. She speaks numerous foreign languages, including Spanish.

You can e-mail Attorney Shapiro at toby@accident-lawyers-ny-ct.com or call toll-free at (800) 336-7456. You can also contact Attorney Schaffer by submitting the quick "Contact Us" form on this page.

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