Yes, all lawyers make it sound like they want to help you & how important you are.....then they do hardly anything.....at least that's been my experience with them.

I don't remember much about my filing for disability.....back in 1995...lived in California. I remember my pdoc being the one that worked on getting a lot of the information together for me about my depression which was major with suicidal issues at the time. I filled out all the work stuff, but I really don't remember much. Think at the same time I was filing a case for workman's comp which which landed me in the hospital anytime something about it came up.....so disability was sort of in the background.....did it all myself & think my husband might have helped fill out some of the forms. I remember going through the interviews & all the crap that had nothing to do with the mental issues that my disability was for.....but I got it first time.

My husband later on......ended up filing for disability...didn't get it on the first time...but appealed it later & ended up getting it the on the second try.....neither of us used a lawyer. The one lady we used to help fill out my husband's paperwork had mental problems at the time & we basically threw away the $150 to her.....went ahead & handled it ourselves. I never like using lawyers unless I absolutely HAVE TO....if I can't take care of it on my own.