Danielle Beaver, Attorney at Law

Mar 6th, 2024

I trusted Danielle to handle my disability case because I knew nothing about the long process ahead of me. She was very upfront about what to expect and always kept me in the loop whenever there was any updates on my next step. I trusted the process and won. I highly recommend her to anyone with a disability case.
Mar 1st, 2024

After years of trying work with Social Security for disability retirement on my own. I chose Danielle to represent me. She was very professional and understood my situation. After having to take my case all the way to a judge she stood by me and got me full Disability benefits and backpay. Could not have made a better choice by retaining her and her staff.
Feb 19th, 2024

Danielle and her staff very helpful, patient, understanding, and kind. Just like her dad. Thank you for everything.
Feb 12th, 2024

If you have disabilities that are preventing you from obtaining and maintaining full time employment, you can apply for social security disability insurance (SSDI) if you have enough work credits (worked 5 of the last 10 years) or supplemental security income (SSI) (for those with low income/assets). Unless your disability is severe enough where you absolutely cannot perform any work functions at all (including desk jobs), then chances are your initial application will be denied. Your next step is to file a request for reconsideration, which will also most likely be denied. The third step in the process (which takes around 2 years from the date you initially filed) is to be scheduled to attend a hearing in front of an Administrative Law Judge who will hear your case and determine if you meet the requirements to be considered disabled and entitled to SSDI/SSI under the law. The hearing is basically your one chance for approval as if the judge does not rule in your favor an appeal of the decision is not very likely. You are allowed to have a representative with you at the hearing, and it is highly recommended that this representative be an attorney and experienced in social security law. Your attorney should make sure all relevant information regarding your case is presented to the judge and occupational specialist that is assisting the judge. Danielle Beaver only practices social security disability law and is an expert in the laws that govern social security disability, and will ensure you are properly prepared and represented at your hearing. She will spend time with you to fully understand your disability situation. The fee charged by social security disability attorneys is set by the social security administration and is the same so no need to shop around price wise. Your attorney also only gets paid if you win your case. You can retain an attorney at any point before your hearing, but I highly recommend having one from the beginning. You could file on your own and only worry about an attorney when it comes to a hearing, but the SSA will send you forms asking you plenty of questions during your initial applications. Having an attorney is very beneficial at this point since you can ask questions and have them check the forms before you submit them to make sure you correctly understood the questions before you answered them. The judge at your hearing will have these forms, and if you did not understand the questions on the forms your answers could affect your case. Having a local attorney on Hawaii time zone like Danielle Beaver that you could call or meet with to answer your questions is a huge help. It really helps with all the stress of all the long application process to have an attorney like her on your side the whole time. I highly recommend giving her office a call if you are thinking about filing for SSDI or SSI and will cost you nothing unless you decide to retain her services and you win your case.
Mar 30th, 2024