I decided yesterday to fire my lawyer. I wrote him a nice little letter telling him that I was very dissatisfied with his service and that I no longer needed his service. I also sent a copy of the letter to SSDI. He made all kinds of promises about what he could do and he ain't done anything. The straw that broke the camel's back was when I talked on the phone yesterday with the person handling my appeal. She told me all she had gotten from him was medical records and the RFC form which I gathered up myself.

He hadn't asked for an expedited hearing or reconsideration or anything. I sent him a copy of a Letter of Dire Need 3 times in the past 2 months and he has not sent this to SSDI. This makes me think he just wants to drag his feet and let that back pay build up more. In the mean time, I'm sitting here worrying about how to hang on to what little I have.

The lady I spoke with on the phone said she had everything she needed and she was going to hand deliver my file to a decision maker right then. She said she couldn't guarantee anything but she did say that she definitely had enough evidence to prove my claim. She told me to send her the Letter of Dire Need ASAP. So it's on its way.

Anyway, I was just wondering if I should hire another attorney or just wait and see what happens now. I hate to give an attorney 25% of my back pay if I were to win after I have already done all the leg work. Anybody got any advice on this?