Disability (SSD) law in Michigan covers SSDI and SSI benefit claims, disability appeals, ALJ hearings, and Appeals Council review. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Michigan has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to social security disability cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Social Security disability claims follow federal procedures, but the hearing offices and Administrative Law Judges in Michigan have their own patterns. After an initial denial — which happens to the majority of applicants — you have 60 days to appeal. Most successful claims are won at the ALJ hearing stage, and having an attorney who regularly appears before Michigan's ALJs provides a measurable advantage.

When selecting a social security disability attorney in Michigan, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Circuit Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Michigan and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to social security disability law in Michigan for an in-depth look at Michigan's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Akiva Goldman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Goldman & Associates
 Seven W. Square Lake Rd. Bloomfield Hills MI 48302
(248) 588-3333
Wayne State University
English
Bar #39518
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate
Holland Locklear - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Holland Locklear, PLLC
 607 Shelby Street Suite 725 Detroit MI 48226
(833) 424-4466
Wayne State University Law School (2017)
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Mr. Mark A. Sucher - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mr. Mark A. Sucher
 31500 Northwestern Hwy Suite 105 Farmington Hills MI 48334
(248) 539-4900
Michigan State University (1980)
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Joseph Dedvukaj - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Joseph Dedvukaj Firm, P.C.
 1277 W Square Lake Rd Bloomfield Hills MI 48302
(248) 352-2110
Michigan State University College of Law (1994)
Albanian, English
Bar #51335
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice
Jason Barrix - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barrix Law Firm
 510 Jackson St. Grand Haven MI 49417
(616) 456-1900
Thomas M Colley School of Law (1989)
Bar #47986
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Asbestos & Mesothelioma
Sean M. McNally - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lipton Law
 18930 W. 10 Mile Southfield MI 48075
(248) 557-1688
Wayne State University Law School (2013)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Michael A. Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mike Morse Injury Law Office
 38600 Van Dyke Ave Ste. 370 Sterling Heights MI 48312
(855) 434-2413
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Robert C. Busch Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mike Morse Injury Law Office
 38600 Van Dyke Ave Ste. 270 Sterling Heights MI 48312
(248) 350-9050
Baker College
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Personal Injury Social Security Disability
Ross M. Gilders - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MichiganLawsuit.com, P.C.
 201 E Fourth Street Suite 104 Royal Oak MI 48067
(855) 529-6424
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
English
Bar #75875
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Consumer Law Legal Malpractice
Johnson R Franso - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hirmiz, Franso and Associates, PLLC
 33200 Dequindre Road Suite 202 Sterling Heights MI 48310
(586) 698-7700
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2009)
Arabic, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
Bar #78402
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Matthew G. Swartz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shafer Swartz PLC
 40 Concord Ave Muskegon MI 49442
(231) 722-2444
Michigan State University
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Maritime Law Medical Malpractice
Justin Bahrie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bahrie Law
 6810 S Cedar St 2C Lansing MI 48911
(517) 694-1300
Michigan State University College of Law (2012)
English
Bar #76391
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Rory Mortimer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mortimer Law Office, PLC
 2780 Charlevoix Avenue Suite 13 Petoskey MI 49770
(989) 358-2100
Michigan State University
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Estate Planning
Ari Kresch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 26700 Lahser Road Suite 400 Southfield MI 48033
(248) 331-5000
Detroit
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Bankruptcy Civil Rights
James Wendt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mike Morse Injury Law Office
 38600 Van Dyke Ave Ste. 270 Sterling Heights MI 48312
(855) 434-2413
Wayne State University Law School (2011)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Municipal Law
Harold Leo Emelander - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Emelander Law Office, P.C.
 31 East Wood Street PO Box 849 Newaygo MI 49337
(231) 303-5005
University of Florida (2007)
English, Spanish
Bar #70719
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Civil Rights
Brendan Sanger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dr. Brendan Sanger - Lawyer and Counselor at Law - Social Security Disability and Unemployment Clinic, Dr. Brendan J. Sanger - Lawyer at Law Office
 312 Marshall St Litchfield MI 49252
(517) 206-3555
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1995)
Michigan Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Consumer Law Criminal Law
Kenneth Kalls - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maurer & Kalls
 192 E. Hurst Dr. Troy MI 48085
(248) 817-6999
Wayne State University (1972)
Bar #25646
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce DUI & DWI
Matthew Conklin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Conybeare Law Office, P.C.
 5955 W. Main Street Kalamazoo MI 49009
(296) 983-0561
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Bar #71194
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Personal Injury Social Security Disability
Martin Holmes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Martin Holmes
 318 Center St Muskegon MI 49445
(231) 744-9439
University of Detroit
Bar #P24240
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense
Mark Carlson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mike Morse Injury Law Office
 38600 Van Dyke Ave Ste. 270 Sterling Heights MI 48312
(855) 434-2413
Defiance College
English
Bar #76225
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Personal Injury Social Security Disability
John Joseph Rizzo III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Up North Elder Law, PLC
 4371 Deerfield Lane Traverse City MI 49684
(231) 437-7779
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (1996)
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Military Law
Todd Bailey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 13300 S. West Bay Shore Dr., Suite A5 Traverse City MI 49684
(231) 421-7990
Bar #68275
Active License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Maritime Law
Lea Ann Sterling - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sterling Law
 13919 S. West Bay Shore Drive Suite 209 Traverse City MI 49684
(989) 705-2326
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law (1980)
English, French, Polish, Spanish
Michigan Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Divorce Estate Planning
Alex Kassa - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mike Morse Injury Law Office
 38600 Van Dyke Ave Ste. 270 Sterling Heights MI 48312
(855) 434-2413
Oakland University
English
Bar #84579
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Personal Injury Social Security Disability
James Lane - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mike Morse Injury Law Office
 38600 Van Dyke Ave Ste. 270 Sterling Heights MI 48312
(855) 434-2413
Michigan State University College of Law (2008)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Personal Injury Social Security Disability
James John DeMates III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mike Morse Injury Law Office
 38600 Van Dyke Ave Ste. 270 Sterling Heights MI 48312
(855) 434-2413
Michigan State University College of Law (2014)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Personal Injury Social Security Disability
Kent Bieberich - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Humbarger Zebell & Bieberich, PC
 3 Heritage Oak Lane Battle Creek MI 49015
(269) 979-3990
College of William and Mary (1985)
English
Bar #52978
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law Estate Planning
Bjornrae Kemp - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mike Morse Injury Law Office
 38600 Van Dyke Ave Ste. 270 Sterling Heights MI 48312
(855) 434-2413
University of Houston - Main Campus
English
Bar #84751
Texas Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Personal Injury Social Security Disability
Gary T. Neal - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCroskey Law
 888 Terrace St #100 Muskegon MI 49440
(231) 726-4861
University of Wisconsin - Madison (1980)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Social Security Disability
Kelly M. Neumann - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Neumann Law Group
 One Rockefeller Plaza 10th Floor New York NY 10020
(248) 216-1660
New England Law | Boston (2005)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Bankruptcy Business Law
John Robert Nachazel Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mike Morse Injury Law Office
 38600 Van Dyke Ave Ste. 270 Sterling Heights MI 48312
(855) 434-2413
Michigan State University
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Personal Injury Social Security Disability
Paul Wheatley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mike Morse Injury Law Office
 38600 Van Dyke Ave Ste. 270 Sterling Heights MI 48312
(855) 434-2413
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2011)
English
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Personal Injury Social Security Disability
Gregory H. Bringard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gregory H. Bringard, Lawyer at Law
 367 N State St Caro MI 48723
(989) 672-2400
Bar #45657
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Personal Injury Probate
William C. Babut - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Babut Law Offices, PLLC
 761 W. Michigan Ave. Jackson MI 49201
(517) 266-9332
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1985)
Bar #41099
Federal District Court - WD Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Elder Law Estate Planning
Nickolas Daniels - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Nickoals Daniels & Associates, PLC
 41700 Hayes Road Suite A Clinton Township MI 48038
(586) 668-1229
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2003)
English
Bar #70528
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
James T. Haadsma - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCroskey Law
 395 S Shore Dr #308 Battle Creek MI 49014
(269) 968-2215
Wayne State University Law School (1984)
English
Bar #36939
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Social Security Disability
Brent Walter Thomas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mike Morse Injury Law Office
 38600 Van Dyke Ave Ste. 270 Sterling Heights MI 48312
(855) 434-2413
Suffolk University Law School (2003)
English
Michigan Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Personal Injury Social Security Disability
Matthew Bates - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mike Morse Injury Law Office
 38600 Van Dyke Ave Ste. 270 Sterling Heights MI 48312
(855) 434-2413
Wayne State University Law School (2008)
English
Bar #76333
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Personal Injury Social Security Disability
Austin Bruce - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mike Morse Injury Law Office
 38600 Van Dyke Ave Ste. 270 Sterling Heights MI 48312
(855) 434-2413
Wayne State University Law School (2019)
English
Bar #84279
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Personal Injury Social Security Disability
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