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Address
Southgate Plaza Office Complex
950 A Union Road, Suite 240
Buffalo, New York 14224 (Erie Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.4
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeSocial Security Disability, Supplemental Security Income Disability, Social Security Appeals, Disability Benefits, Disability Insurance, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Disabilities, Social Security. Firm Size: 1
William C. Bernhardi (Member) born Eureka, California, October 14, 1952; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Syracuse University (J.D., 1980); International Legal Studies Certificate. Claims Representative, Social Security Administration, 1975-1977; Social Security Disability Analyst, New York Office of Disability Determinations, 1983-1986. Sustaining Member, National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR), 1994. Member: Erie County (Committee for Disabled-Chairman 1997; Matrimonial and Family Law Committees, 1989-1993; Speakers' Committee, 1998-1999) and New York State Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Social Security Section). Special Agencies: Social Security Administration; U.S. Railroad Retirement Board; New York State Employees Retirement Systems (New York State Comptroller). Reported Cases: Poole v. U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, 905 F.2d 654 (2nd Cir. 1990). Transactions: Social Security (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability claims, appeals, continuing disability reviews and post-entitlement matters. U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) claims and appeals for total and occupational disability. New York State Employees Retirement System; disability retirement claims and hearings for state and municipal employees, police, fire, corrections. Private Long-Term Disability (LTD) claims, appeals, reimbursement issues. Practice Areas: Social Security Disability; Supplemental Security Income Disability; Social Security Appeals; Disability Benefits; Disability Insurance; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Disabilities; Social Security.
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