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Our office is located in downtown Olympia, WA, but since 2020 most SSA disability hearings have been held by telephone or Microsoft Teams, rather than in-person. This has expanded the number of people we can help. If you live in the United States and have a telephone, we can help you.
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Disability Law – Including Social Security administrative hearings, medical-legal issues, and federal court cases… Read More
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What We Do
Having represented thousands of clients in disability cases since 1980, Maddox & Laffoon, P.S. of Olympia is your experienced choice… Read More
I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate all your hard work. You are a great team & I couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart!
Dear Jeanette, I never really got a chance to say Thank You! The hard work of you and your staff has truly changed my life. I just can’t believe it is all over. I feel as though I can start a new chapter of my life. Thank you again.
Thanks for all you both have done to bring this case to a close. You just do not know how much stress relief it is to have this behind me. I only wish you could have handled the L&I part of this disability. I really appreciate the working relationship you have been doing with my L&I attorneys. Thanks again!
Why We Do What We Do
Located in Olympia, WA and serving Washington since 1980, we have a reputation for thoroughness and preparedness that is widely recognized and respected in the legal community. Having successfully represented thousands of clients, we offer you FREE initial consultations and no fee unless we win your case.
Dedication to Your Results
Having represented thousands of clients’ disability cases since 1980, Maddox and Laffoon PS of Washington is your experienced choice dedicated to helping improve your quality of life.
Steve and Jeanette have been working in this specialized area of law a cumulative of over 70 years! They and their warm and friendly staff make the process of obtaining benefits as easy and stress-free as possible for you. We believe that working for and with great people will help generate great results!
Compassionate Allowances List
Generally, just a diagnosis does not equal disability – we must present evidence of symptoms and limitations as well. There are some medical impairments, however, that are just so awful or deadly that SSA will fast-track an approval: Compassionate allowance...
Judges Rebuke Social Security for Errors as Disability Denials Stack Up
Hurled from a road-paving machine, Michael Sheldon tumbled 50 feet down a Colorado slope and struck a mound of boulders headfirst on a summer day in 2006. After eight surgeries to his head, neck and spinal cord, his debilitating headaches, chronic pain and...
Maddox Laffoon Helping People in Thurston County
I can’t thank the folks at Maddox & laffoon enough. I could not possibly have navigated through the social security disability application process without Jeanette’s legal assistants help. They helped me through the application process all the way and helped me...
Social Security Alphabet Soup
A client recently informed me that she had no idea what I was talking about, and asked me to speak in regular English. I had just told her that the ALJ at OHO would pose a hypo to the VE based on an RFC tied to the psych CE – what could be clearer? As with many...