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SSD Eligibility & Credits

What if I am Accepted for Social Security Disability (SSD)?

If someone is accepted for Social Security Disability after an automobile accident, the injured person must re-pay the insurance company for any SSD he does receive dating back to the date of approval. The insurance company, however, is under no obligation to refund any of the policyholder’s premiums for which coverage is no longer applicable. Additionally, if the accident victim was receiving any kind of short-term disability from his employer, both the short-term disability insurance company and the automobile insurance company are entitled to repayment. This situation leaves the victim having to payback double any amount he has ever received.

While the injured person is fighting his own insurance company, the person who caused the accident also is winning against the victim. In a normal case, a negligent driver is responsible for any wage loss past the first three years of the accident. If a car accident victim is approved for SSD, however, the negligent driver is entitled to an offset from the damages he caused. In other words, the public taxpayers are made to pay for the actions of a person who causes an accident.

Contact Lawrence E. Gursten or Steven M. Gursten 1-800-777-0028

AV Peer Review Rated

Michigan Auto Law is an AV RATED law firm, the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethics. Very few lawyers and law firms in Michigan have been selected with this top rating.

American Association for Justice

Steve Gursten is Chair for the 2008 Interstate Truck Litigation Group for the American Association for Justice (AAJ). Michigan Auto Law has been a long standing member and contributor to the American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA).

Michigan Super Lawyer

Top 5% of Attorneys in Michigan

Michigan Super Lawyer features only the Top 5% of attorneys in Michigan.

3 Michigan Auto Law attorneys
have been featured as

Michigan Super Lawyer:
Lawrence E. Gursten - 2007, 2006
Leonard M. Koltonow - 2007
David E. Christensen - 2007

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

Only 5% of Law Firms in the U.S. Qualify

Only 5% of all U.S. law firms qualify to be included in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, making Michigan Auto Law one of the most distinguished and respected in the country.

Michigan Lawyer of the Year

Steven M. Gursten was selected as "Lawyer of the Year" for 2005, by Michigan Lawyers Weekly, the state's largest legal periodical. Steve was selected after winning a $9 million dollar pain and suffering settlement for one of his clients - the largest settlement for pain and suffering in Michigan in over ten years.

Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA)

Robert M. Raitt of Michigan Auto Law is President for the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA) for 2008. The attorneys at Michigan Auto Law are well-respected members of the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA), dedicated to helping Michigan families seek justice when they are injured by another person's negligence.