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    Favorable Disability Advocates

    (1 review)

    I would like to thank Mr Hamilton for All the hard work this man has done for my son who is ASD and…read morenon-verbal! We were at our wits end dealing with Social Security (who look for every reason to deny you any coverage due to paper work!) It was a nightmare for us, due to the fact we had 50-70 sheets to fill out but after our go with Social Security we were about to give up until we found Mr Hamilton who is a gentleman in every way! He knew all the ends and outs of Social Security's paper work and did all the filing for us! He got my son the coverage he needed.. Almost a year later we started having issues with SS again.. We could not get the info we were asking for from Social Security on why we were having these problems, so my wife said "let me call Mr Hamilton"... Guess what? he came through again for us in less than 24hrs... Got us the info we were wondering about and corrected their issues! Social Security is the master of deception... (Definition of deception. : the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid) I WOULD STRONGLY ADVISE NOT TO APPLY FOR SSI YOURSELF! YOU WILL NEED SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO PLAY THEIR GAME! I WOULD RECOMMEND MR HAMILTON TO ANYONE! I cannot tell you how grateful we are for this gentleman!

    From the owner: Social Security Disability Services…read more Favorable Disability Advocates are qualified to provide SSDI & SSI Non-Attorney Representational Services for any person with a medically determinable physical/mental impairment which can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. We have years of experience understanding the Social Security disability administrative review process, reopening/revising determinations, continuing disability reviews, age 18 redeterminations, SSI income and eligibility criteria. Veterans Disability Representation Services Favorable Disability Advocates claims agents are fully accredited by the Department Veteran Affairs Administration as a claims representative to assist clients in the preparation, presentation and prosecution of claims for VA benefits. Our team is also knowledgeable in the veteran's disability appellate process, debt management policy procedures, burial and a wide range of other special service benefits.

    Texas Education Advocacy - Never give up.

    Texas Education Advocacy

    (4 reviews)

    Bryker Woods

    Dianna Pharr has been an absolutely amazing advocate for our entire family over the last 3.5 years…read more(and counting). It is no exaggeration to say that her guidance, assistance, & advocacy have been nothing short of life-changing! I would give her advocacy services ten stars if I could! We are a family with four children, ranging in age from preschool to high school. All four of our children have multiple chronic illnesses or disabilities, from the common to the incredibly rare. Adding to the complexity, three of our children are also gifted, making them "twice exceptional" - and also making the task of attaining help for them exponentially harder. When Dianna first began to help us, only one of our four children was even receiving Special Education or 504 services. Accommodations for that one child were woefully inadequate, and our attempts to qualify the others for ANY help whatsoever had all hit a brick wall. I'd naively assumed that my diligent efforts to volunteer & to "work within the system" would get our children all the help they needed - & that my own knowledge as a law tutor would keep our family from being taken advantage of. But my efforts were getting us nowhere. Once Dianna began to review our children's situations, it immediately became clear that our School District was not fulfilling its moral or statutory obligations. She helped me to gather & review records; instructed me in how to create a paper trail of goodwill & good faith efforts; & encouraged me to find my voice. She has patiently led me on an intensive crash course on both the broad strokes & the intricacies of Special Education law. Once-foreign acronyms & concepts like IDEA, FAPE, FERPA, IEE, ESY, FBA, BIP, OCR, Homebound, & Related Services now roll off my tongue. With Dianna's help, we have navigated the fraught Child Find process. Despite the School District's repeated rejections for services when *I* had sought help on my own, now that Dianna is assisting us, all four children are fully qualified for Special Education services. No parent wants to "fight" their school district - just as no parent wants to "fight" to prove that their child rightfully requires Special Education services. But sometimes it's our job to take up that fight, because it's what our children desperately need & deserve in order to flourish within the educational setting. It's hard to admit that - however patient & well-intentioned we are in dealing with the schools we love - our children nevertheless cannot get the education they need without these modifications & accommodations. It's hard to admit that we can't always trust that our School Districts will act in our children's best interests. We'd all like to believe that we can navigate these negotiations on our own, using goodwill & persistence. But more often than not, once we've run into delays & denials, we need a knowledgeable & experienced professional to help us. Dianna has BEEN that expert voice for our family. She has tirelessly participated in countless ARDs, phone conferences, physician consultations, 504 meetings, & informal prep sessions. When we needed an attorney, she connected us with an amazing education lawyer & even came along - all while continuing to monitor our situation & educate us further SO THAT WE CAN HELP OURSELVES. She has loved and fought for our children as though they were her own. Dianna has ferociously supported our family at every turn. When we have come to her overwhelmed, frustrated, discouraged, or afraid, she has listened carefully - & then doubled her efforts to champion our cause. When our situation within our School District deteriorated, she has helped us weigh whether to request mediation or file due process. She has even guided us in filing formal grievances with the Texas Education Agency and the US Department of Education - and she has offered testimony to support us in those proce. At every step of the way, Dianna has stood with us, shoulder-to-shoulder, as we have navigated an incredibly difficult journey. Her knowledge is so vast that I still find myself looking to her for advice, even though she has ALWAYS worked her hardest to create self-confidence and the personal knowledge to conduct these meetings on our own. Dianna has been beyond generous with her time & her passion. She is absolutely brilliant at understanding education law - but her advocacy actually springs from a deep devotion to helping children and families. She most definitely isn't advocating for money or for glory - she's in it because it is her calling to HELP children and families. We honestly can't imagine where our children or our family would be without her. Update: Since I first wrote this review, Dianna has helped us to achieve full Special Education eligibility & appropriate services for ALL FOUR of our children. We are beyond grateful!

    There simply is no better advocate for children than Dianna Pharr! She is relentless and works…read moretirelessly for her clients. She is the of the highest ethical and moral character. Dianna is simply put an angel on earth.

    McNery & Voelker PC

    McNery & Voelker PC

    (2 reviews)

    In the 4 years that I have had contact and business with this law firm, I have found them to be…read morehighly confidential and respectful of all people. Also, I have not felt like a number but find every question I have gets answered no matter how mundane. When you have a personality conflict with anyone; whether a lawyer, doctor, dentist, or any professional you are paying with your hard earned money, I suggest you search until you find that correct professional for you.

    At approx. 11:30 am on June 13, 2011, I entered McNery & Voelker PC, Estate Settlement Services…read moreInc. and explained that I would be relocating my family out of the central Texas area. As this business handled estate settlement services, I inquired if that was related to home equity transactions as we own several residential homes in the central texas area that will be consolidated and sold soon. The real estate is valued at approximately $500,000. It seemed unusual to me that this man was talking to me in a hallway, about financial transactions at this level ... and we are right in front of chairs and offices, and yet ... he had not offered me a chair or asked me to enter his office. I quickly recieved the impression the employee of McNery & Voelker PC took one look at the color of my skin and decided it didn't matter how much money I had. All he wanted was to get me of the office. At that point I explained that I needed to use the men's room. I have a medical condition and it was immediately necessary that I use it. Often when you have a condition such as this you request to use the men's room, and you don't just start by sharing a private medical reason for the need. I am wearing a $15,000 Rolex, and it is immediately obvious based on my clothes that I am in a good place financially - especially for a man of 34 years old. Despite my simple request, I was denied access to the restroom. "Oh yes, he said, there is a restroom but it is not for people like you. If you need to use a bathroom, go somewhere else, IT IS NOT MY PROBLEM." Oh, is this woolworths in 1960, i didn't realize people with skin my color weren't allowed to eat sandwiches at the lunch counter. Shall I go to the back of the bus like Rosa Parks for you? Should a brief restroom visit for medical reasons for a documented disability be required to use the restroom at McNery & Voelker PC??? If you are not white/caucasian ... perhaps. Rather than take 2 minutes to comply with Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the employee of M&V PC suggested I walk down the street and use the bathroom elsewhere. It is an emergency. That is when the profanity started. F you It's NOT MY PROBLEM etc. Why would I trust a man so unstable and so impolite with a transaction as complex and requiring of finesse as a $500,000 real estate involving multiple properties? Why would i pay a commission to a man who discriminates against me? As I walked out the door I explained I would post a YELP review because I felt his language was inappropriate and impolite. I was immediately assaulted. The employee rapidly approached me with clenched fists, and I exited the door, where he followed me with an angry raised voice and yelled "F you, you MF Dick ..." Assault is a crime and is defined as when a person is in imminent fear of physical attack. Assault does not require physical contact, just the fear of (in the victim) physical contact. Actual contact turns it into Assault and Battery. He Assaulted me. Obviously there is no point in me wasting one dollar filing a private lawsuit against him for this as I can simply file a complaint of Title III violation to the Department Of Justice Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW Disability Rights Section NYAV Washington D.C. 20530. After all, denying me the right to a men's room for immediate emergency treatment of a legally defined disability is no different from piling cinderblocks on the handicapped ramp and demanding a man in a wheelchair "leave immediately". He has no more right to "throw unwanted customers out based on their disability" than Woolworth's did when they said African-americans were not allowed to eat at the lunch counter in 1960. Did I mention that I am a member of a legally recognized minority group of which the employee of W&V PC is not? So it is clear to me the type of clients McNery & Voelker PC wants, and I am absolutely certain that if I was a member of the same racial group as McNery & Voelker PC's employees, that I would have been given instantaneous access to the restroom. Because I was not, it didn't matter that I was wearing a $15,000 watch or how much money I had: my money was the right color but my skin was not. I had heard that there was racism in the South, and actually, this was the first and only time that I have personally experienced it. I have no need for private lawsuits ... I only wish to share the criminal abuse I suffered so others can know what really lives in the hearts of McNery & Voelker PC. I pray that they are all not "like that." I will never return to the doorstep of McNery & Voelker PC, so I suppose I will never know.

    The Gallini Firm - Reception area

    The Gallini Firm

    (6 reviews)

    I cannot recommend this attorney. Although our interactions during appointments were cordial,…read morecommunication, attention to detail, and overall case management were consistently lacking. We experienced repeated delays, unnecessary trips to the office, paperwork that had to be signed and re-signed because of errors or changes, and multiple instances where it felt like important details had been overlooked. We chose to give him the benefit of the doubt throughout the process, believing these issues were simply oversights. Most concerning, we were not informed of a critical filing deadline until after it had passed, despite specifically asking if there was anything else we needed to do. When I later raised these concerns, rather than acknowledging the communication failure or lack of attention to detail, the response immediately became defensive and included the insinuation that we were simply trying to "find a way around" our obligations. I found that especially disrespectful given that we had relied on his legal advice and guidance throughout our case. Everyone makes mistakes, but accountability matters. An honest apology and acknowledgment of what went wrong would have gone a long way. Instead of acknowledging the concerns we raised, he responded with a defensive email that included unwarranted insinuations about our character and motives. Rather than taking responsibility for the communication failures and lack of attention to detail, the blame was shifted back onto us. We expected clear guidance, attention to detail, accountability, and professionalism. Unfortunately, that was not our experience.

    Jason Gallini strongly implied to my face that my kid - who was sexually groped at school by a…read moreclassmate - was likely "coached" and lying, said repeatedly that many kids lie about being sexually assaulted (a statistical falsehood), and promised us he'd look into suing the school for repeated disability rights violations then closed the case without telling us. I have never been so appalled by an interaction with an attorney. He does not value the rights of children with disabilities in any way and he clearly has a massive set of preconceived biases he should unpack in therapy, along with his assumptions that abused ADHD or Autistic children are liars. Stay far, far away from this attorney and this firm of your child has been abused or his/her disability rights have been violated at school. Disgusting, Boomer-esque, dismissive, victim-blaming attitude the likes of which I have never seen so egregiously on display from a lawyer who works with KIDS.

    Mary Ellen Felps

    Mary Ellen Felps

    (2 reviews)

    It's the exact same lady who used to be downtown (Jefferson). I have no idea whether rent got too…read morehigh, she was asked to leave by the property owner or some combo of both. Either way, she (unsurprisingly) never bothered to tell anybody. I only found out because she sent me a letter that because our case was closed I should come down and pick up my items for a fee. Umm excuse me!! If ANYBODY does the labor...of traveling to the now VERY inaccessible (perhaps on purpose?) office....against their better judgement to pick up THEIR items in a case you lost, you do not bill them. Rest assured I am not going. Stay FAR away from her.

    As a current client my experience with Ms. Felps office has been nothing but horrible! In my…read moreinitial visit when hired, she explained the process of how they proceed through the filing of a SS Disability claim. Mentioned that I could call her with any questions during the process. Well this has been impossible since her staff screen's her calls and never want you to speak with her unless you want to pay $250 to speak with her. Ridiculous!!! They already get 25% of any money that is awarded in an approve case with Social Security. Another huge problem with their service is that when you attempt to call the number they give you to call them... it "Always" goes to voicemail! You leave a message and they "Never" call back!!! This is not an exaggeration. They are a rip off company and can be very rude even to the point of hanging up on you. They are very unprofessional. I am even considering reporting them to the BBB as well. A representative of Social Security also made the comment to me that I was calling them for information that my attorney should be handling and contacting me for. They quoted... Why are you paying them for? Use Ms. Felps services at your own risk!

    Bemis, Roach & Reed - disabilitylaw - Updated September 2026

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