My cousin the lawyer said to handle my own disability hearing, big mistake
So my cousin, he's a real estate attorney, told me I didn't need a disability lawyer for my CA case. Said I could just read the SSA blue book and argue it myself. Took me 4 months to gather medical records and write it all up, and the judge shot me down in 20 minutes flat. Now I gotta start from square one with a lawyer who actually does this stuff. Anyone else get bad advice from someone who should've known better?