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?

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bennett.mason2h ago

That really stinks... family giving bad advice is the worst.

the_mila2h ago

I mean idk, is it really that big of a deal? You gotta start over sure but at least now you know what the process is like and you can get a real lawyer this time. Not the end of the world.