Joseph Houle
Joseph Houle
Joe Houle is a disability attorney leading the team of attorneys at Levine Benjamin Law Firm as they advance people’s claims for Social Security Disability benefits.
He handles paperwork, documents, rules, steps, and dealing with the government, so his clients can focus on their health and wellbeing.
Joe has over 30 years of experience in disability law, working to get financial relief for people when health problems rob them of their jobs and incomes. He works from the firm’s Detroit area office, but serves people across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and the country.
Joe has personally helped thousands of people. And he helped build Levine Benjamin into a team that has served more than 100,000 and counting.
Along with Managing Partner Gary Bimberg, Joe leads the Social Security Disability team at Levine Benjamin.
You might talk to Joe soon after you first call Levine Benjamin for help, because he and Gary have a policy of personally greeting all new clients at the firm.
It’s part of his commitment to providing individual attention and care to clients, a practice that sets Levine Benjamin apart.
Work with Levine Benjamin from wherever you are: Ann Arbor, Detroit, Elkhart, Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Saginaw, Toledo, Traverse City, the Upper Peninsula, and any other town or community.
From applying to appealing, we help you every step of the way.
Levine Benjamin Managing Partner Joe Houle exclusively practices Social Security Disability law.
A Leading Social Security Disability Lawyer
Joe is a leader in the field of Social Security Disability law who gives lectures and presentations to other disability lawyers and disability support organizations. He is a past president of the Disability Network–Oakland and Macomb.
He may be most known for helping build Levine Benjamin into the top Michigan disability law firm according to total benefits won by clients. Levine Benjamin is also one of the top disability law firms in the United States, based on results from Social Security.
Joe and Gary did it by providing beginning-to-end service for disability benefits applicants, helping with initial benefits applications and appealing benefit denials as many times as it takes. They even formed a team that helps after you win Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits by advising you on Medicare plans.
Juris Education, a group that coaches people applying to law school, interviewed Joe about his legal career as part of a series giving advice to up-and-coming lawyers.
He said he went into disability law because he wanted to help people in vulnerable times in life. His only focus is disability cases.
Social Security has its own legal system to decide who gets benefits, separate from other kinds of law, so it’s best to work with a disability lawyer who knows that system thoroughly.
Talk to Joe and his team at Levine Benjamin for help regaining financial stability and peace.
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Questions About Having a Disability Attorney Like Joe Houle
What Kinds of Cases Does Joe Houle Handle?
Joe only does Social Security Disability claims. For this type of case, it can be an advantage to have a lawyer who focuses on this special process. Benefits he helps with include Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
What Does a Disability Lawyer like Joe Do?
Your disability lawyer will guide you in answering questions on Social Security forms in a way that best supports your case. Your lawyer helps you gather key evidence like medical records. They file documents and arguments with Social Security. If you’re denied benefits, as most people are, your disability lawyer supports your appeal, including representing you in a hearing with a disability judge.
Do I Have to Get a Disability Lawyer?
You’re not required to have a lawyer help you get Social Security Disability. You can do it on your own. But there are good reasons to get a lawyer. The system is complicated. Most people are denied. It’s easy to make mistakes. Your lawyer can make the process easier. Plus, government studies have shown people with representation like lawyers are more likely to be approved for benefits at the crucial step of their disability hearings.
What Is Joe’s Approach to Cases?
Providing individual care to people in need is the top value Joe brings to his work and to the whole team at Levine Benjamin. This is a sensitive time in your life, and you deserve personal attention. The Social Security Disability system itself may feel uncaring, so Joe serves as your supporter and guide as you deal with it.
What Does It Cost to Have a Disability Lawyer?
You pay no fee for a disability lawyer until you win benefits. You only pay a fee if you win. Even then, your attorney’s fee doesn’t come out of your pocket, bank account or future benefits. Social Security pays your lawyer directly from your back benefits, which is a lump sum they award to compensate you for waiting on approval. And your attorney’s fee from your back pay cannot exceed limits set by Social Security. The burden of affording a disability lawyer is mostly taken off you.
Questions About Having a Disability Attorney Like Joe Houle
What Kinds of Cases Does Joe Houle Handle?
Joe only does Social Security Disability claims. For this type of case, it can be an advantage to have a lawyer who focuses on this special process. Benefits he helps with include Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
What Does a Disability Lawyer like Joe Do?
Your disability lawyer will guide you in answering questions on Social Security forms in a way that best supports your case. Your lawyer helps you gather key evidence like medical records. They file documents and arguments with Social Security. If you’re denied benefits, as most people are, your disability lawyer supports your appeal, including representing you in a hearing with a disability judge.
Do I Have to Get a Disability Lawyer?
You’re not required to have a lawyer help you get Social Security Disability. You can do it on your own. But there are good reasons to get a lawyer. The system is complicated. Most people are denied. It’s easy to make mistakes. Your lawyer can make the process easier. Plus, government studies have shown people with representation like lawyers are more likely to be approved for benefits at the crucial step of their disability hearings.
What Is Joe’s Approach to Cases?
Providing individual care to people in need is the top value Joe brings to his work and to the whole team at Levine Benjamin. This is a sensitive time in your life, and you deserve personal attention. The Social Security Disability system itself may feel uncaring, so Joe serves as your supporter and guide as you deal with it.
What Does It Cost to Have a Disability Lawyer?
You pay no fee for a disability lawyer until you win benefits. You only pay a fee if you win. Even then, your attorney’s fee doesn’t come out of your pocket, bank account or future benefits. Social Security pays your lawyer directly from your back benefits, which is a lump sum they award to compensate you for waiting on approval. And your attorney’s fee from your back pay cannot exceed limits set by Social Security. The burden of affording a disability lawyer is mostly taken off you.
