Michael Korby
Michael Korby is a Detroit disability attorney with over a decade of experience helping people win Social Security Disability benefits, including guiding people through over 1,000 disability hearings.
Social Security Disability provides monthly income and access to Medicare or Medicaid health care. Benefits are a stabilizing force when you can’t work.
The government created Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) so people who worked and paid Social Security taxes can get help when health problems unexpectedly force them out of a job.
You earn the benefits—Social Security Disability isn’t a free handout. And benefits are difficult to win. Usually you’re denied and must go through several steps of appealing.
“Social Security Disability is a long and stressful process made worse because our clients are unable to work and often have no income at all,” Michael said. “I am inspired by their tenacity and resourcefulness to get by while we work to get them the benefits they are entitled to.”
Michael is a disability lawyer at Levine Benjamin Law Firm. Levine Benjamin is the top disability law firm in Michigan based on how much we win in benefits for our clients.
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Do You Need a Social Security Disability Lawyer?
You can apply for Social Security Disability on your own. Having a disability lawyer take on the legwork makes it easier for you and can increase you chances of winning benefits in the end.
This is what Levine Benjamin disability attorneys like Michael do for you:
- Help you figure out if you qualify for benefits
- Help you correctly file your initial application
- Help you fight a denial by conducting your appeal
- Manage all the paperwork along the way
- Gather medical records and other evidence you need
- Talk to Social Security on your behalf to keep your case moving
- Prepare you testify for a disability judge
- Speak for you about the legal details at your disability hearing
It’s important to know this about working with Levine Benjamin Social Security Disability lawyers:
- YOU CAN ALWAYS START WITH A FREE EVALUATION OF YOUR CLAIM.
- YOU ONLY PAY AN ATTORNEY FEE WHEN YOU RECEIVE BENEFITS. NO BENEFITS, NO FEE.
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Why Michael Korby Practices Social Security Disability Law
Michael Korby has over 12 years of experience as a Social Security Disability lawyer. He also has three years of experience in personal injury law.
He said he came to Levine Benjamin in 2025 partly because of how many people he could help. “Levine Benjamin is known for excellent Social Security attorneys, and I wanted to use my 10-plus years of experience as a Social Security attorney to help more people get through and slow and complicated Social Security system and get the benefits they deserve,” Michael said.
Michael discovered while he was still in school and early in his law career that he is most fulfilled in his work when he’s helping every day, hard-working people who truly need the help.
“I wanted to practice in an area of law that helps regular people as opposed to big corporations,” he said. “Assisting people get the Social Security benefits they deserve was the perfect fit, and I haven’t looked back.”
This is Michael’s educational background:
- Juris Doctor—Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, 2011
- Bachelor’s degree in political science, minor in philosophy—University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 2008
He’s a member of the Michigan State Bar Association and admitted to practice law in Michigan courts. He’s also admitted to practice in federal court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
Michael is a member of the Michigan Bar’s Social Security section and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR).
He volunteers for the Walk for Diabetes at the Detroit Zoo, which raises money for diabetes treatment and research. “Diabetes affects a lot of our clients and can have devastating effects,” he said.
For a lawyer like Michael who’s caring toward you and relentless about getting you benefits so you can live a fuller life, contact us at Levine Benjamin.
