Washington license and practice

John J. Chihak is admitted to practice law in Washington and is an Active member of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA #27809). Verify the current individual Bar record at Washington State Bar record before hiring an attorney.

John J. Chihak is an attorney at Chihak + Chihak in Seattle, where he practices disability law. He was a member of the legal team on the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, and he has given more than 200 presentations on disability benefits. He earned his law degree from Hamline University School of Law and his Master of Arts in Public Administration with honors from Hamline University, and his Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of Wisconsin, where he double-majored in political science and psychology. He was admitted to practice in Washington in 1998.

Matters this legal field covers

Disability legal work may cover Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income claims, appeals, and hearings.

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