Securing Final Months of Peace for a Breast Cancer Patient  

Settlement Amount:

No back pay

The Challenge:

A widowed mother came to us after discovering a lump in her breast that turned out to be an aggressive cancer. By the time it was evaluated, the tumor had already spread to her liver, bones, and brain. As a single mother, she desperately wanted to live long enough to see her son graduate from high school. To survive financially and support her child, she had continued working through chronic pain and seemingly unending rounds of chemotherapy and radiation.

Our Strategy:

Our immediate goal was to secure her disability benefits as rapidly as possible so she could stop working. We took on the case, with the attorney completely waiving all legal fees so that every penny could go toward a college fund for her son. We expedited the application process to get her the financial support she desperately needed.

The Result: Immediate Benefits Awarded.

She was almost immediately awarded her disability benefits. While she tragically passed away before seeing her son graduate, these benefits provided exactly what she needed most: the financial freedom to stop working and spend her final weeks making memories with her son, including a final trip to The Strand in Galveston, Texas. This case remains a foundational reminder of why we dedicate our practice entirely to disability law.