Disabled individuals need an attorney who understands their pain and financial need, who knows their name, and who can guide them through the complicated maze of obtaining Social Security disability benefits.  Disabled individuals need a dedicated and experienced attorney’s   professional   expertise to help them get the benefits they deserve and worked so hard for. 

That’s where I come in.  I’m Michael P. Kalish, an attorney living in Southern California focusing exclusively on the legal needs of disabled individuals.  

After completing a 20-year career in the U.S. military, I graduated from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor’s degree in History followed by a Juris Doctorate degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law in Honolulu, Hawaii.  I was admitted to the Hawaii bar in 1999 and have been practicing law ever since.  While still in law school, I began representing Social Security claimants through a pro bono legal assistance program sponsored by the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii.  In 2004, I opened my own law 

practice in Honolulu, Hawaii. In addition to representing clients before the Social Security Administration, I also represented clients in business, consumer, bankruptcy, real estate and family law matters.

In 2011, I relocated to Southern California to focus exclusively on Social Security Disability advocacy.  To date, I have represented thousands of clients at all stages of the application and appeals process. I have appeared before hundreds of Social Security Disability judges throughout California, Hawaii, Washington state, and Arizona.  I represent and assist my clients at each stage of the application process: from assisting with completing the initial applications forms, through developing a strong evidentiary case by gathering supporting medical evidence and treating source’s statements, to vigorous advocacy on the client’s behalf before a federal administrative law judge at hearing on the client’s claim for disability benefits.   

I am an active member of National Association of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (“NOSSCR”) and the National Association of Disability Representatives (“NADR”).   With more than fifteen years of representing clients before the Social Security administration, I have the experience, knowledge, and commitment needed to win your Social Security disability claim.