About the Author:
Nick Ortiz represents claimants in Disability Insurance Benefit (“DIB”) claims, Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) claims, Disabled Adult Child (“DAC”), and Disabled Widow’s/Widower’s Benefit (“DWB”) claims. These include disability claims under Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Mr. Ortiz assists clients in filing initial applications and administrative appeals in their disability claims. If the claim is not favorably decided in the early stages, Mr. Ortiz represents claimants in hearings before Administrative Law Judges. Mr. Ortiz grew up in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He first became interested in the legal profession after participating in his high school’s debate program. He also played a lawyer in a high school mock trial. These experiences led him to become a student in the art of persuasion and argument. With this foundation, Mr. Ortiz went on to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Yale University. He took two years off after college to work in Washington D.C. at the prestigious law firm Covington & Burling as a paralegal. He then went on to attend UCLA Law School in Los Angeles, California. While in law school, Mr. Ortiz participated in the Moot Court Program and the Trial Advocacy program. He also participated in legal aide, assisting the poor and indigent in legal matters. Following law school graduation in 2001, Mr. Ortiz stayed in Los Angeles. After only one year representing insurance companies, Mr. Ortiz realized he did not want to represent corporate entities. He wanted to represent individuals. He therefore joined a small law firm representing injury claimants. By 2004-2005, the cost of living in Los Angeles was becoming outrageous. So, in 2004 Mr. Ortiz sat for the Florida Bar and passed the exam to become a Florida attorney. In 2005, Mr. Ortiz returned to Florida with his wife and practiced law with The Soloway Law Firm. While at The Soloway Law Firm, Mr. Ortiz broadened his practice from representing injury victims to representing injury victims and disabled workers. He learned how to handle a Social Security disability claim from beginning to end, and he learned how to handle short-term and long-term ERISA disability claims. After seven years with The Soloway Law Firm, Mr. Ortiz decided it was time to branch out on his own as a solo attorney. On June 1, 2012, he opened The Ortiz Law Firm. Mr. Ortiz is licensed to practice in all federal and state courts in the great State of Florida.
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