Mark G. Szaflarski, experienced Litigation, Personal Injury attorney in Oak Park, IL with 1 reviews
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Mark G. Szaflarski

Po Box 4284, Oak Park, IL

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12 Apr, 2017
This lawyer was arrogant, condescending, and full of himself. Because I had enough common sense to get some disability on my own without a lawyer he was unable to help me get the maximum amount in the disability. The reason he doesn't know how to get benefits as well as he claims. SSA told me to get a lawyer to get more money because I wasn't getting enough. Mark claimed that was folk lore. He is not as smart as he "thinks" he is...go with someone who is more knowledgeable in the laws, rules, and regulation regarding SSA. He can get the least amount and I am suppose to praise his efforts because I'm poor and believed to be automatically stupid. He is not very nice.
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