Reviews

I was recently awarded my SSDI case with the help of GGL Law Firm. He, and his assistant, Anne are knowledgeable, professional, compassionate, determined, extremely responsive and organized. Calls were never screened and they pick-up or respond to you immediately. They made sure I understood the facts of my case. Mr. Lutkenhaus did not give false hope and most of all, encouraged me to be honest about my disability. It’s very hard to discuss the disabling conditions due to my young age, but he made sure that no favorable facts were unturned during my ALJ hearing. They continue to care even after the case was heard. I highly recommend this firm to anyone.

Wendell Allen took "personal" favors to give custody to a mother that relocated kids to another state without the father consent when he was the Guardian of the kids. He is not to be trusted.

A relative applied for social security disability benefits and had the claim denied. I was asked to help and began to research the social security disability application process. The statistics of denial although staggering were pretty easy to find. It seems that about 67 percent are denied initially and the figure jumps to about 87 percent for reconsiderations. Apparently your chances of success for reconsideration are even lower if you don’t appeal after the initial denial which was the case for my relative. Although I am retired while employed I valued contractors that had memberships in professional organizations specific to their trade or profession. This is the approach I used to help the relative retain a lawyer well versed in social security disability law and contacted NOSSCR – the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives and asked for the names of local members. Much to my surprise only two members worked in the Richmond metropolitan area. Gerald G. Lutkenhaus had far better reviews. From the beginning it was clear that Mr. Lutkenhaus was well versed in social security disability law, rules and procedures. I actually read an entire book on SSA disability before I joined the relative for the initial meeting with the GGL Law Firm. Everything I read was confirmed ten times over. GGL had both the knowledge and the essential experience needed for these types of cases. I must confess that my dislike for most lawyers is that they charge you for every minute you talk to them and they nickel and dime you for everything and anything they can which is definitely not the case with GGL. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Anne the paralegal at GGL. Anne too has an encyclopedic knowledge of social security disability law and procedures and is extremely responsive to emails and phone calls. So what’s the bottom line? Our relative had a hearing 9 months after the first meeting with GGL and was granted a favorable outcome. GGL beat the statistics!!!! I certainly would recommend GGL without hesitation.

After thorough research I chose GGL law firm to represent me in my workers compensation case. I couldn’t have had a better experience! Gerald Lutkenhaus was always available via the phone or email. He never dodged my calls, He always called back if I had any questions. His paralegal Anne is also very professional and knowledgeable. They do everything in timely manner and put client’s interests first! This team is highly professional, honest and I just can’t thank them enough for obtaining a great settlement for me! I am just so thankful to them and it was definitely the right decision to use their services for my complicated case!

Timely responses to any communication. Very thorough in explaining the process along the way

Attorney Allen was incredibly informative and knowledgeable when it came to our matter. We highly recommended him!

Mr. Allen was assigned as court appointed guardian ad litem for my children after their father was arrested for assaulting me. Mr. Allen never followed through on any of the promises he made at our initial meeting. He never did any research or used any investigative skills to determine which allegations were true and which were false. He was extremely biased in interactions between myself and the non-custodial parent. Any presented evidence from myself was disregarded. He is not qualified to handle any cases involving special needs children and/or domestic violence.

Gerald answered my forum question really fast even though he knew there would probably be no money in it for him. He was clearly knowledgeable about the subject and I would hire him in a second if needed.

Won my case for me, that pretty much says it all. Thank you very much.

I needed a workers comp lawyer for my totally incapacitated husband. I contacted Jerry. He and Rose did a great job on his case and got him a settlement for $300,000 plus lifetime medical care and a home health aide at $600per week.

If I plan to move forward with this I will definitely be going with Mr.Lutkenhaus. When he called I was out of it, still trying to get over the initial shock of my situation. He had a lot of patience with me considering I was all over the place during our conversation. He was also bluntly honest about my options and showed confidence with his answers, it was obvious he had a lot of experience dealing with worker's compensation. Situations like these, last thing I needed was sugar coating or a "everything is going to be ok" speech. He explained that I need to be proactive and know my rights. I realized by then I should have contacted him in the beginning of all this. Thank you for the professional advice.