Social Security Disability Lawyers Serving Kettering, Ohio

We have long represented people from Kettering, Ohio. We have represented Dayton’s disabled community in applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) since 1981, and we have had our own practice in downtown Dayton since 1995. From our office at 100 W. First St. in downtown Dayton, we help people throughout Dayton, including Kettering. To ensure that disabled claimants can access our office easily, our office is located on the ground floor, corner office of Talbott Tower, with plenty of available street parking. We are also close to the bus hub, and only a half-block from a nearby bus stop.

Kettering's Social Security Offices and the Dayton Office of Hearings Operations

Most Social Security disability cases involve three different offices: the local office, the state disability determination service, and the office of hearings operations.

A local Social Security field office may handle applications, reconsideration paperwork, updates, and other claim issues. Kettering-area claimants most commonly deal with the Dayton Social Security office at 200 W. 2nd Street in downtown Dayton. Depending on the claimant’s ZIP code, appointment availability, and the specific issue involved, the Dayton-West office at 4375 Hoover Avenue may also be involved. Some Kettering-area claimants, especially those closer to Bellbrook, Beavercreek, Centerville, or Miamisburg, may also interact with nearby offices such as Xenia or Franklin/Middletown, but the downtown Dayton office is usually the best starting point for most Kettering disability claimants. You can use the Social Security Administration’s local office look up tool to enter your zip code and identify your nearby local office. You can also check the Donoff & Lutz, LLC directory of Ohio’s Social Security Administration offices to check the contact information of your local office.

The state disability determination service (DDS)—in Ohio, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD)—makes medical determinations for disability claims at the initial and reconsideration stages. Although OOD is not perfect, it is the fifth-fastest disability determination service in the country. We are not sharing contact information for OOD: Claimants should use the phone number for their assigned adjudicator and the fax bar code that is associated with their claim.

The Office of Hearings Operations, sometimes called the hearing office or OHO, handles hearings before administrative law judges after a case reaches the hearing level. Recently the Social Security Administration  announced that it rebranded the “Office of Hearings Operations” as just “Hearings,” but we are not aware of anyone calling the office “Hearings.” For many Kettering claimants, the relevant hearing office is: SSA Office of Hearings Operations – Dayton, Courthouse Plaza SW, Suite 300, 10 N. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH 45402. We are only a two-minute walk to the Dayton Office of Hearings Operations.

Donoff & Lutz, LLC’s Office: Directions, Parking, Bus Routes

Our office is located at 100 W. First St., Dayton, OH 45402. We are the ground-floor, corner office in Talbott Tower at the southwest corner of First Street and Ludlow St.

Our office is easy for driving—even though we are downtown, there is low traffic between the highways and our office. From Kettering, you would normally take SR-48 northbound. After SR-48 turns into Main St., you will continue through most of downtown then our office is one block to the west. There is street parking immediately in front of our office. Within a hundred yards, you can also park in the Talbott Tower valet garage, in the Arts Garage, at the 36 W. First St. lot, or at the 127 W. First St. lot.

Our office is easily accessed within the Dayton bus network. If you can walk eight minutes, take RTA to Wright Stop Plaza Transit Center downtown. From the plaza, exit to Main Street, walk north to W. First Street, then turn left/west onto First Street to 100 W. First. If you cannot walk that far, take a bus route to “Ludlow @ Monument,” and then walk south for 265 feet (you will need to cross the street once) and you will arrive at our office. If you need help walking from Ludlow @ Monument, please let our office know in advance.

Our office is very accessible for people who use mobility aids, including wheelchairs. If you have difficulty traveling to our office, however, you are always welcome to communicate with us via phone or email.