Jan L. Kodner & Associates
Jan Kodner and Associates has represented thousands of disabled claimants for about 30 years. His practice is devoted exclusively toward helping the disabled qualify for Social Security and SSI benefits.
Firm Overview
Since 1980, the Chicago and Skokie law offices of Jan L. Kodner & Associates have helped thousands of clients qualify for benefits under the Social Security and SSI (Supplemental Security Income) disability programs.
Our goal is to help clients through the Social Security Disability benefits claim process with representation that is both highly effective and respectful of their needs. Using a lawyer for your Social Security Disability benefits can ease the claims process and help win your Social Security Disability case.
Our Chicago law firm focuses exclusively on Social Security and SSI (Supplemental Security Income) Disability cases in order to best serve our clients. Traveling to our Chicago area offices may be difficult for many clients. In such cases, we can conduct appointments over the phone. We also may see new clients in our Skokie office on an appointment only basis.
Every year since the Leading Lawyers Network was created, Jan Kodner has been ranked by other Illinois lawyers to be among the top 5% of all Illinois attorneys in the area of Social Security Disability law. For more information about this peer ranking and review process, go to Leading Lawyers Network.
Please call our attorneys at (312) 922-6688 to schedule an appointment.
53 W. Jackson Blvd
#515
Chicago
IL
60604
- 312-922-6688
Our Chicago law firm focuses exclusively on Social Security and SSI (Supplemental Security Income) Disability cases in order to best serve our clients. Traveling to our Chicago area offices may be difficult for many clients. In such cases, we can conduct appointments over the phone. We also may see new clients in our Skokie office on an appointment only basis.
How did your firm decide on the primary area of practice(s)?
We have long been devoted to using the law to help those most in need of assistance. When I started in this field, there was virtually only a few other attorneys who represented the disabled. I found that I enjoyed knowing that my efforts made a genuine difference in peoples' lives and focused exclusively on cases in this area.
What experience or education distinguishes your lawyers from others
30 years of handling only SSD and SSI cases gives us a huge edge over our competitors. We have consistently obtained favorable results for the vast majority of our clients.
What distinguishes your law firm from others?
Our practice is concentrated exclusively in the Social Security/SSI field. We do not handle other types of cases.
Jan has been recognized by a survey of other impartial attorneys as the #1 lawyer in this field by the Leading Lawyers Network.
We have obtained benefits for many thousands of disabled claimants over the past 30 years. We win about 85% of our cases.
Jan L. Kodner
Recently, Jan was named the Top Social Security Disability Lawyer in Illinois, by the Leading Lawyer Network magazine. Prior to this title, Jan was also ranked by other Illinois lawyers to be among the top 5% of all Illinois attorneys in the area of Social Security Disability law. Jan has maintained this honor each year since the Leading Lawyers Network was created in 2003. For more information about this peer ranking and review process, go to Leading Lawyers Network.
Jan is a past chairman of the Chicago Bar Association Subcommittee on Social Security Law. He is also a sustaining member of the National Association of Social Security Claimant's Representatives (NOSSCR). He served as a board member of the SSI Coalition for a Responsible Safety Net. Jan has presented many talks and continuing legal education sessions at NOSSCR and CBA conferences. He is a member of the AARP Legal Plan. Jan received a Distinguished Service Award from the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation in 1997. He is on the referral panels of the AARP Legal Plan, Chicago Bar Association, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, NOSSCR and The Ark.
Jan also served as producer and director of his children's middle school variety show from 2001 through 2004. He has written such classics as The Age of Asparagus, Under a C, Hebrew School Dropout, and Yellow Luncheon Meat. He vows to never again set foot into a middle school auditorium.
James Leeny
Associate Attorney James Leeny graduated with honors from Eastern Michigan University, where he was a state and national champion public speaker. James received a Master's Degree in Business Communication from University of Illinois at Chicago in 1990. A graduate of the John Marshall School of Law, James was named Best Orator in the Herzog Moot Court competition and is a member of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. James has been with the firm since 1988 and became an associate attorney since his 1994 graduation from law school.
Steve Jackson
Steve was admitted to practice in the State of Illinois and before the United States District and Appellate Courts in Illinois. He joined Jan L. Kodner & Associates as an associate in 2006 after working as an Assistant State's Attorney for Cook County Illinois.
Steve's interest in the rights of disabled persons and worker's rights led him to specialize in the area of Social Security disability appeals. He has a thorough understanding of the multi-step process and the experience required to successfully pursue your claim for Social Security benefits. Steve advocates vigorously for those working men and women who can no longer work due to chronic illness, injury, or the ravages of disease.