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John K. Koontz
JKoontz@DaggettShulerLaw.com
John is a partner with Daggett Shuler. His practice is devoted to helping disabled individuals obtain the benefits to which they are entitled. John works with Social Security claimants to help them obtain Social Security Disability Benefits and Supplemental Security Income. John also works with individuals who have filed claims for short and/or long-term disability benefits under private disability policies or through their employer sponsored benefit plans. John regularly gives seminars on Social Security Disability benefits and employer sponsored or ERISA Long-Term Disability claims.
John previously worked for the Social Security Administration’s Office of Hearings and Appeals (now Office of Disability Adjudication and Review) in Charlotte and Greensboro as a staff attorney and senior staff attorney.
Areas of Practice:
Social Security Disability Benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Long-Term Disability Claims.
Certification:
Board Certified Specialist in Social Security Disability Law by the North Carolina State Bar.
Education:
- Juris Doctor, University of Tennessee School of Law, 1995
- M.A. in Political Science, University of Georgia, 1991
- B.A. in Political Science, cum laude, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1988
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Admitted:
- North Carolina Courts
- United States District Courts for the Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
- United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional Associations:
Sustaining Member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Forsyth County Bar Association
Personal Interests:
John enjoys most sports, but particularly college football and basketball. He is active in his church where he is a Deacon. John and his wife have three children.
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