For me, these cases are personal. When I was growing up, my father was disabled. He was unable to work, and I experienced both the financial hardship of having a parent who was unable to work and provide for his family. And also, I witnessed the personal health struggles that my dad experienced on a daily basis. He had a lot of issues with chronic pain and recurrent surgeries that failed, and he could have a situation where maybe one day he was able to go out and help his kids out in the yard do something, but then he would be laid up in bed for several days after that in severe debilitating pain. And oftentimes with the clients that we work together with at the Garner Firm, especially those with long-term disability benefits claims, it’s the same types of things that I’m seeing individuals and their families dealing with.
And that’s what I find the most rewarding about the work that we do here. And being able to tell an individual and their family members that we have been successful on their behalf and handling their appeal, or perhaps if we ultimately had to litigate the matter, that we’ve received a favorable judgment or reached a settlement for them and for them to know that they are now going to be able to continue to put food on the table and not have to worry about their money and finances like they did before. That’s just a great feeling, and I love doing this work for that reason.