Managing Partner and SSD Lawyer Ida Comerford, Esq.
Ida joined the law firm in 2010 as part of a team of five hearing attorneys in the area of Social Security disability law.
She has represented hundreds of clients in hearings and has written extensively to appeal disability denials in federal court. Over time, Ida took on a leadership role in the firm and helped grow it into a firm of over 20 attorneys and 90+ total employees.
Ida has been involved in training and growing the administrative and appellate departments of the Social Security disability group. She believes that an aggressive approach to advocacy is key to helping clients get the benefits they deserve. To do so, Ida has implemented a strong training system for attorneys and firm leadership. She has been a speaker at the National Organization of Social Security Disability Representatives and is in her final year of a three-year term as the Erie County Bar Association’s Chair of the Disability Committee.
Ida was born in Buffalo, New York, spent time in San Diego, California and has since returned to Buffalo, New York with her husband and three children. Licensed to practice law in New York, Illinois, and Georgia, Ida is also admitted to a several U.S. District Courts, as well as the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Education
Juris Doctor, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law 1998
Bachelors of Arts in Political Science, State University of New York, College at Fredonia 1994
Admission
New York State Bar
California State Bar
Illinois State Bar
Georgia State Bar
Social Security Administration
United States District Court for the Western District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
United States District Court District of Colorado
United States District Court for Eastern District of Arkansas
United States District Court for Western District of Arkansas
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
Professional Affiliation
New York State Bar Association
Erie County Bar Association
National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR)