Article
Lawyers and the Secret Welfare State
Fordham Law Review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2016
ISSN
0015-704X
Abstract
This Article suggests that the United States maintains a secret welfare state. The secret welfare state exists because of lawyers’ ubiquitous use of questionable practices in representing clients before benefit-granting government agencies, which enable thousands of individual to collect public benefits who may not qualify for them. This Article focuses in particular on lawyers’ handling of evidence of nondisability in Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) proceedings and participation in Medicaid planning. It may be possible that the legal profession’s central role in the distribution of public benefits is an obstacle to a fairer and more transparent social safety net.
Num Pages
20
Publisher
Fordham Law School
Disciplines
File Type
PDF
Citation Information
Milan Markovic. "Lawyers and the Secret Welfare State" Fordham Law Review Vol. 84 Iss. 5 (2016) p. 1845 - 1865 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/milan_markovic/10/