I was diagnosed with cancer in May 2015. I knew with surgery and treatment I would quite possible not be able to work and would not be able to financially survive. After being told by two attorneys I didn't have a case I saw John Haapala. He told me that while I did not have medical records to support my case at that time it was possible to get my case ready for hearing. I followed his advice and we went forward to hearing with a complete medical record and he won my case. Not only did he win my case I was awarded back pay. John is very knowledgeable in his field as well as the most kind and compassionate attorney I have every worked with and that is saying a lot because I have worked in the legal field since 1994 and have worked professionally with a lot of attorneys. John always returned calls or e-mails promptly, his staff is kind, caring and compassionate and I would highly recommend contacting John if you have a social security case and are in need of help to get through the red tape.

He didn’t even treat me like a person, he basically disregarded everything I told and saying that I should be happy with my problem and continue going on struggling and basically looked at me like I was entitled. Gave me no real advice except him being demeaning and negative

He is the best. He helped me win my case that two other lawyers quit on me because they didnt think I had enough evidence. They never told me that they didn't have all my medical records. John told me that some were missing. He is very thorough. We met several times before my hearing. My other lawyers only met with me once before my hearing.My previous lawyer resigned the day of hearing and the one before asked me to resign him because of lack of evidence. I highly recommend John Haapala

He's the best!