Practice Areas
Downard & Associates, PLLC specializes in the following practice areas.
Social Security Disability Law (SSI)
Disability is a condition judged to be significantly impaired relative to the usual standard of a society. The term is often used to refer to an individual functioning, including in physical impairment, sensory impairment, cognitive impairment, intellectual impairment, mental illness, and various types of chronic disease.
Supplemental Security Income (or SSI) is a monthly stipend provided to aged (legally deemed to be 65 or older), blind, or disabled persons based on need, paid by the United States Government.
Workers
Compensation
Workers' compensation provides insurance to cover medical care and compensation for employees who are injured in the course of employment, in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her employer for negligence.
Personal Injury
The most common type of personal injury claims are traffic accidents and those caused by property owner negligence. Downard & Associates, PLLC will work for you to be awarded the compensation that you are entitled to for doctor's bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and medical costs for ongoing injuries.
Divorce
Divorce is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. It also involves many other factors including spousal support or alimony, child custody, child support, and distribution of property.
Juvenile Law
Juvenile law is a law pertaining to those who are deemed to be below the age of majority. Usually minors are treated differently under the law, but even if someone is considered to be a minor, they may be prosecuted as an adult.
Criminal Defense
Criminal Defense refers to laws set up for the punishment for failure to comply with the laws of a society. Criminal punishment, depending on the offense and jurisdiction, may include execution, loss of liberty, government supervision (parole or probation), or fines.
If you or a family member is in need of one of our areas of legal practice, please contact us today to set up a consultation with a member of our staff.



