About

Erika A. Riggs is a devoted attorney in Troy, Michigan, that specialize in supporting the disabled earlier than the Social Security Administration and the VA. She is thought for her compassion, dedication to beneath-served populations, and particular prison arguments.

Erika A. Riggs is a graduate of Wayne State University, where she received each her bachelors and regulation tiers. During her time in regulation faculty, Erika became actively concerned in public carrier, education, and mentorship. She co-based The 313 Project, a non-income enterprise that offers scholarships for at-chance adolescents, seasoned-bono felony advice, and volunteer paintings in Detroit. Additionally, she served as a senior note and comment editor of the Wayne Law Review, a belongings law coaching assistant, and a small claims court mediator.

Since incomes her law diploma, Mrs. Riggs has centered her exercise on assisting the disabled network in navigating the complexities of the Social Security Administration and the VA. She is deeply worried in her network, frequently enticing with non-earnings and volunteering at community occasions. Her dedication to below-served populations has been diagnosed through numerous awards, consisting of the Crain’s Detroit Business ‘Notable Women Lawyers’ award in 2017, Avvo’s Client Choice award for 4 consecutive years, and the 2018 Rising Star award by way of Super Lawyers.

Erika is fluent in Spanish and is a member of numerous legal groups, consisting of the State Bar of Michigan, Macomb County Bar Association, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives, and National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates. She is authorized to practice earlier than the Department of Veterans Affairs. Known for her compassionate method, Erikas workplace is affectionately known as the ‘chocolate manufacturing unit’. In her unfastened time, she enjoys spending time along with her own family, traveling, practising martial arts, hiking, and portray.

What sets Erika other than different legal professionals is her unwavering dedication to assisting others. She takes pleasure in ensuring that her clients are well-knowledgeable of their rights and completely organized for his or her hearings in the front of an Administrative Law Judge.

Legal Issues

• Supplemental Security Income
• Veterans disability benefits

Certificates

Accreditation to practice before the Department of Veterans Affairs
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Languages

• English: Spoken, Written
• Spanish

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

• Partner
  Disability Law Group
  2019
• Lawyer
  Disability Lawyers of Michigan
  2010
• Teaching Assistant
  Wayne State University
  2010
• Student Lawyer
  Wayne State University Law School Asylum and Immigration Clinic
  2010
• Research Assistant
  Wayne State University
  2009
• Law Clerk
  Detroit Immigration Court
  2010
• Law Clerk
  Lakeshore Legal Aid
  2009

Education

Associations

Costs

• Free Consultancy Service

Location