Christopher D. Syrup - Edwardsville, IL

My attorney was Christopher D. Syrup, with the Kassin and Carrow law firm. My disability case was filed regarding Mental Health disability, NOT a physical disability case. The case was denied twice. My diagnoses are Bi-Polar, Major Depression Disorder, Anxiety, and Boarderline Personality Disorder. The vocational expert, medical expert, AND judge all acknowledged per my mental health files provided by my psychiatrist, psychologist/therapist, case worker, community center, etc., that I would miss 30% or more of work do to my mental health disability and diagnoses. The vocational expert testified that ANY employer would only allow up to 10% leniency in missed work days. Which that number is VERY generous. No employer is going to allow even 10% of missed work days. Especially, for the jobs they read off, which these jobs would not allow vaction time, sick days, etc., those benefits are all benefits extented to long time employees or more affluent employment opportunities. However, the medical expert, which by the way IS NOT "impartial", stated I could lift 25 pounds on a given day. And this single determination is the reason the attorney stated my disability was denied - twice. Whether or not I can lift 25 pounds on a given day or every day is irrelevant. 25 pounds is not that much weight, and I'm not toddler or senior with physical incapabilities, I'm 43 years old in decent shape. This was not physical disability case, it was a mental health disability case. And by the requirements of any disability case regarding physical disability OR mental health disability, the disability has to last a year or longer. I've been struggling with these issues most my adult life, from as early as 15/16 and got all diagnoses confirmed the last 14 years, in 2012. Before that, from 18 - 30 it was a lot of self-medicating and unawareness of what was wrong. I'm not sure about every attorney at this law firm, but it is obvious Christopher D. Syrup is completely incompetent to represent a client with a mental health disability. I would not recommend this law firm for anyone with a disability case.