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Paulette F. Balin - Mentor, OH

7372 Lakeshore Blvd. Mentor, OH 44060

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Mentor Social Security Disability Lawyer

Overview

Paulette F. Balin has been practicing law since 1978. She was raised in Timberlake, OH and went to Laurel School in Shaker Heights. In 1975, she graduated magna cum laude from Case Western Reserve University and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She received her law degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 1978, and passed the Ohio Bar in 1978 and the Florida Bar in 1980.

Paulette first opened her practice in Cleveland in 1980 and has been in private practice for 40 years. She has broad experience and success in handling Social Security Disability, SSI, and Long-Term Disability cases. Her legal experience covers cases addressing a large spectrum of physical and mental impairments from arthritis, low back pain, depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia, obesity, insomnia, and migraine headaches to the more exotic diseases such as Lyme disease, hemophilia, lupus, necrotizing fasciitis, and pressure induced urticaria and more.

She has practiced at all administrative and Federal Court levels. She has argued cases successfully in Federal Court, and in the Federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, helping to create good legal precedents for the disabled.

Paulette is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ohio and Florida Supreme Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio.

She is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, and a Sustaining Member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives.

Paulette is a frequent speaker before other attorneys, physicians, and mental health professionals on her niche area of law. Paulette has represented thousands of disability claimants all over Ohio as well as other states including Florida, California, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Nevada, Michigan, West Virginia, and Arizona.

About Paulette F. Balin

Practice Areas

  • Social Security Disability 60%
  • Supplemental Security Income 20%
  • Long-Term Disability 20%

Litigation

  • 100%

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Founder and Managing Principal

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Representative Clients

  • Disabled workers
  • Disabled children
  • Injured workers
  • Veterans

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio, 1978
  • Florida, 1980
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2006
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1979
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2008

Other Affiliations

  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
  • Lake County Bar Association, 1978 - Present (Member)
  • Ohio State Bar Association, 1980 - Present
  • Florida Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
  • National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives, 1994 - Present (Sustaining Member)

Education

  • Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1978
    J.D.
  • Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1975
    B.A.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Major: History & English

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Phi Alpha Theta

Past Positions

  • Ohio State Court of Appeals 11th District, Law Clerk to Presiding Judge, 1978 - 1979
  • Berger & Kirshenbaum, Associate, 1979 - 1980

Pro Bono Activities

  • Women's Space Board, 1980 - 1990
  • Legal Aid Society, 1980 - 1994
  • WEAL, 1984 - 1985
  • Cleveland Women Lawyer's Association, 1980

Classes and Seminars

  • Speaker, Portage Path, 2018
  • Speaker, Signature Health, 2013
  • Speaker, Beacon Health
  • Speaker, Ohio Association of Justice, 2015

References

References

  • Louise Mosher
  • Marcia Margolius

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Paulette F. Balin

Included on the 2025 Ohio Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers list
  • 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Paulette F. Balin on Super Lawyers

Honors

  • Above and Beyond - Women's Space, 1985
  • Martindale Hubbell 40 Year Anniversary, 1978-2018
  • Outstanding Young Women of America, 1981

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Office Information

Address

7372 Lakeshore Blvd. Mentor, OH 44060

Fax

  • 440-257-5000

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Office Hours

Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

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Balin Law - Mentor OH: My experience was exceptional with Balin Law - each person I worked with starting with Attorney Balin was professional, knowledgeable and very attentive to my specific issues, both on-going and new concerns - I would recommend highly Balin Law to anyone who is involved with or initiating social security disability issues. Excellent effort and result on my behalf. Thank you Attorney Balin, Attorney Chad and Cynthia. Dan Chessin Aurora, OH

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Many thanks for the lovely review. Perseverance and good file development and hearing preparation are critical. So happy we were able to help.

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