Melissa Davidson
Senior Associate Attorney at Hankey Law OfficeMelissa A. Davidson has 8 years of experience in practicing law and has worked with Charles D. Hankey since 2000. Her practice areas include Social Security Disability, Long Term Disability and Personal Injury. She received her Juris Doctor degree from the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis as well as a degree in psychology from Ball State University. Before joining Hankey Law Office as a law clerk in 2000, she was an investigator for Child Protective Services in the state of Indiana for 2 years. Melissa is now a Senior Associate Attorney at Hankey Law Office and has experience handling a wide range of cases involving social security, long term disability and personal injury. She spoke at the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) 2009 National Conference regarding disability benefits and mental health conditions. She is also currently a member of the American Trial Lawyer's Association, Indianapolis Bar Association, and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives among other professional organizations.
- Social Security Disability
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Workers' Compensation
- Long Term Disability
- Disability Benefits
- Premises Liability
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Free Consultation
60 minutes - Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
25%-33% -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Accepts cash and check
- Indiana
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- English
- Senior Associate Attorney
- Hankey Law Office
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- Law Clerk
- Hankey Law Office
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- Investigator
- Child Protective Services at State of Indiana
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- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
- J.D. | Law
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- Ball State University
- Psychology
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- Indiana State Bar Association
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- American Association for Justice
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- American Bar Association
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- Indianapolis Bar Association
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- National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives
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What's the difference between SSD & LTD?
Social Security Disability benefits are sometime confused with long-term disability benefits and the difference primarily is that the Social Security Administration provides disability benefits to practically everyone. Whether you have...
When should I apply for long term disability benefits?
The best time to apply for disability benefits is when you realize that the injury or illness that you have is preventing you from doing the tasks that your occupation...
My claim was denied because of a pre-existing condition. What does this mean?
Sometimes people are denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions and this occurs when the person makes a claim on their insurance policy after becoming covered just in the recent past....
What should I do after my long term disability claim is denied?
If you have a claim for long-term disability insurance denied, you should seek legal help. Many times, this is only ability to submit information to the insurance company that may...
