Roger Guy Burnett Retires from Burnett & Driskill

Roger Guy Burnett retired at the end of 2017. He practiced honorably and successfully as an attorney for fifty years representing persons in need of help. His path to being a lawyer was not direct. Roger began his career as a farmer directly out of high school. At age...

Evaluating A Social Security Claim

  By: Anna Louise Hawes One of the things Burnett & Driskill does daily is speak with people who want to know if they should apply for disability.  When I look at a case, there are three big issues I am looking for: program financial requirements, severity...

SSA Disability and Survival

The issue of work is ever-present in Social Security disability law. A disabled person, according to Social Security, is a person incapable of substantial gainful activity due to their medical limitations. Substantial gainful activity is basically “work.” So if I’m...