Social Security Disability Help for Durham and Durham County

Quick answer: Golson, McCracken Inc. helps people in Durham apply for Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and appeal denials. Our office in Mebane is about half an hour from Durham. Disability hearings for claims from the Durham Social Security office are handled by SSA’s Raleigh hearing office, where judges approved 61.2% of the cases they decided in fiscal year 2026. You pay no fee unless we win.

Durham residents: we can help with your application or appeal. Call us at (888) 529-3678 or (919) 294-4171 for a free case review, or fill out our Client Questionnaire.
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A disability advocate close to Durham

Since 2004, Golson, McCracken Inc. has helped thousands of North Carolina residents with SSDI and SSI claims and recovered more than $25 million in lifetime awards for our clients. We are based in Mebane, a short drive west of Durham on I-40/I-85, and we work with Durham clients by phone, mail and email, or in person when that’s easier.

Many of our Durham clients are treated at the area’s major hospitals and clinics, and their medical records are often spread across several providers. Gathering complete records from every provider is one of the most important things we do. See which medical records really matter.

How we help

• Applications: we prepare and file your SSDI or SSI application with you
• Appeals: we request reconsideration within the 60-day deadline and add the evidence that was missing
• Hearings: we prepare you and represent you before an Administrative Law Judge
• Related claims: child and adult child’s benefits, veterans’ disability and Medicaid and Medicare

Where Durham disability hearings are held

According to SSA, claims from the Durham Social Security field office go to the Raleigh hearing office if they reach the hearing stage:

SSA Office of Hearings Operations
3315 Poole Road, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27610

In fiscal year 2026 (through August 28, 2026), Raleigh’s judges approved 61.2% of the cases they decided, compared with 57.6% nationally. Results vary a great deal by judge. See the approval rate for each Raleigh judge. Hearings may be in person, by phone or by online video.

If you live in a part of Durham or Orange County served by a different Social Security office, your hearing could be assigned elsewhere, such as Greensboro. Your hearing notice will tell you, and we handle hearings at both offices.

Areas we serve around Durham

We help clients throughout Durham County and nearby communities, including Research Triangle Park, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and the rest of Orange County, as well as Roxboro and Person County, Oxford and Granville County, and Morrisville. Depending on your local Social Security office, your hearing may be at the Raleigh or Greensboro hearing office.

What our clients say

“Nancy and Travis are very professional and reassuringly communicative. The entire team operates like a well oiled machine.”

Angela V. ★★★★★ Google review

“The staff was extremely knowledgeable, professional and caring. My claim was approved quickly! I highly recommend them!”

Melissa C. ★★★★★ Google review

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Serving all of North Carolina: see every area we serve and all North Carolina hearing offices.

Guides for Durham applicants

• The 5 criteria to qualify for disability in North Carolina
• Beginner’s guide to applying
• Why disability claims get denied
• What to do after a denial
• What to expect at a North Carolina disability hearing

Common questions from Durham clients

Can I meet with you in person?
Yes. Our Mebane office is close to Durham. Many clients prefer to work with us by phone and mail, and that works just as well.

What does it cost?
Nothing up front. We are paid only if you win, from your back pay, in an amount limited and approved by SSA.

I was denied. Is it too late?
You have 60 days from receiving the denial to appeal. Call us right away so we don’t miss the deadline.

Get started today

Call (888) 529-3678 or (919) 294-4171, or fill out our Client Questionnaire. Golson, McCracken Inc., 207 Fieldale Road, Mebane, NC 27302, serving Durham and all of North Carolina.

Hearing office information from SSA’s Hearing Office Locator; approval rates from SSA’s public ALJ disposition data, fiscal year 2026 through August 28, 2026.