Charles Cottrell

Attorney at Law, specializing in Social Security disability

Chuck has been practicing law since 2001, when he graduated from the University of Washington School of Law. He completed his undergraduate degrees in German and Economics at the University of Utah. He played rugby on the University’s club team.

After several years as an associate in a mid-sized full service firm in Seattle, he began practicing exclusively in the area of Social Security disability law in 2007. He has represented well over 1,000 clients in hearings before Social Security Administrative Law Judges since that time. He is currently licensed to practice in Washington State and before the Social Security Administration.

Chuck, his wife, and his daughter, moved to Napa from Seattle in 2014. Kelly, his wife, grew up in Napa and has family here. Chuck enjoys playing golf in what free time he has and wishes he could find a good, cheap place for Pho in Napa.

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Often, people wait until after they are denied benefits to contact us. Their claims might be legitimate, but are denied due to incomplete medical and vocational information, inexpertly completed applications, or wrongheaded conclusions by their medical consultants. You can avoid these problems by reaching out to us before you file a claim.

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