Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee

I was referred to Legal Aid about a yr and a half ago. They took my case for Disability and help me proceed after my first denial. I had such a great experience with them. They always called me back and filed all necessary paper work required by social security. I got approved for social security ssi without a hearing. I am very thankful for their assistance.

Don’t bother contacting them. I went to the Maury County office located in Columbia and the receptionist, Lindsey Barnes is the worst person to deal with. At first she took my application and information and gave me the attorney David Koslovsky’s business card and said he would be the one handling my case. That was all she told me. I waited a couple of weeks and when I didn’t hear anything, I contacted the office only to have the phone be answered by a message that was from September of 2012!!! I went into the office and told them nobody was answering the phones and they gave me the lame excuse that they had just gotten back from the holiday break and were taking down their Christmas tree while I was there. This was when they were back in the office already.
Then the receptionist claimed she told me that they would not get back to me until after the holidays, which she did not. She might have thought she told me that, but she didn’t because I have notes on what she told me and there is nothing about it in my notes from the day I gave her my application. I still have not heard anything so I called again today and this horrible receptionist, Lindsey Barnes said that she asked me if I needed any help? And that I told her «no»! I asked her when this happened and she didn’t give me an answer. So now she has lied to me twice!
Now she tells me I have to give her the documents I have received since being in the legal aid office the first time. I am wondering how she would even know that I have received any other documents? Fist of all she should not know that information because they would come to me and they were not even handing my case because she didn’t give my info to the attorney. So how does she know what is going on? Sounds very fishy to me. She told me she would have start the process all over again by me giving my information all over again.
This Lindsey Barnes is very immature and should not be working in a public office dealing with people because she doesn’t treat them properly and she tells lies and has her nose in places it should not be. This office is a JOKE and I would never bother contacting them with any legal matters because of the unprofessional manner in which this girl handles personal information. Not to mention they never return phone calls! You can leave messages but they will go unanswered.
This office is horrible and I would recommend staying away from them if you need REAL legal help not a run around and games. Avoid talking to the receptionist, Lindsy Barnes who is very unprofessional, unethical and immature.