Social Security Disability & Tax Attorney Serving Greeneville, TN
Protecting Clients Across Greene County, Jonesborough, and Northeast Tennessee
Greene County is agricultural, industrial, and spread out, and all three facts affect how a disability claim gets built. Treating providers are scattered, the work histories are physical, and SSA decides the case on whatever records reach the file. DeVore Law, PLLC represents Greeneville clients in Social Security Disability and Tax Law matters, and the first job in either is usually assembling a record nobody else bothered to assemble.
Devin S. DeVore handles these cases himself. Greene County disability claims are heard through SSA’s Kingsport hearing office, about forty-five minutes northeast, and the Tennessee Department of Revenue’s regional office is in Johnson City, roughly half an hour away.
Our office is on Kingston Pike in Knoxville, an hour and fifteen minutes down I-81. Hearings are routinely held by telephone or online video, and most of the rest happens by phone, mail, and secure document exchange.
Why Greeneville Clients Rely on DeVore Law
Farming, tobacco, poultry and food processing, plastics and parts manufacturing. Greene County careers tend to be long and hard on joints and backs, which builds a solid earnings record for SSDI purposes and a body that gives out before retirement age. Self-employment is also common here, and self-employed applicants frequently have work credits that look thinner than the work they actually did. Clients come from Greeneville, Mosheim, Tusculum, Chuckey, Afton, Baileyton, and Bulls Gap, along with Newport and Rogersville nearby.
Whether you are filing an initial disability application, appealing a denial, or working out a tax balance, you get:
Understanding Tax and Social Security Disability Law in Tennessee
Disability runs on federal regulations. Tax matters usually start with the IRS, with the Tennessee Department of Revenue involved on state business and sales tax issues through its Johnson City office.
Self-employment creates a specific trap worth naming. Years of underreported farm or contract income lower the earnings record SSA uses to calculate SSDI, and in some cases they leave an applicant without insured status at all. The tax problem and the disability problem turn out to be the same problem, which is a good reason to look at both together.
Common Legal Challenges in Greeneville
Records scattered across several providers
SSA requests them once. What does not arrive simply is not considered.
Insured status gaps from self-employment
Underreported income for years can mean no SSDI eligibility, even after a long working life.
Sixty days to appeal a denial
The clock starts on the letter’s date, and refiling instead of appealing costs months.
Farm and contract income the IRS reconstructs for you
When you do not file, the agency estimates, and its estimate is never generous.
Liens against land
A federal tax lien on property that has been in a family for generations changes the stakes of a case considerably.
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How DeVore Law Helps Greeneville Clients
Manage all filings, deadlines, and legal documents
Build strong, evidence-based cases
Negotiate with the IRS, the Department of Revenue, or SSA on your behalf
Represent you confidently at your hearing or before the IRS
Keep you updated throughout your case
Serving Greeneville and Surrounding Areas
Our Knoxville office represents clients across Greene County, including Greeneville, Mosheim, Tusculum, Chuckey, Afton, Baileyton, and Bulls Gap, and in nearby Newport and Rogersville. Understanding how rural claims get built, and where they usually fall short, is the practical part of this work.
Meet Devin DeVore
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Devin S. DeVore
Attorney representing clients in criminal defense, tax law, and complex Social Security disability matters.
What Our Anderson County Clients Say
Clients describe DeVore Law as professional, responsive, and committed to their success. They appreciate how the firm provides honest advice and personal attention throughout their cases.
“Devin took the time to listen and gave me confidence when everything felt uncertain.”
“They knew the local courts, explained every step, and got results that made a difference for my family.”
Contact Our Attorneys
Do not face your legal challenges alone. At DeVore Law, we are here to help you protect what matters most: your family, your freedom, and your future.
Schedule a consultation today and let our attorneys guide you forward.
