Attorneys

Born in New York City in 1963, Jennifer Modell graduated from the University of Chicago in 1985 with honors. She obtained a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1991 and was on the Dean’s list. She is licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, New York State, the Eastern District of New York, the Western District of New York, and in any Social Security Court throughout the United States.

Ms. Modell began her career working as a criminal defense attorney at the Legal Aid Society of New York. Thereafter, she did legal work in the areas of immigration law and civil rights law and practiced disability law with the Rhode Island Disability Law Center. Ms. Modell headed the Rhode Island Disability Law Center’s Brain Injury Project. She also taught Immigration Law and Business Law courses at the University of Long Island, New York.
 
In 2007, she joined the law firm of Berger and Green to represent disabled people throughout Western Pennsylvania in claims for Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). She is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association Social Security Practitioners Committee and the National Organization of Social Security Representatives (NOSSCR). Ms. Modell is a passionate and committed advocate for disabled people. Her clients appreciate her compassion and perseverance in pursuing their Social Security Disability claims.