Our Advocates
Our experienced representatives.
Let us introduce our team of experienced representatives: Roberta D’Addario and Douglas Bissi. Mr. William Bissi himself has trained all of his representatives in great detail. This team has been outstanding in the many years they have been with our organization. They have been key factors in our successful business of Social Security Disability representation. Their combined service totals to approximately 71 years of outstanding representation. There is no better team of representatives with greater experience. We have won thousands of favorable decisions. We treat each client’s case as though it was our very own. As we said, “There is no substitution for experience!”
Douglas Bissi
Disability Advocate
Douglas Bissi received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami. In 1993 he joined Bissi & Associates in an effort to help individuals who became unable to work and needed a helping hand in establishing a disability case in the ultimate effort to obtain a favorable outcome.
He mainly represents claimants in Pasco, Polk, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Hernando, and Citrus counties. Douglas also advocates in continuing disability reviews and childhood disability claims. He also represents Spanish-speaking claimants.
Douglas is a current member of the National Association of Disability Representatives (NADR).
His 33 years of service for Bissi & Associates, together with our feeling for our clients, has made him an outstanding member of our team.
Roberta D’Addario
Disability Advocate
Roberta D’Addario, while attending college, was employed by the Social Security Administration in the Department of Personnel. Her long-term experience in the field, coupled with her care and concern for the well-being of the disabled, has had a large part in her success.
Her knowledge of the medical facts along with the laws, rules, and regulations that govern a finding of disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act are reflected in her representation of our clients.
Roberta has been very successful in representing our clients for the past 38 years. She is a current member of NADR.
Eva Kelly
Office Manager
Eva Kelly serves as Office Manager for Bissi & Associates and helps keep the firm’s client service and case-file work moving.
Alongside the advocates, Eva supports the day-to-day communication and organization clients rely on while their Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income claims are pending.
Eva has been working with our disability clients for the past 24 years. She is also fluent in Greek.
Jasmine Rivera
Support Staff
Jasmine works alongside Eva assisting our clients with Social Security paperwork and forms, and helps obtain and develop the case files our advocates rely on at hearing.
Her patience and understanding help make a years-long claims process feel less overwhelming for the claimants we serve.
Our Founder
William L. Bissi In memoriam
Mr. Bissi opened the doors for business as a representative for Social Security disability claims on August 1, 1983. His credentials at the time were thirty-five years of Social Security experience and a Juris Doctorate degree from George Washington University Law School. He used business cards that read, “The Man Who Cares.” Counting his thirty-five years with Social Security and thirty years as a successful representative, Mr. Bissi attained sixty-five years of Social Security experience.
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