Christopher Harrell, Attorney at Law, PLLC

11/03/2025

11/03/2025

Governor Andy Beshear has declared a "state of emergency" in the face of SNAP benefit funding being cut

As federal funding to SNAP comes to a halt as a result of an ongoing government shutdown, Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency allowing $5 million to go to funding local food banks.

11/02/2025

https://metrounitedway.org/community-food-resources/

Recipients expecting their monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are at immediate risk of losing access to this critical nutrition support. This will threaten more than 60,000 households or 120,000 individuals in our 7-county community. Metro United Way is donating $500,0...

10/30/2025

10/30/2025

Come November 1st, SNAP benefits for over 42 million Americans, including 16 million children, are set to expire. Let that sink in and tell us it doesn't make you want to take action. Get involved at https://bit.ly/3Wjrnrq

10/30/2025

For anyone who relies on SNAP, here are some community resources that can help fill the gap if benefits are cut. Take care!

More than a million Kentuckians and Hoosiers are bracing for impact as SNAP benefits are set to pause on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown.

10/24/2025

Social Security Announces 2.8% Benefit Increase for 2026

https://www.harrell-law.com/blog/social-security-cola-increase-for-2026

10/01/2025

Contact us for help with your Social Security Disability Claim

10/01/2025

On the Blog:
Kentucky Public Radio shines a spotlight onto the rise in investigations by the Cabinet for Health & Family Services (CHFS) into persons accused of fraudulently using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

"With food insecurity rising, Kentucky continues to aggressively investigate individuals on fraud allegations, with some legal experts claiming they rely too much on faulty evidence."

Kentucky Public Radio | By Sylvia Goodman "Over the last five years, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has brought hundreds of fraud cases that are heavily reliant on...

09/26/2025

ON THE BLOG:
John Oliver discusses "why disability benefits can be hard to get and easy to lose, how getting them can turn people’s lives upside down"

Several of the issues John Oliver spotlights here are the reasons we dedicate our practice to advocating for our clients to get them the benefits they deserve.

​WARNING: NSFW - this video does contain strong adult language
(This was originally aired September 22, 2024 so some of the statistics cited are slightly out of date.)

https://www.harrell-law.com/blog/john-oliver-discusses-why-disability-benefits-can-be-hard-to-get-and-easy-to-lose-how-getting-them-can-turn-peoples-lives-upside-down

04/25/2025

You Get What You Vote For

Social Security workers are being asked to use an AI chatbot. An animated video on how to do so failed to mention that the chatbot can’t be trusted with personally identifiable information.