Bill LaTour

Bill LaTour is a California disability attorney who represents clients seeking Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income benefits. He helps claimants move through a process that can involve delays, paperwork, medical records, and agency requirements. His work focuses on SSDI and SSI cases, including matters that begin with initial applications and continue through appeals when needed.

Bill earned his J.D. from William Howard Taft University. He also received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in 1989. His legal and psychological training gives him a strong foundation for reviewing disability claims, understanding medical records, and evaluating the emotional issues that often arise during the Social Security disability process.

Bill practiced as a clinical psychologist for 11 years before building his disability law practice. His earlier work included serving individual clients, providing group therapy, and performing psychological testing. This background supports his ability to analyze medical records, interpret psychological test data, and assist clients who are coping with frustration while pursuing benefits. He launched his Social Security disability law practice in 1994 and serves clients throughout Southern California.

Bill LaTour is also a frequent speaker on Social Security disability matters and wrote “Nine Tips to Navigating the Social Security Disability and SSI Process,” published in 2012. His work reflects a long-standing interest in the connection between psychology and law. By combining legal guidance with clinical insight, he helps clients pursue disability benefits during difficult periods in their lives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, The Law Offices of Dr. Bill LaTour
• Member, State Bar of California

Licensed State

• California

Education

• William Howard Taft University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• California School of Professional Psychology
  Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

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