Ask the Lawyer – Tom Peyton: Greenbrier Hotel Legal Battle, Social Security Disability Claims, and Estate Planning

Attorney Tom Peyton joins Jeff Jenkins by phone from Cleveland, where his father Harvey Peyton is recovering from open heart surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Tom breaks down the latest legal developments in the Greenbrier Hotel dispute — including a 60-day stay granted by a federal judge to allow Justice-affiliated entities time to refinance and pay off the primary debt held by an Omni-affiliated creditor, nearly $4 million in unremitted sales tax owed to the State Tax Department, and the competing efforts by both Omni and the Justice entities to block the state tax department's intervention in the case. Tom also covers Social Security Disability claims in depth — explaining why nearly all initial applications are denied, the importance of hiring a lawyer before the administrative hearing stage, and how back pay and contingency fees work. The segment closes with an overview of estate planning, will preparation, and small business services at Peyton Law Firm in Nitro.