Meet The Team

Kelly Eichhorn has been an essential part of this group since 2003, and our chief operating officer. She has advised and represented thousands of disability claimants and has experience with countless types of disabilities experienced by both adults and children. She is very familiar with what Social Security requires in the medical record. Kelly knows how to make these claims win and what our clients need to do to be ready for their testimony. She leaves no stone unturned and pursues all possible evidence in pursuit of success. She keeps this business running smoothly and easily addresses the concerns of our clients. Although she is often behind the scenes, she is the MVP of our team. Little gets done without her, and very little gets past her. We would not have succeeded over the years in helping our
thousands of clients without her steady hand at the wheel.

Joel Antonowicz has been a part of this group since 2009. He is a graduate of Arizona State University. Like his father Peter, he has also chosen the advocacy of the disabled as a career path. He has successfully represented claimants with many diverse medical disabilities at Social Security hearings. He knows from experience the difficulties faced by our clients when dealing with medical professionals and gaining their cooperation in support of disability claims. He shares the concerns of our clients, is patient and understanding, and goes the extra mile to obtain necessary evidence. He counsels our clients on what they need to do to help us achieve a fully favorable determination on their claims.

Allison Antonowicz has been a part of our group since 2012. She is a graduate of Utica College and has passed all testing required by the Social Security Administration to properly represent claimants at disability hearings. She has been an aggressive advocate for our disabled clients. She has handled all aspects of case preparation, including initial interviews, assisting claimants through the application process, intervening with health care facilities to obtain necessary opinion evidence, pursuing appeals, and representation at hearings. She has a strong empathy for our clients and the difficulties that they are facing. She has the heart and courage of a lioness.

Candice Tarbania is our Intake Specialist as well as our medical records expert. Prior to joining the Antonowicz Group, Candice had over 12 years experience in healthcare records retrieval. She has been with the A-z Group since December 2019. Since that time, she has become an indispensable member of our team. She is typically the first person with whom clients have contact. Candice works with all new clients by processing new applications for disability benefits as well as gathering medical evidence in support of disability claims. Candice is an enrolled and active member of the Oneida Indian Nation. In her spare time she enjoys time with her family and camping.

Lorraine Block is our hearings specialist. She works closely with Joel Antonowicz preparing files that are scheduled and making certain that the clients are adequately prepared and that the evidentiary file is complete. She is often the person with whom our clients at the hearing level have the most contact, and her preparation contributes greatly to the success of our clients applications for disability benefits. Lorraine has many years of experience in the medical field, having previously worked with anesthesiology groups. Lorraine has long been a volunteer firefighter and enjoys giving back to her community.

Janine Eichhorn mans our Western New York operations and has proven herself to be an effective advocate for our clients. Prior to joining us, Janine had over 25 years of experience in the medical billing, coding and records profession working with hospitals, nursing homes, health care providers, and insurance companies in Western New York. She is often the first person our clients speak with and is tasked with ensuring that appeals are properly prepared and timely filed. In addition to her work with people who have disabilities, she is an advocate for senior citizens, Veterans, and animal rights groups. She enjoys spending time with her family and her dogs.