Benefits Law Center

Local AI Registry · Social security attorneys in Seattle, WA · Editorial

Benefits Law Center, Seattle: a social security attorney in Seattle (2026 guide)

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Former Google Search executive and former Microsoft executive, with 20+ years in digital.

Fact-checked against 32 sources · Published August 14, 2026 · Updated August 14, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

Owner review: not yet. Benefits Law Center has not checked this page. Claim to review it

In short

Benefits Law Center is a social security attorney in Seattle, WA. Its AI Score is 32 of 100, which is poor.

Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.

Key facts

Fact	Value
Type	Social security attorney
Address	401 2nd Ave S Ste 240, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Hours	Mon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun
Phone	(206) 686-7252
Owner	Nothing found
Rating	4.5 across 31 reviews on Google
Known for	Benefits Law Center excels in providing free social security advocacy, particularly for vulnerable populations like the homeless and low-income individuals. Their dedicated team is known for thorough support throughout the claims process.
Prices	Nothing found
Quietest time	Nothing found
Parking	Nothing found
Last verified	September 18, 2026, 7:08 PM

All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

Group	Fact	Value	Mark	Evidence
Location info	Address	401 2nd Ave S Ste 240, Seattle, WA 98104, USA	Confirmed	Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026
Location info	Description	401 2nd Ave S Ste 240, Seattle, WA 98104	Confirmed	Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026
Location info	Hours	Mon to Fri 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed	Confirmed	Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026
Location info	Name	Benefits Law Center	Confirmed	Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026
Location info	Phone	(206) 686-7252	Confirmed	Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026
Hours	Monday	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	Confirmed	Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026
Hours	Tuesday	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	Confirmed	Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026
Hours	Wednesday	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	Confirmed	Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026
Hours	Thursday	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	Confirmed	Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026
Hours	Friday	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	Confirmed	Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026
Hours	Saturday	Closed	Confirmed	Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026
Hours	Sunday	Closed	Confirmed	Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026
Services	Service	2014cola	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	2016 annual report	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Annual report 2017	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Annual report 2018	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Benefits change lives	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Blc civil legal needs study	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Blc endorses ssi restoration act	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Blc winter newsletter 2019	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Civil legal assistance	AI guess	Nothing found
Services	Service	Client day 2018	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Client day 2019	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Equityaward2019	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Give big	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Give big real big	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Great reads book club	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Happy new year	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Job announcement	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Kjerstenjohansen	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Legal needs study	AI guess	Nothing found
Services	Service	Life hangs keystroke	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Life saving advocacy benefits	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Liveauction	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Lol comedy event economic justice	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Lolparking	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Mobilelegalunit	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Onlinebidding	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Ross hikes pct sclc	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Running uphill	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Sclc annual report	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Social security disability claims	AI guess	Nothing found
Services	Service	Social security mentorship project	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	Spring into action 2019	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Services	Service	SSI restoration act advocacy	AI guess	Nothing found
Services	Service	Thanks realnetworks	Confirmed	Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026
Links	Facebook	https://facebook.com/benefitslawcenter	AI guess	Our record
Links	Instagram	https://instagram.com/benefitslawcenter	AI guess	Our record
Links	Website	http://www.benefitslawcenter.org/	Confirmed	Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026

Services and prices

These are the 30 services Benefits offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

Service	Price	Price mark	Price evidence	Service mark
Annual report 2018				Confirmed
Client day 2018				Confirmed
Client day 2019				Confirmed
Equityaward2019				Confirmed
Give big				Confirmed
Blc winter newsletter 2019				Confirmed
Liveauction				Confirmed
Life saving advocacy benefits				Confirmed
Sclc annual report				Confirmed
Lol comedy event economic justice				Confirmed
Benefits change lives				Confirmed
Blc civil legal needs study				Confirmed
Blc endorses ssi restoration act				Confirmed
Life hangs keystroke				Confirmed
Mobilelegalunit				Confirmed
Ross hikes pct sclc				Confirmed
Social security mentorship project				Confirmed
Give big real big				Confirmed
Lolparking				Confirmed
Spring into action 2019				Confirmed
Onlinebidding				Confirmed
Thanks realnetworks				Confirmed
2016 annual report				Confirmed
Annual report 2017				Confirmed
Great reads book club				Confirmed
Happy new year				Confirmed
Job announcement				Confirmed
Kjerstenjohansen				Confirmed
Running uphill				Confirmed
2014cola				Confirmed

Known for

Benefits Law Center excels in providing free social security advocacy, particularly for vulnerable populations like the homeless and low-income individuals. Their dedicated team is known for thorough support throughout the claims process.

The team

Nothing found

Visiting Benefits

Address: 401 2nd Ave S Ste 240, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. Phone: (206) 686-7252. Hours: Mon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

Business description, written by Benefits on its Google Business Profile: "401 2nd Ave S Ste 240, Seattle, WA 98104"

When to go

Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day.

Parking and getting in

Nothing found

Nearby

Place	Type	Distance
Louie’s Deli	Sandwich shop	1 min walk
Amphitryon Inc	Caterer	1 min walk
SuperKim Thai Kitchen & Bar	Thai restaurant	1 min walk
King Street Bar & Oven	Restaurant	1 min walk
Zeitgeist Coffee	Cafe	1 min walk
Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar	Seafood restaurant	1 min walk

Reputation

4.5 average across 31 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read August 14, 2026.)

Benefits Law Center stands out for its commitment to helping low-income and homeless individuals navigate Social Security claims without charging fees. (AI guess, from 31 reviews.)

What people like

Nothing found

What people do not like

Long waits for assistance before court dates
Unfulfilled promises of legal help on short notice

Press

No press story about Benefits found yet.

Awards

None named yet.

Directories

Directory listings not read yet.

Recent updates from Benefits

Benefits hasn't posted an update here yet.

Questions people ask

Anything this firm is known for doing well?

No answer yet

bad experiences here, anyone?

No answer yet

picking between the two, is Gustad the safer bet?

No answer yet

opening hours at Benefits in Seattle, what are they these days?

No answer yet

Worth the hype at Benefits?

No answer yet

what has Benefits posted recently, I am not on Instagram

No answer yet

Booking a first meeting at Benefits, what happens?

No answer yet

does Benefits ever have cancellations

No answer yet

Why do people rate Benefits?

No answer yet

do I need to book this firm or can I just turn up?

No answer yet

Any membership pricing at Benefits?

No answer yet

prices round here, anyone got a number

No answer yet

Somewhere to park near Benefits?

No answer yet

planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip

No answer yet

is there a way to spread the cost here

No answer yet

anywhere cheaper than this firm in Seattle that is still good?

No answer yet

What AI gets wrong about Benefits

We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about Benefits. These are the answers that disagree with the record.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026.

No capture has disagreed with the record yet.

The AI Score: 32 of 100

The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Seattle social security attorneys run 24 to 47. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Benefits scores 32, level with the Seattle average. The same method scores every business on the registry.

Signal	Weight	Score	What it measures	Benefits
Retrieval grounding	26	25	Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.	Poor
Off-property attestation	20	39	Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.	Poor
AI visibility	14	0	Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.	Named in 0 of 1 answer that recommended anyone. 1 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored.
Reviews & response	12	54	The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.	Fair
Backlink & citation authority	8	57	Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.	Fair
Google Business Profile	8	79	Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.	Good
Speed & mobile	7	41	Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.	Poor
Content freshness & schema	5	61	Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.	Fair

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.

That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.

The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place."

A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating.

Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door.
Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake.
Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today.
Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes.
Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with Washington.

How to read the marks on this page

Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry.
Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit.
AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it.

About the author

Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.

Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping.
Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing.
Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Benefits if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source.

Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

Entity	Type	ID on this page	Same as	Relationship to Benefits
Benefits Law Center	LocalBusiness	#business	http://www.benefitslawcenter.org/	Subject of this page
Seattle, Washington	City	#city	Nothing found	City Benefits is in
Local AI Registry	Organization	#publisher	https://localairegistry.com	Publisher of this page
Steve Lee	Person	#author	https://localairegistry.com/team	Author of this page

Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the social security attorneys in Seattle, linked to the lists and towns around it.

Lists

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Every list

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Frequently asked questions

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Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.

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How does this page help a business get recommended by AI?

Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.

Who writes the answers here?

Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.

I own Benefits Law Center. How do I fix something or rank higher?

Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.

References

Sources cited

[1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJLyat6sBqkFQR9KZ3cmr_OzI (accessed Aug 14, 2026)
[2] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/thanks-realnetworks/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[3] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/2016-annual-report/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[4] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/annual-report-2017/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[5] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/annual-report-2018/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[6] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/benefits-change-lives/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[7] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/blc-civil-legal-needs-study/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[8] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/blc-endorses-ssi-restoration-act/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[9] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/blc-winter-newsletter-2019/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[10] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/sclc-annual-report/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[11] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/social-security-mentorship-project/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[12] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/spring-into-action-2019/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[13] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/2014cola/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[14] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/client-day-2018/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[15] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/client-day-2019/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[16] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/equityaward2019/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[17] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/give-big-seattle/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[18] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/give-big-real-big/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[19] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/great-reads-book-club/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[20] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/happy-new-year/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[21] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/job-announcement/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[22] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/kjerstenjohansen/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[23] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/life-hangs-keystroke/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[24] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/life-saving-advocacy-benefits/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[25] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/liveauction/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[26] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/lol-comedy-event-economic-justice/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[27] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/lolparking/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[28] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/mobilelegalunit/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[29] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/onlinebidding/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[30] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/ross-hikes-pct-sclc/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[31] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/running-uphill/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
[32] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)

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# Local AI Registry

> The public record of what AI assistants say about local businesses. Every entry checked, scored, and kept current.

Local AI Registry is the editorial, never-sponsored record of what local
businesses are known for, and whether AI assistants actually recommend them.
We score every local business the same way and rank them: website, reviews,
AI visibility, and more. Eight signals, one number from 0 to 100. The heaviest
is whether AI can retrieve you at all.

## Read these first

- [Local AI Registry](https://localairegistry.com): AI assistants now decide which local business to recommend.
- [Methodology](https://localairegistry.com/methodology): Eight signals, one number from 0 to 100.
- [Leaderboards](https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards): Browse AI Score leaderboards by state, city, and category.
- [About](https://localairegistry.com/about): The honest record of who AI recommends.
- [Pricing](https://localairegistry.com/pricing): Four levels of presence, from a free registry entry to being the answer AI gives first in your market.
- [Journal](https://localairegistry.com/journal): How AI assistants decide which local businesses to recommend, and what owners can do about it.

## Business pages

- [Sitemap](https://localairegistry.com/sitemap.xml): Every business page on the registry, with the day each was last updated.
- Every business page has a markdown copy at its own address with `.md` on the end. The copy holds the same facts, marks and sources as the page, in the page's order: the photos with their captions, the team and their licenses, the reviews summary, and the questions locals asked with the replies. The page names it in its head and its HTTP `Link` header.

7. Markdown copy of this page (benefits-law-center-seattle-wa.md)

The article as plain text: the same headings, facts, marks and sources.

# Benefits Law Center, Seattle: a social security attorney in Seattle (2026 guide)

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 32 sources. Updated 2026-08-14. Owner review: not yet.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa

## In short

Benefits Law Center is a social security attorney in Seattle, WA. Its AI Score is 32 of 100, which is poor.

Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Social security attorney |
| Address | 401 2nd Ave S Ste 240, Seattle, WA 98104, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun |
| Phone | (206) 686-7252 |
| Owner | Nothing found |
| Rating | 4.5 across 31 reviews on Google |
| Known for | Benefits Law Center excels in providing free social security advocacy, particularly for vulnerable populations like the homeless and low-income individuals. Their dedicated team is known for thorough support throughout the claims process. |
| Prices | Nothing found |
| Quietest time | Nothing found |
| Parking | Nothing found |
| Last verified | September 18, 2026, 7:08 PM |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 401 2nd Ave S Ste 240, Seattle, WA 98104, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Location info | Description | 401 2nd Ave S Ste 240, Seattle, WA 98104 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sat to Sun Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Location info | Name | Benefits Law Center | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Location info | Phone | (206) 686-7252 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Saturday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Hours | Sunday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |
| Services | Service | 2014cola | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | 2016 annual report | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Annual report 2017 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Annual report 2018 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Benefits change lives | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Blc civil legal needs study | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Blc endorses ssi restoration act | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Blc winter newsletter 2019 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Civil legal assistance | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Client day 2018 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Client day 2019 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Equityaward2019 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Give big | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Give big real big | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Great reads book club | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Happy new year | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Job announcement | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Kjerstenjohansen | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Legal needs study | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Life hangs keystroke | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Life saving advocacy benefits | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Liveauction | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Lol comedy event economic justice | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Lolparking | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Mobilelegalunit | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Onlinebidding | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Ross hikes pct sclc | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Running uphill | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Sclc annual report | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Social security disability claims | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Social security mentorship project | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Spring into action 2019 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Services | Service | SSI restoration act advocacy | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Thanks realnetworks | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 18, 2026 |
| Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/benefitslawcenter | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Instagram | https://instagram.com/benefitslawcenter | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Website | http://www.benefitslawcenter.org/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 14, 2026 |


## Services and prices

These are the 30 services Benefits offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Annual report 2018 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Client day 2018 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Client day 2019 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Equityaward2019 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Give big |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Blc winter newsletter 2019 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Liveauction |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Life saving advocacy benefits |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Sclc annual report |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Lol comedy event economic justice |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Benefits change lives |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Blc civil legal needs study |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Blc endorses ssi restoration act |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Life hangs keystroke |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Mobilelegalunit |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Ross hikes pct sclc |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Social security mentorship project |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Give big real big |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Lolparking |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Spring into action 2019 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Onlinebidding |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Thanks realnetworks |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| 2016 annual report |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Annual report 2017 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Great reads book club |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Happy new year |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Job announcement |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Kjerstenjohansen |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Running uphill |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| 2014cola |  |  |  | Confirmed |


### Known for

Benefits Law Center excels in providing free social security advocacy, particularly for vulnerable populations like the homeless and low-income individuals. Their dedicated team is known for thorough support throughout the claims process.


## The team

Nothing found


## Visiting Benefits

Address: 401 2nd Ave S Ste 240, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. Phone: (206) 686-7252. Hours: Mon to Fri 9 AM to 5 PM · Closed Sat to Sun. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

Business description, written by Benefits on its Google Business Profile: "401 2nd Ave S Ste 240, Seattle, WA 98104"


### When to go

Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day.


### Parking and getting in

Nothing found


### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Louie’s Deli | Sandwich shop | 1 min walk |
| Amphitryon Inc | Caterer | 1 min walk |
| SuperKim Thai Kitchen & Bar | Thai restaurant | 1 min walk |
| King Street Bar & Oven | Restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Zeitgeist Coffee | Cafe | 1 min walk |
| Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar | Seafood restaurant | 1 min walk |


## Reputation

4.5 average across 31 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read August 14, 2026.)

Benefits Law Center stands out for its commitment to helping low-income and homeless individuals navigate Social Security claims without charging fees. (AI guess, from 31 reviews.)


### What people like

Nothing found


### What people do not like

- Long waits for assistance before court dates
- Unfulfilled promises of legal help on short notice


### Press

No press story about Benefits found yet.


### Awards

None named yet.


### Directories

Directory listings not read yet.


## Recent updates from Benefits

Benefits hasn't posted an update here yet.


## Questions people ask


### Anything this firm is known for doing well?

No answer yet


### bad experiences here, anyone?

No answer yet


### picking between the two, is Gustad the safer bet?

No answer yet


### opening hours at Benefits in Seattle, what are they these days?

No answer yet


### best social security attorney in Seattle

No answer yet


### Worth the hype at Benefits?

No answer yet


### what has Benefits posted recently, I am not on Instagram

No answer yet


### Booking a first meeting at Benefits, what happens?

No answer yet


### does Benefits ever have cancellations

No answer yet


### Why do people rate Benefits?

No answer yet


### do I need to book this firm or can I just turn up?

No answer yet


### Any membership pricing at Benefits?

No answer yet


### prices round here, anyone got a number

No answer yet


### Somewhere to park near Benefits?

No answer yet


### planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip

No answer yet


### is there a way to spread the cost here

No answer yet


### anywhere cheaper than this firm in Seattle that is still good?

No answer yet


## What AI gets wrong about Benefits

We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about Benefits. These are the answers that disagree with the record.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026.

No capture has disagreed with the record yet.


## The AI Score: 32 of 100

The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Seattle social security attorneys run 24 to 47. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Benefits scores 32, level with the Seattle average. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Benefits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 25 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 39 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 0 of 1 answer that recommended anyone. 1 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 54 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Fair |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 57 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 79 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 41 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Poor |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 61 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology


## How AI decides what to tell you about a social security attorney

When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.

That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.

The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place."


## How to choose a social security attorney in Washington, with or without AI

A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating.

- Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door.
- Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake.
- Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today.
- Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes.
- Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with Washington.


## How to read the marks on this page

- Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry.
- Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit.
- AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it.


## About the author

Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.

- Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping.
- Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing.
- Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Benefits if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source.


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Benefits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benefits Law Center | LocalBusiness | #business | http://www.benefitslawcenter.org/ | Subject of this page |
| Seattle, Washington | City | #city | Nothing found | City Benefits is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the social security attorneys in Seattle, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best social security attorneys in Seattle: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/seattle/social-security-attorney
- Best businesses in Seattle: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/seattle


### Nearby

- /wenatchee: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/wenatchee
- /east-wenatchee: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/east-wenatchee
- /bellevue: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/bellevue
- /moses-lake: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/moses-lake
- /leavenworth: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/leavenworth
- /chelan: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa/chelan


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in Washington: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/wa


## Frequently asked questions


### What is AI search optimization for local business?

Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.


### What is Local AI Registry?

The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free.


### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI?

Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.


### Who writes the answers here?

Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.


### I own Benefits Law Center. How do I fix something or rank higher?

Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJLyat6sBqkFQR9KZ3cmr_OzI (accessed Aug 14, 2026)
- [2] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/thanks-realnetworks/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [3] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/2016-annual-report/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [4] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/annual-report-2017/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [5] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/annual-report-2018/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [6] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/benefits-change-lives/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [7] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/blc-civil-legal-needs-study/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [8] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/blc-endorses-ssi-restoration-act/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [9] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/blc-winter-newsletter-2019/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [10] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/sclc-annual-report/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [11] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/social-security-mentorship-project/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [12] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/spring-into-action-2019/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [13] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/2014cola/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [14] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/client-day-2018/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [15] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/client-day-2019/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [16] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/equityaward2019/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [17] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/give-big-seattle/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [18] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/give-big-real-big/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [19] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/great-reads-book-club/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [20] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/happy-new-year/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [21] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/job-announcement/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [22] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/kjerstenjohansen/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [23] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/life-hangs-keystroke/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [24] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/life-saving-advocacy-benefits/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [25] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/liveauction/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [26] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/lol-comedy-event-economic-justice/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [27] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/lolparking/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [28] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/mobilelegalunit/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [29] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/onlinebidding/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [30] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/ross-hikes-pct-sclc/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [31] benefitslawcenter.org, https://benefitslawcenter.org/running-uphill/ (accessed Sep 18, 2026)
- [32] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Aug 14, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 18, 2026)

For developers: what makes this page machine-readable

One source of truth. The page, the HTML, the JSON-LD and the markdown copy are generated from the same record, so they cannot disagree.
People are linked to their credentials, and credentials to the board that issued them (recognizedBy).
Answers come first. The page opens with a one-paragraph summary and a key facts table, marked speakable.
Wrong AI answers are published as ClaimReview, so engines can see the correction and its source.
The FAQ holds the questions this page answers. The questions locals asked are listed as an ItemList, each pointing at its own page, where its replies are the QAPage.
robots.txt names the AI crawlers and allows them.
A markdown copy sits at the same address with .md, linked from the HTTP headers, the head and llms.txt.
No text is hidden from people that crawlers can see. What machines read is what you read.

Checklist

Done: Title tag and meta description
Done: Canonical URL and breadcrumbs
Done: Expert byline, Steve Lee
Done: Entity map with sameAs links
Done: robots.txt welcomes AI crawlers
Done: Key facts answer block
Done: 32 cited sources
Done: Updated date on the page
Missing: Schema: business, team, services
Done: Schema: FAQ and article
Missing: Corrections to what AI gets wrong
Done: Details table, every fact sourced
Done: Open Graph and social cards
Done: llms.txt and markdown copy
Done: Sitemap with lastmod
Missing: Owner review of this page
Missing: Owner-confirmed prices

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Method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology
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References, including locals

Every source behind this page, including every post and comment from locals. Each has its own permanent link, so AI engines can check it and anything copied from here carries its link back.

Anything this firm is known for doing well? Question by 2nd_sage, Sep 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/what-special-features-does-benefits-law-center-offer
bad experiences here, anyone? Question by may_runner_east, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/the-reviews-look-glowing-what-are-the-real-complaints
picking between the two, is Gustad the safer bet? Question by undecided_on_2nd_98104, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/benefits-law-center-or-gustad-law-group-for-free-social-security
opening hours at Benefits in Seattle, what are they these days? Question by reunion_sitter_east, Sep 10, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/what-are-the-operating-hours-of-benefits-law-center
best social security attorney in Seattle Question by 2nd_fern, Sep 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/best-social-security-attorney-in-seattle
Worth the hype at Benefits? Question by march_neighbor_south, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/what-is-benefits-law-center-known-for
what has Benefits posted recently, I am not on Instagram Question by autumn_shopper_downtown, Sep 4, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/what-has-benefits-law-center-been-posting-lately
Booking a first meeting at Benefits, what happens? Question by summer_runner_uptown, Sep 2, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/what-should-i-know-before-a-first-meeting-at-benefits-law-center
does Benefits ever have cancellations Question by autumn_lurker_uptown, Sep 1, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/does-benefits-law-center-ever-have-last-minute-openings
Why do people rate Benefits? Question by 2nd_ray, Aug 26, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/what-do-people-actually-like-about-benefits-law-center
do I need to book this firm or can I just turn up? Question by winter_reader_west, Aug 24, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/does-benefits-law-center-require-reservations-for-consultations
Any membership pricing at Benefits? Question by summer_local_uptown, Aug 20, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/does-benefits-law-center-take-rewards-points-or-membership-pricing
prices round here, anyone got a number Question by 2nd_kit, Aug 12, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/what-does-a-social-security-attorney-actually-cost-in-seattle
Somewhere to park near Benefits? Question by spring_reader_west, Aug 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/is-there-parking-available-at-benefits-law-center
planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip Question by careful_on_2nd, Aug 5, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/is-benefits-law-center-open-on-saturdays
is there a way to spread the cost here Question by 2nd_wilder, Jul 31, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/does-benefits-law-center-do-payment-plans
anywhere cheaper than this firm in Seattle that is still good? Question by spring_regular_south, Jul 30, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/wa/seattle/benefits-law-center-seattle-wa/q/is-there-anywhere-cheaper-than-benefits-law-center-in-seattle-that-is

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do I need to book this firm or can I just turn up?

Any membership pricing at Benefits?

prices round here, anyone got a number

Somewhere to park near Benefits?

planning a Saturday visit, is that a wasted trip

is there a way to spread the cost here

anywhere cheaper than this firm in Seattle that is still good?

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