James W. Roughton has practiced in the area of Social Security Law for more than twenty-five years. He is a native Floridian. In 1981, he graduated from Mississippi College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1984, he received a Master of Divinity degree from Southern Seminary. He also engaged in graduate studies in American history, culture and religious studies at the University of Florida and the University of Virginia. In 1994, James Roughton earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida and became a member of the Florida Bar. Since 1995, he has represented thousands of claimants in their claims for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income in hearings with Administrative Law Judges, especially in North Florida, Central Florida and South Georgia. He has handled claims from the initial filing stage through the Appeals Council. Apart from representing claimants, he takes pleasure in spending time with his grandchildren.
James Roughton
