Salina, Kansas
Pat Donahue & Nick Purifoy
Pat Donahue, an attorney in our Lawrence, Kan., office, has over 20 years of experience representing Social Security claimants throughout the United States at all administrative levels. He is admitted to the bar in Kansas, the federal courts in Kansas and Colorado, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the United States Supreme Court. Pat is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives and is an accomplished author and speaker on Social Security, veterans’ benefits and elder law. He is the chair of the Kansas Bar Association’s Access to Justice Committee, is a former chair of the Elder Law Committee and was a recipient of the KBA Outstanding Service Award. Pat has served as a board member for the Kansas Coalition on Aging, the Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging and the Topeka Downtown Rotary Club. He is a past president and vice president of the Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association, past president of the LZ Russell Association and a past chair of the City of Lawrence Arts Commission. Pat was a recipient of the Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award and is currently serving as a district committee member. A Vietnam veteran, Pat was a captain in the United States Marine Corps. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science in Chemistry and Physical Science from Emporia State University and is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law. Contact Pat Donahue. 
Nick Purifoy focuses his practice on appealing Social Security denials in the federal courts. Currently, he is licensed to practice in the state of Missouri, the U.S. District Courts of Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and the western district of Missouri, and the 8th and 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Nick recently lectured on effective federal appeals strategies for the Kansas Bar Association.
Prior to joining Disability Professionals, Nick represented hundreds of Social Security disability claimants in over 30 states on behalf of a nationwide disability law firm. While in law school, he was a member of the trial advocacy team that finished 3rd in the nation in the 2005 American Trial Lawyers Association Mock Trial competition. Nick obtained his Bachelor of Science in Justice Systems from Truman State University and is a 2005 graduate of Washburn University School of Law. Contact Nick Purifoy.
Prior to joining Disability Professionals, Nick represented hundreds of Social Security disability claimants in over 30 states on behalf of a nationwide disability law firm. While in law school, he was a member of the trial advocacy team that finished 3rd in the nation in the 2005 American Trial Lawyers Association Mock Trial competition. Nick obtained his Bachelor of Science in Justice Systems from Truman State University and is a 2005 graduate of Washburn University School of Law. Contact Nick Purifoy.