How to Represent Social Security Claimants with Mental and Physical Disabilities

Tuesday August 23
2011

  • By: The American Bar Association Commission on Mental & Physical Disability Law, The American Bar Association General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division
  • Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Webinar (Live)
  • Website: apps.americanbar.org
  • Source: Oklahoma > probono.net/OK

Developing and mastering a Social Security practice for clients with mental and physical disabilities can be tough. It is critical that you provide your clients with the best service possible while being cognizant of their disabilities. Yet practicing in this area of the law can be both lucrative and rewarding.

This webinar will focus on how lawyers can better serve clients with disabilities who are claimants for Social Security benefits. Panelists will cover this topic from both the view points of an experienced practitioner and an administrative law judge (ALJ). Specifically the panelists will focus on:

1. a brief introduction to the benefits process of the Social Security Administration (SSA), including Disability
Insurance Benefits (DIB) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI);
2. how to collect and comprehend your client's medical documents;
3. how to understand the 5-step sequential process and the SSA Listing of Impairments;
4. how to interact with your client and prepare him or her for an appearance before an ALJ;
5. how to present your case before an ALJ; and
6. how to use Social Security rulings to your benefit when forming a case.

Information and registration here

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