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Overview
Tackle Complex SSDI Claims and Refine Your Hearings and Appeals Skills
Vocational testimony, changing client conditions, overlooked evidence, and a myriad of other factors can sway the claim. This beyond-the-basics practical course tackles the complex challenges that don't have simple answers and offers expert solutions and strategies to give every claim the best chance of success. Register today!
- Get the hearing results you want with advanced case presentation strategies.
- Come away with new resources, tips, and expert advice on managing high case volumes.
- Better gauge the case's chances of success in federal court and improve your appeals skills.
- Get better tools for countering vocational testimony.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Powering Up the SSDI Claim Hearing Brief, ADL, and RFC Forms
- Medical Evidence Under the New Rules
- Vocational Evidence and Past Work Attempts: Gaps, Old Data, and More
- Top Issues that Derail ALJ Hearings
- Taking the SSDI Appeal to Federal Court
- Underutilized Resources, Tips, and Efficiencies for Managing High Case Loads
- Legal Ethics in Social Security Disability Practice
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado CLE |
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7 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| Idaho CLE |
|
6 Total | |
| Kansas CLE |
|
7 Total | |
| Montana CLE |
|
6 Total | |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
6 Total | 11-07-2026 |
| Nevada CLE |
|
6 Total | 11-07-2026 |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total | 11-07-2026 |
| Oregon CLE |
|
6 Total | |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
6 Total | |
| Washington CLE |
|
6 Total | 11-06-2028 |
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Agenda
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Powering Up the SSDI Claim Hearing Brief, ADL, and RFC Forms
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Medical Evidence Under the New Rules
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Vocational Evidence and Past Work Attempts: Gaps, Old Data, and More
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Top Issues that Derail ALJ Hearings
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Taking the SSDI Appeal to Federal Court
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Underutilized Resources, Tips, and Efficiencies for Managing High Case Loads
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Legal Ethics in Social Security Disability Practice
- Working With Clients With Diminished Mental Capacity
- Third Parties Present in Client Meetings
- Guarding Client Confidentiality
- Client Communication
Who Should Attend
This course offers attorneys sophisticated Social Security disability strategies. Social workers, paralegals, and other professionals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Jonathan C. Ginsberg
is a member of Ginsberg Law Offices, P.C., in Atlanta, Georgia, where his focus is on Social Security disability, consumer bankruptcy and workers' compensation. A graduate of Tulane Law School, he has been in private practice for more than 25 years. Mr. Ginsberg is the editor of the Disability Answer Guide and Child SSI Disability Answer Guide. He also publishes both a blog and a podcast about Social Security disability. Mr. Ginsberg serves on the faculty of Solo Practice University, where he teaches a course for new and newly solo lawyers to establish a Social Security disability practice.
Speaker bio
Stacy E. Thompson
is a partner in the law firm of Bluestein Thompson Sullivan, LLC, in Columbia, South Carolina. She practices exclusively in the area of Social Security disability. Ms. Thompson is a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives (NOSSCR) and has been a member of the NOSSCR Board representing the Fourth and D.C. circuits. She also is a member of the South Carolina Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, South Carolina Women Lawyers Association, South Carolina Bar, and the Richland County Bar Association. She is chair of the Social Security Disability Section of the South Carolina Association for Justice (formerly South Carolina Trial Lawyers), and is a member of the South Carolina Bar Publications Committee and Pro Bono Committee. Ms. Thompson has been a speaker at numerous seminars regarding Social Security Disability throughout the state. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of South Carolina Honors College, her J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, and her Master of International Business Studies degree from the Darla Moore School of Business.
Speaker bio
Russell W. Gerney
is a sole practitioner with offices in both Wheeling, West Virginia and Toledo, Ohio. He focuses his practice on Social Security disability law. Mr. Gerney is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR). He is licensed to practice in Ohio and Pennsylvania, as well as before the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Gerney earned his B.A. degree from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and his J.D. degree from Duquesne University.
Speaker bio
John E. Dunlap
is a sole practitioner with Law Offices of John E. Dunlap in Memphis, where he is board-certified by the Tennessee Continuing Legal Education and Specialization Commission in consumer bankruptcy. Mr. Dunlap’s main areas of practice include bankruptcy, workers' compensation, personal injury, ERISA litigation, and Social Security disability. He is admitted to practice before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Dunlap is a member of the Memphis and American bar associations, as well as the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and his J.D. degree from the University of Memphis.
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