Handling A Social Security Disability Case Training Class

Course ID: 9345

Handling A Social Security Disability Case Training Seminar

Your Skills Make All The Difference

As a professional who handles disability claims, you know better than anyone how confusing the maze of Social Security regulations is - and how often the laws change. But it's essential you stay up to date. Your knowledge of the laws and the entire hearing process could mean the difference between your clients getting the benefits they rightfully deserve - or getting denied.

Get the knowledge necessary to handle every challenge and legal risk before and during the hearing process in order to improve your value and success throughout the process. Effectively represent clients with an introduction to disability "basics." Avoid the legal pitfalls that threaten your ability to secure a favorable ruling with a thorough update on current laws and findings. Effectively navigate the hearing process and turn roadblocks into wins. This seminar is a one-day investment that will pay for itself many times over through better pre-trial hearing planning and preparation, improved performance at administrative law judge hearings and increased ability to tackle special issues with greater skill and confidence.

Should you accept or decline representation? How to decide.
Prepare clients to testify for best results at the trial.
Stay alert and avoid costly errors when calculating benefits.
Forge solid relationships with your clients so you can prevent ethical questions down the line.
Skillfully handle expert witnesses - yours and your opponent's - and get the results you want.
Could there be remedies available under ERISA? Find out here.
Sidestep legal landmines when litigating childhood disability claims.


	Agenda
	SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY: GET THE BASICS DOWN Carter Zerbe, 9:00-10:00 Untangle Recent Changes to the Social Security Disability Program Examine Significant Rulings That Threaten Your Success Determine the Different Types of Disability Cases Grasp Important Definitions of Abbreviations and Acronyms Sort Through Medical and Vocational Issues (including use of the "GRID") Identify Remedies Available Under ERISA Tap Into All the Resources Available to You PREPARE AND ANALYZE INFORMATION BEFORE THE HEARING Carter Zerbe, 10:15-11:15 How to Decide Whether to Accept or Decline Representation of the Client Medical and Other Essential Evidence You Must Gather Obtain Necessary Reports and Interrogatories Analyze Social Security File Documentation How to File a Claim Prepare Clients to Effectively Testify Tips for Establishing the Claim Avoid Mistakes with Ready-to-Use Forms and Letters INSIDER'S TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIM Fred Mason, 11:15-12:15 How to File a Claim Great Advice for Working With the Local Hearing Office Guard Against Costly Errors When Calculating Benefits How Benefits Received Impact Other Recoveries Breakthrough Misconceptions About the Appeals Process SUCCEED AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE HEARING Patricia M. Link, 1:15-2:25 A Practical Hearing Checklist You'll Use Over and Over How to Handle the Vocational and/or Medical Witnesses - Yours and Your Opponents Follow the Rules for Submitting Evidence to the Letter Documenting and Presenting Medical and Vocational Evidence Difficulties to Expect and How to Handle Them Proven Tactics That Can Lead to a Favorable Ruling RESOLVE ETHICAL ISSUES IN YOUR PRACTICE Patricia M. Link, 2:40-3:30 Be on the Lookout for Conflicts of Interest Useful Tips for Setting Attorneys' Fees What to Do to Ensure Confidentiality Forge a Solid Attorney/Client Relationship HANDLE SPECIAL ISSUES AS THEY ARISE Fred Mason and Patricia M. Link, 3:30-4:30 Litigating a Childhood Disability Case? Here's What to Know Troubleshoot Non-Disability Issues Arising From Disability Claims De-Mystify the Relationship Between Medicare and Social Security The Danger of Mishandling Veteran's Administration Issues The Social Security Disability Relation to Other Ongoing Cases - Be On Alert!


	Audience
	This basic level seminar is designed for attorneys, Social Security disability representatives, social workers, elder law attorneys, new attorneys, paralegals and other professionals who want to maximize the Social Security disability benefits their clients receive.