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1. Social Security Disability: Get the Basics Down
2. Prepare and Analyze Information Before the Hearing
3. Succeed at the Administrative Law Judge Hearing
4. Resolve Ethical Issues in Your Practice
5. Handle Special Issues As They Arise

1. SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY: GET THE BASICS DOWN
   9:00 - 10:15, Nick A. Ortiz
   1. Untangle Recent Changes to the Social Security Disability Program
   2. Examine Significant Rulings That Threaten Your Success
   3. Determine the Different Types of Disability Cases
   4. Grasp Important Definitions of Abbreviations and Acronyms
   5. Sort Through Medical and Vocational Issues (including use of the “GRID”)
   6. Identify Remedies Available Under ERISA
   7. Tap Into All the Resources Available to You
2. PREPARE AND ANALYZE INFORMATION BEFORE THE HEARING
   10:30 - 11:45, Gilbert B. Laden
   1. How to Decide Whether to Accept or Decline Representation of the Client
   2. Medical and Other Essential Evidence You Must Gather
   3. Obtain Necessary Reports and Interrogatories
   4. Analyze Social Security File Documentation
   5. How to File a Claim
   6. Prepare Clients to Effectively Testify
   7. Tips for Establishing the Claim
   8. Avoid Mistakes with Ready-to-Use Forms and Letters
3. SUCCEED AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE HEARING
   12:45 - 2:00, Nick A. Ortiz
   1. Great Advice for Working with the Local Hearing Office
   2. A Practical Hearing Checklist You'll Use Over and Over
   3. How to Handle Expert Witnesses – Yours and Your Opponents
   4. Follow the Rules for Submitting Evidence to the Letter
   5. Documenting and Presenting Medical and Vocational Evidence
   6. Difficulties to Expect and How to Handle Them
   7. Proven Tactics That Can Lead to a Favorable Ruling
   8. Guard Against Costly Errors When Calculating Benefits
   9. How Benefits Received Impact Other Recoveries
   10. Breakthrough Misconceptions About the Appeals Process
4. RESOLVE ETHICAL ISSUES IN YOUR PRACTICE
   2:15 - 3:15, Nick A. Ortiz
   1. Be on the Lookout for Conflicts of Interest
   2. Useful Tips for Setting Attorneys' Fees
   3. What to do to Ensure Confidentiality
   4. Forge a Solid Attorney/Client Relationship
5. HANDLE SPECIAL ISSUES AS THEY ARISE
   3:15 - 4:30, Gilbert B. Laden
   1. What to Consider with a Client on COBRA
   2. What to be Mindful of in Advising a Client Who has Not Filed
   3. Earnings After Onset - Don't Forget About Step 1!
   4. What to do if Your Client Wants to try and Work While the Claim is Pending
   5. The Social Security Disability Relationship to Other Ongoing Cases - Be on Alert!

GILBERT B. LADEN is a sole practitioner in Mobile, Alabama, where his law practice is primarily devoted to Social Security disability law. Mr. Laden earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Emory University and his J.D. degree from Mercer University. Formerly a staff attorney with Georgia Legal Services, he has been in private practice since 1980. Mr. Laden is certified as a Social Security Disability Advocate by the National Board of Social Security Disability Advocacy. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Laden was named by Alabama Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Alabama for 2010. He is a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR). Mr. Laden has been active in the Mobile Bar Association, serving as the first chair of its Social Security Section and as president of the Volunteer Lawyers Program. He has served as chair of the Disabilities Law Section of the Alabama State Bar. In 2007, he was honored as "Volunteer Lawyer of the Year" by the Alabama State Bar. He has been a speaker at numerous seminars in the area of Social Security disability law.

NICK A. ORTIZ is an attorney with the Soloway Law Firm in Pensacola, Florida. Mr. Ortiz practices in the areas of Social Security disability insurance benefits; Supplemental Security Income disability (also known as SSI claims); personal claims, including slip and fall accidents; car accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents and wrongful death; long term disability claims; short disability claims; and ERISA. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law. Mr. Ortiz is licensed to practice law in all Florida state courts; the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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