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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 - 10:45, Robert H. Silberman
   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
   11:00 - 12:00, David B. Jackson
   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
   1:00 - 2:15, David B. Jackson
   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
   2:30 - 3:30, Richard P. Neuworth and Elliott D. Andalman
   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
   3:30 - 4:30, Richard P. Neuworth and Elliott D. Andalman
   1. Litigating a Childhood Disability Case? Here's What to Know
   2. Troubleshoot Non-Disability Issues Arising from Disability Claims
   3. The Danger of Mishandling Veteran's Administration Issues
   4. De-Mystify the Relationship between Medicare and Social Security
   5. The Social Security Disability Relation to Other Ongoing Cases - Be on Alert!

ELLIOTT D. ANDALMAN is a partner in the law firm Andalman & Flynn, P.C. He handles disability benefit and related claims such as Social Security, federal disability retirement and long term disability/ERISA. Mr. Andalman has presented at NOSSCR, AAJ (formerly ATLA) and MTLA conferences on disability benefits. He is the past chair of AAJ Social Security Disability Section, co-chair and founder of the MTLA Section on Disability Benefits Law, co-chair of the MTLA Trial Reporter and past-president of the Maryland ACLU. Mr. Andalman earned his B.A. degree from Stanford University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School.

DAVID B. JACKSON is an attorney with the law firm of Ingerman & Horwitz, L.L.P, where he practices in the areas of personal injury and Social Security disability. Mr. Jackson is admitted to practice in Maryland and West Virginia. He is a member of the American and Maryland State bar associations, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Mr. Jackson earned his B.S. degree from Salisbury State University and his J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of Maryland School of Law.

RICHARD P. NEUWORTH is an attorney with the law firm of Lebau & Neuworth, LLC, where he practices in the areas of employment law, employee benefits and Social Security disability. He has lectured on topics of age and disability discrimination as well as employee benefits. Mr. Neuworth earned his B.A. degree from George Washington University and his J.D. degree from the University of Baltimore Law School.

ROBERT H. SILBERMAN is a member of the law firm of Robert H. Silberman, P.A., where he is experienced in handling cases involving Social Security disability law, governmental disability, private or long-term disability, criminal law, medical malpractice and personal injury law. Mr. Silberman has presented numerous legal education programs on personal injury and Social Security disability and its impact on the general practice of law. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Maryland and his J.D. degree from the University of Baltimore. Mr. Silberman is a member of the National Association of Social Security Claimants Representatives and the Prince George's County, Maryland State, American and Montgomery County bar associations.

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