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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, Clifford M. Farrell
1. Examine Significant Rulings That Threaten Your Success
2. Determine the Different Types of Disability Cases
3. Grasp Important Definitions of Abbreviations and Acronyms
4. Sort Through Medical and Vocational Issues (including use of the "GRID")
5. Interaction of Social Security, SSI and Other Benefits (LTD, VA, PERS, Workers' Compensation)
6. Tap into All the Resources Available to You
7. Recent Case Law Update
2. PREPARE AND ANALYZE INFORMATION BEFORE THE HEARING
   10:30 - 12:00, John W. Aebi
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 - 2:30, John W. Aebi
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. Documenting and Presenting Medical and Vocational Evidence
5. Difficulties to Expect and How to Handle Them
6. Proven Tactics That Can Lead to a Favorable Ruling
7. Guard Against Costly Errors When Calculating Benefits
8. How Benefits Received Impact Other Recoveries
9. Breakthrough Misconceptions about the Appeals Process
4. RESOLVE ETHICAL ISSUES IN YOUR PRACTICE
   2:45 - 3:45, Clifford M. Farrell
1. Be on the Lookout for Conflicts of Interest
2. Issues Involving Attorneys' Fees
3. What to Do to Ensure Confidentiality
4. Dealing With Unfavorable Evidence
5. Forge a Solid Attorney/Client Relationship
5. HANDLE SPECIAL ISSUES AS THEY ARISE
   3:45 - 4:30, Clifford M. Farrell
1. Troubleshoot Non-Disability Issues Arising from Disability Claims
2. Brief Primer on Veteran's Administration Issues
3. Workers' Compensation Offset

JOHN W. AEBI is a sole practitioner in Mount Vernon. Mr. Aebi has been practicing Social Security law for more than 28 years and is focused on protecting the rights of individuals faced with financial difficulties arising from illness or injury and the inability to work. He is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR). Mr. Aebi earned his B.S. degree from the Northern Illinois University and his J.D. degree from California Western School of Law.

CLIFFORD M. FARRELL is a partner in the Columbus law firm of Manring & Farrell. Mr. Farrell has been an attorney for more than 29 years and focuses his practice on Social Security disability law and veterans disability law. He is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives and is a current member of NOSSCR's Board of Directors. His is also a member of the Ohio Association for Justice, where he is a past chairperson of the section on Social Security. Mr. Farrell has previously lectured for NOSSCR, the Ohio State Bar Association, National Business Institute and other professional groups on Social Security disability issues. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, and the Ohio State, Columbus and American bar associations. Mr. Farrell earned his B.A. degree from Moravian College and his J.D. degree from Capital University Law School.

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