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MICHAEL P. BOYLE is a sole practitioner in Pennsylvania. He limits his practice to handling Social Security disability and SSI cases from the initial levels through hearings and appeals, to the appeals council and federal court appeals. Mr. Boyle wrote two articles on Social Security disability/SSI in Ciao Magazine in 1995. He is admitted to practice in federal court before the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Boyle earned his B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. degree from Boston University School of Law. He is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association (member, Social Security Disability Committee) and a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. RICHARD R. BUDNEY JR. is a partner in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania law firm of Mulvey, Flanagan, & Budney, P.C. He earned his B.A. degree from LaSalle University and his J.D. degree from Widener University School of Law. Mr. Budney also has received an estate planning certification from Temple University School of Law. His current practice is limited to representing claimants in all aspects of plaintiff litigation matters with emphasis in Social Security disability, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, personal injury, as well as wills and estate planning matters. Mr. Budney has represented clients, including members of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, City of Philadelphia District Council 33 and City of Philadelphia Local 159 at all levels of the administrative and federal appellate levels for Social Security and supplemental security income matters. JACK J. HETHERINGTON is a sole practitioner in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, where he concentrates in the areas of elder law, estate planning and Social Security benefit claims. He is an author and panelist on elder law and Social Security programs for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Mr. Hetherington is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is certified by the National Elder Law Foundation in elder law. He also is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives; the Pennsylvania (member, Elder Law Section) and Bucks County (member, Legal Affairs of Older Persons Committee and chairman, Orphans Court Committee) bar associations; and the Bucks County Estate Planning Council. Mr. Hetherington earned his B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, his J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law and has completed the American Trial Lawyers Association Advanced College program. ANDREW V. O'SHEA is an attorney with The Law Offices of Andrew V. O'Shea. Mr. O'Shea specializes in the representation of individuals seeking Social Security disability benefits from Baltimore to Boston. For the convenience of his clients, he maintains two regional offices, one in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the other in Norwalk, Connecticut, to provide representation to Social Security disability claimants throughout Southern New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. Mr. O'Shea also represents individuals injured in the course of their employment while working for Pennsylvania and Connecticut employers. Before launching his new practice in September 2009, he dedicated 9 years as a senior associate to the Social Security disability, workers' compensation and personal injury clients of Silver & Silver of Ardmore, PA. Mr. O'Shea also served as house counsel for Kemper and St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Companies, providing liability defense to the respective insurance companies' insureds. This experience provided him with unique insight into insurance companies' defense practices. Mr. O'Shea earned his B.A. degree from Michigan State University and his J.D. degree from Western New England College School of Law. He has served as an arbitrator for the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. Additionally, Mr. O'Shea is a lecturer for continuing legal education in Social Security disability at Neumann University. He is a member of the Pennsylvania and Connecticut bar associations, and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. FAYE RIVA COHEN is the principal of the Law Offices of Faye Riva Cohen, P.C. and has practiced law in Pennsylvania for 37 years. Her firm practices in many areas of civil litigation, including labor, employment, disability (Social Security, FECA, FELA, private short and long term), student rights, wrongful termination, pension/ERISA, and State and Federal civil rights law (FMLA, ADEA, ADA, FLSA); and represents both individuals and business clients in the areas of employee/employer labor relations. Ms. Cohen also regularly represents clients before many state and federal administrative agencies and frequently litigates in state and federal courts. She has served as a consultant to the Camden County New Jersey Health Department and as the solicitor of the Marple Township Municipal Authority from 1981-1986. Ms. Cohen earned her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Minnesota and a J.D. degree from the University of Denver, where she was a member of the Denver Law Journal. She is admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar Association, various Pennsylvania federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. Cohen also is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, its Social Security Disability Committee, is an approved NASD Public Arbitrator, a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania approved arbitrator, and a member of the Employment Law Panel for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She recently presented a workshop at the National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives in Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Cohen and members of her firm have authored more than 80 articles in legal publications, and she has been and continues to be a featured moderator/speaker at various seminars. She has been named a Super Lawyer in labor and employment law. ROBERT F. STRANICK is a partner in the law firm of Black, Stranick & Cella, PC of Media. Mr. Stranick earned his B.A. degree from Villanova University and his J.D. degree from Villanova School of Law. Upon graduation from law school, he served as a full time judicial law clerk to the Honorable James Cavanaugh, Superior Court of Pennsylvania. After entering private practice, Mr. Stranick has worked exclusively in the fields of Social Security disability, worker's compensation, personal injury and civil litigation. He is the past president of the Delaware County Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Stranick is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR), the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Delaware State Bar Association. LAWRENCE J. WEINSTEIN is a partner in the Ardmore law firm of Silver & Silver. Mr. Weinstein focuses his practice in Social Security disability, and also concentrates in short and long term disability, veterans' benefits, and workers' compensation issues. He has previously lectured for the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, Montgomery County Bar Association, and Delaware State Bar Association. Mr. Weinstein also is a frequent lecturer for various health groups for individuals with impairments, such as the Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania. He earned his B.A. degree from Pennsylvania State University and his J.D. degree from Villanova University Law School. Mr. Weinstein is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Delaware State Bar Association and NOSSCR. He has been named a Rising Star Super Lawyer for six years and also is a campaign manager for a Pennsylvania state representative. KAREN KRESS WEISBORD is a member of Weisbord & Weisbord, P.C., where she practices in the areas of Social Security disability, labor and employment, and civil rights litigation. She has been a practicing attorney for more than 35 years. Ms. Weisbords' experience includes having been a law clerk on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. She was a senior litigator for the Office of Solicitor, Department of Labor (awarded the Distinguished Service Award); assistant district attorney for the Philadelphia Office of District Attorney; in-house counsel to Bell of Pennsylvania (in labor and regulatory areas); and has been in private practice since 1981. Ms. Weisbord has lectured in the area of Social Security disability at seminars sponsored by National Business Institute. She has been the guest speaker on the cable law show of Today's Law in the area of Social Security disability. Ms. Weisbord earned her B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. degree from Boston University School of Law.
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