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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, Written by Glen B. Rutherford. Presented by Glen B. Rutherford in Knoxville and Grayson Smith Cannon in Nashville.
   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, Written by John Bell Whitesell. Presented by John P. Dreiser in Knoxville and John Bell Whitesell in Nashville.
   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, Written by William M. Kaludis. Presented by John P. Dreiser in Knoxville and William M. Kaludis in Nashville.
   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
   2:00 - 3:00, Written by Grayson Smith Cannon. Presented by John P. Dreiser in Knoxville and Grayson Smith Cannon in Nashville.
   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, Written by Grayson Smith Cannon. Presented by John P. Dreiser in Knoxville and Grayson Smith Cannon in Nashville.
   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!

June 15 - Knoxville

JOHN P. DREISER is an attorney with the Law Offices of Tony Farmer & John Dreiser in Knoxville, where he practices in the areas of personal injury, social security disability, workers' compensation, wrongful death, products liability, toxic torts and medical malpractice. He has successful appellate experience before the Tennessee Court of Appeals, the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel and the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Mr. Dreiser has previously lectured for the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians regarding the AMA Guidelines of the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment to both lawyers and physicians, as well as for National Business Institute and other organizations on social security disability, medical records, and workers' compensation. He is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, as well as being a member of the Tennessee, Knoxville and American bar associations as well as the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. He wrote "Hearing a Good Case" in the Tennessee Trial Lawyer, 1st quarter 2003 issue. Mr. Dreiser earned his B.S. degree from Ball State University and his J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of Tennessee.

GLEN B. RUTHERFORD is a partner in the Knoxville law firm of Slovis, Rutherford & Weinstein, where he practices in the areas of workers' compensation, personal injury, social security and negligence. He has been practicing law for 30 years and is a regular lecturer for National Business Institute on social security disability matters. Mr. Rutherford is a member of the Knoxville, Tennessee and American bar associations. He earned his A.A. degree from Hiwassee Junior College and his B.S. and J.D. degrees from the University of Tennessee.

June 16 - Nashville

GRAYSON SMITH CANNON is a shareholder in the Goodlettsville firm of Cannon & Cannon Attorneys, P.C., where her main areas of practice are social security, domestic relations law, family law and probate. Ms. Cannon has previously lectured on social security disability matters for National Business Institute. She has also lectured before attorneys and the public on social security issues, wills and estates and probate. Ms. Cannon earned her B.A. degree from Rhodes College and her J.D. degree from Nashville School of Law. She is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, the Lawyers Association for Women, the Tennessee Bar Association and the Nashville Bar Association.

WILLIAM M. KALUDIS is a sole practitioner at the Law Office of William M. Kaludis, where his practice area is social security disability. Mr. Kaludis is admitted to Tennessee and the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. He is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. Mr. Kaludis earned his B.S. degree from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. degree from the University of Tulsa.

JOHN BELL WHITESELL is a sole practitioner of Whitesell Law Office in Nashville, where his practice is focused solely on social security disability work. Mr. Whitesell has been practicing law for 19 years and maintains active practices in both Tennessee and Kentucky. He earned his B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky. Mr. Whitesell is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, and the Tennessee, Nashville and Kentucky bar associations. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the American Lung Association of Kentucky.

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