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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, Thomas Durkin
   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, Gregory A. Pitts
   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, Mark P. McGillis
   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 , Mark P. McGillis
   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, Thomas Durkin and Gregory A. Pitts
   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!

THOMAS DURKIN is an attorney in private practice with the law firm of Becker, French & Durkin. He represents claimants throughout the entire Social Security process, in front of the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR - Hearing level), the Appeals Council and District Court, including active work at all levels for a number of years. Mr. Durkin earned his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and his J.D. degree from Valparaiso University School of Law. He has presented lectures on Social Security disability in a variety of different forums. Mr. Durkin is an active member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR). He also has served on several state bar committees and lectured at other state bar and local seminars.

MARK P. MCGILLIS is an attorney in private practice in Racine with the law firm of Fortune & McGilllis, S.C. Mr. McGillis practices primarily in the areas of workers' compensation and Social Security disability. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. degree from Drake University. Mr. McGillis is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Representatives. He was recognized in Wisconsin Super Lawyers (Rising Stars) in 2007.

GREGORY A. PITTS is an attorney with Schoone, Leuck, Kelley, Pitts & Knurr, S.C. in Racine, where his main areas of practice include Social Security, civil litigation and workers' compensation. He is licensed to practice law in Wisconsin and Illinois. Mr. Pitts is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Wisconsin and Illinois State Bar Association. He earned his B.B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and his J.D. degree from The John Marshall Law School.

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