Dates: December 9, January 13, February 10, March 10, April 14, May 12.
Time: 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Format: Virtual
REGISTRATION PROVIDES ACCESS TO ALL 6 PARTS OF THE SERIES.
This six-part series provides a comprehensive introduction to Social Security disability law and practice. Each session will be held on the second Tuesday of the month for 90 minutes from 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM beginning December 9, 2025. Designed for attorneys who are new to Social Security disability law and practice as well as those who may like a refresher, this six-part series will include:
Part 1: Laying the Foundation: Introduction and Overview of Social Security Disability Law and Practice
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
An overview of the Social Security Disability programs, history, eligibility criteria, the administrative application and appeals processes, SSA forms, where to find the law, and the role of legal advocates.
Part 2: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Sequential Evaluation Process: SSA’s Roadmap to Disability
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Dissecting the six-step Sequential Evaluation Process. What it is and how each step is used in proving disability.
Part 3: Developing the Social Security Disability Case for Adults: Gathering Evidence and Telling the Client’s Story
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Developing the case and laying the evidentiary foundation to prove disability using the Sequential Evaluation Process for adults.
Part 4: Developing the Social Security Disability Case for Children: Gathering Evidence and Telling the Client’s Story
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Developing the case and laying the evidentiary foundation to prove disability using the Sequential Evaluation Process for children.
Part 5: A Winning Approach to Social Security ALJ Hearings and Understanding the Office of Hearings Operations (OHO) with Mock Hearing
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Nuts and bolts of the ALJ hearing process from pre-hearing to issuance of written decision and understanding OHO procedures with mock hearing.
Part 6: Post Hearing Dynamics and the Social Security Appeals Council
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Hooray your client wins! Oh no, your client loses! Assessing next steps once the written ALJ decision is issued.
PLEASE NOTE: Attorney participants are urged to take an SSI/SSDI overpayment case within three months of the training.
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