Essentials of Social Security Disability

A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of the September 2024 webcast, Essentials of Social Security Disability.

This program is designed for individuals who have more than an introductory knowledge of Social Security disability practice. Participants should be reasonably familiar with basic disability laws and regulations concerning the substance and procedures involved in representing individuals who are before SSA in their claims for disability benefits. 

The presentation is broken into approximately equal segments addressing the essentials of:

• Client selection and management
• Applications and reconsiderations
• Hearing preparation for the client
• Hearing preparation for the representative
  • Evidence
  • Prehearing briefs
  • Preparation of client direct testimony
  • Preparation for vocational witness testimony
• Appellate practice
  • Appeals council
  • Federal district court
  • Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (briefly)
• Practice management—taking care of business … and you

• Explore the written and unwritten rules of practice from a leading Social Security disability attorney with more than 40 years of experience.
• Grasp both the art and science of handling a matter before the Social Security Administration, including the hearing and any subsequent appeals.
• Learn the secrets to managing a successful Social Security disability practice.

Faculty

Bruce K. Billman, Bruce K. Billman Law Office / Fredericksburg, Winchester

Bruce Billman is an established practitioner in the field of Social Security and Disability practice serving Fredericksburg, Richmond, and Winchester. He has served on the Board of Directors for the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) and has also served on the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Social Security Law Section of the Virginia Trial Lawyers. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Mercer University and his Juris Doctor from the Walter F. George School of Law (Mercer University).