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Re: CA Baby Bar Multiple Choice Questions
Posted by Patrick on 8/29/08

    There are some issues that are relevant with regard to practicing Social Security
    Disability Law. First, anyone can practice before an administrative law judge. Second,
    there are a great many lay practitioners that are just as effective, and even more
    effective, than attorneys.

    My wife has been applying for SSDI benefits (as she is chronically ill) for the last two
    years. On the advice of my supervising attorney, she terminated the attorney she had
    and went to a lay practitioner the my boss recommended. She prevailed in her hearing
    before the administrative law judge.

    As to Crown Prince's idea, it is sound. He may have indeed represented clients in
    appellate hearings and may have prevailed. Social Security law is more a matter of
    complete paperwork, dotting i's, and crossing t's, than anything else. The SSA is
    completely bureaucratic and is not in the business of approving claims. Rather, it is
    in the business of doing everything possible to disallow a claim.

    I too have noticed that there are many on here that post and who seem to have no
    knowledge whatsoever concerning law schools, the avenues available to those who have to
    work, ABA school alternatives, and the day to day practice of the law. It is said that
    law school does not teach a person how to practice the law. This they learn in their
    first job. Further, the people they learn the practice from are legal assistants and
    paralegals. Example - I'm a paralegal and we have a law clerk (3L) working for the firm
    now. The supervising attorney doesn't have the time to answer his questions or give him
    direction. That is my job.

    Crown Prince and I are coming from the same background and the same direction and
    heading in very similar directions. His goal is SS law. Mine is immigration law, which
    up until 2003, a lay person could represent a client there as well.

    Good luck with your ideas Crown.

    Patrick

    On 8/29/08, WTFE wrote:
    > How long have you been practicing SSA disability?
    >
    > How many trials have you conducted and how many expert witnesses have you deposed?
    >
    > If you purport to start a firm you should tell what makes you qualified to do so don't
    > you think?
    >
    >
    > On 8/28/08, Crown Prince wrote:
    >> Anybody interested in possibly starting a social security disability firm in a few
    >> years? I am contemplating putting something together to make a lot of money once I
    >> pass the bar (I take it in Feb. of 2010). We can start laying the groundwork now and
    >> maybe putting some ideas together. I would love to start a firm with a couple of DL
    >> graduates. I want to open offices in a few different states, with each partner
    >> heading an office or offices.
    >>
    >> Let me know. My e-mail is nicolasowebb@aol.com
    >>
    >> Crown Prince

     
     

 
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