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Re: Executive JD Programs NOT Equal to MBAs in Law
Posted by SSDI Future Rep on 1/13/10

    Question for all the smart people on this law student chat board. I was noticing that the
    Social Security Administration will let anyone, id est. a paralegal, M.D., psychologist,
    former SSA employees, laymen or just about anyone represent another person before an SSA
    administrative law judge at a disability hearing.

    All these people are called "claimant representatives" for SSA purposes. Both lawyers and
    other folk can represent anyone before the SSA while prosecuting a disability claim.

    The SSA will compensate any representative, attorney or not a 25% of the retroactive DIB
    benefit.

    SSA says that the "representative" must be able to provide valuable assistant / service to a
    disability claimant. This is the standard for allowing a peson to be a representative in SSA
    quasi-law administrative court.

    Here's the question?, Can the the holder of an Executive Juris Doctor degree claim that by
    virtue of his/her legal education and training, that he/she is able or better able to
    provide substantive and valuable assistance to a disability claimant. Can the eJD be used as
    "evidence" of ability or training in law that would benefit SSDI claimants.

    Also note that SSD is a administrative law court, federal in nature and non-lawyers can
    practice before SSA in any State. Also note atleast one State has said that SSA's disability
    practice by non-lawyer is " authorized practice of law by non-lawyers".

    While SS Disability is not the most lucrative law practice there are thousands of lawyers
    that bring home the bacon from SSA's 25 percent retroactive.

    Can an EJD be a valuable credential for SSA Representative purposes?

    On 1/06/10, What a Waste ! wrote:
    > A eJD "degree" from a "law school" not requlated
    > or authorized by the State Bar is essentially
    > a piece of paper not worthy of wiping yourself with.
    >
    > Serious spend your money on good quality 2 ply
    > TP, it has more value.
    >
    > On 1/06/10, Res Ipsa wrote:
    >> I agree with you. However, I would like to clarify: these schools can actually offer
    >> EJDs, they are just not recognized by the bar. Any school can offer an EJD.
    >>
    >> Res Ipsa
    >>
    >>
    >> On 1/05/10, executive JD as dumb as executive MD wrote:
    >>> They are approved by DETC, however, the Cal Bar NO LONGER
    >>> allows law schools to offer the executive JD degree. So any existing
    >>> school that doesnt have the degree already can not offer
    >>> it and any new law school opening its door can not offer
    >>> the degree as well.
    >>>
    >>> Doesnt matter; an executive JD degree is for sissies that
    >>> are unable to pass the bar. Simple as that.
    >>>
    >>> Why pay for a degree that says executive JD on it and then
    >>> go around explaining to everyone you have a unique law
    >>> degree, "I have a law degree but it doesnt allow me
    >>> to take the bar or practice law" It is stupid, period.
    >>>
    >>> On 1/05/10, steve wrote:
    >>>> Both Concord and Taft still offer executive JD because DETC approves them.
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>> On 1/05/10, Julia wrote:
    >>>>> Which schools presently offer an executive J.D program besides Concord? It
    >>>>> seems like it is a dying breed.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>

     
     

 
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