Registration Fees:
$100 - members of the Shreveport Bar Association
$120 - non-members of the SBA
FREE - attorneys accepting a pro bono SSI/SSDI case from Legal Services of North LA
FREE - public interest attorneys

April 17, 2015

Shreveport Bar Center

625 Texas Street, Shreveport

11:30 am - 2:00 pm

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To register online and/or pay by credit card, please click on the Register Online button in the upper corner.

To pay by check, please click here to print the registration form and bring it with you to the seminar.

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Registration:         11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Lunch and CLE:     12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Cost:                      Members of Shreveport Bar Association - $100 
                               Non-members of Shreveport Bar Association - $120
                               Attorneys willing to accept a pro bono SSI/SSDI case from Legal Services of North LA - FREE
                               Public Interest Attorneys - FREE
                               (LUNCH IS INCLUDED)

CLE credit hours:   2.0 hours

Location:                Shreveport Bar Center (Click here for a map and/or directions)
                               625 Texas Street
                               Shreveport, LA  71101


Speakers:            Administrative Law Judge John Antonowicz  (Judge Antonowicz handouts)
                                Shreveport Office of Disability Adjudication and Review

                            Margherita McWilliams (Margherita McWilliams handout)
                                Legal Services of North Louisiana, Shreveport

                            John G. Ratcliff  - Handouts: (1) (2) (3) (4)
                                Attorney at Law, Shreveport


Social Security Disability Insurance (SSI or SSDI) is vital to the well-being of disabled individuals who are unable to work. Lawyers play a vital role in this process by advocating for clients’ rights to awards, and ensuring that cases are adjudicated properly. Further, the demand for counsel in this area has risen in recent years, particularly in North Louisiana, as the median age of our state continues to rise.

This session will provide an overview of social security appeals, and include practical tips for ensuring high-quality representation and soliciting immediate business. The information and resources provided are particularly pertinent to relatively new practitioners and/or those looking to expand their practice into this area which, perhaps surprisingly, can be quite rewarding financially.