CBA Record

The Chicago Bar Association’s 7th Circuit Social Security Disability Law Conference

September 16 &17, 2016

Practical advice for Social Security Lawyers. Presented by the CBA Social Security Law Committee 8.5 IL MCLE Credit, including 6.5 IL-PR MCLE Credit (subject to approval)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

4:15-5:15 p.m. Fee Issues (1 IL MCLE Credit) Speaker: Thomas Bush Jr. , Attorney at Law

8:00-8:30 a.m. Breakfast (included in registration)

8:30-8:45 a.m. Introductory Remarks Hon. Sherry D. Thompson , Regional Chief Administrative Law Judge 8:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Anatomy of a Hearing (3 IL PR MCLE Credit, pending approval) The audience will be given a hypothetical set of facts from which opening statements, direct examination of a client, cross examination of a medical expert and cross- examination of a vocation expert, and closing argu- ments will be discussed and sample strategies provided. Speakers: Joni Beth Bailey , Attorney at Law Robert Angermeir , Attorney at Law Adriana M. de la Torre , The de la Torre Law Office LLC Joseph Shull , Attorney at Law 1:45-2:45 p.m. How is Pain Disabling (1 IL MCLE Credit) Speakers: James W. Atchison , DO, Medical Director, Center for Pain Management, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Anne C. Hartwig , Attorney at Law 3:00-4:00 p.m. How to Make Your Best Case at the Appeals Council (1 IL PR MCLE Credit, pending approval) Speaker: Beth A. Alpert , Beth Alpert & Associates 12:00-1:30 p.m. LUNCHEON (included in registration)

5:15-6:30 p.m. Networking Cocktail Reception (included in registration)

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

8:00-8:45 a.m. Breakfast (included in registration)

8:45-10:00 a.m. Searching for Important Issues in the Record and Writing a Persuasive Federal District Court Brief (1.25 IL PR MCLE Credit, pending approval) Speakers: Magistrate Judge Aaron E. Goodstein , U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin Magistrate Judge Mary M. Rowland , U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Jennifer Fisher , Attorney, Former Administrative Law Judge for the Social Security Administration 10:15-11:30 a.m. Persuasive Brief Writing and Oral Advocacy in the Seventh Circuit (1.25 IL PR MCLE Credit, pending approval) Speakers: Barry A. Schultz , Law Office of Barry A. Schultz PC Eric Schnaufer , Attorney at Law $100 CLE-Advantage & Law Students $250 Registration Fee Registration: www.chicagobar.org/cle | 312-554-2056