Section Membership As of 6/28/2023 the Section had 83 members. Financial Status The Section had an account balance of $4,728 as of 06/28/2023 CLEs & Events The Section hosted 3 CLEs and 3 Roundtables in fiscal year 2022-23. Program Title | Date | Event Code | CLE Credits | Attendees | Virtual/ In-person/ Hybrid | Roundtable | Getting Help from Congressional Offices with Social Security Issues | 9/20/2022 | N/A | N/A | 15 | Virtual | Roundtable | Winter Social Security Disability Roundtable | 1/17/2023 | N/A | N/A | 7 | Virtual | "I Can't Pay That": Handling Overpayments | 2/21/2023 | 480971 | 1.0 Standard | 26 | Virtual | Roundtable | Spring Social Security Disability Roundtable | 3/21/2023 | N/A | N/A | 8 | Virtual | Open Discussion Regarding SSA Hearings | 4/18/2023 | 484686 | 1.0 Standard | 20 | Hybrid | Social Security Disability Law Section 2023 Annual Meeting and CLE | Open Discussion Regarding SSA Hearings Part 2 | 6/20/2023 | 488595 | 1.0 Standard | 26 | Hybrid | Annual Meeting and Election Results The Section’s Annual Meeting was held on 6/20/2023 and 26 people attended.
Council Officers: Co-Chair: Thomas Krause, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Co-Chair: Adam Spees, Cooper Law, LLC Secretary: Kirk Thompson, Kirk C. Thompson Law Office P.A. Treasurer: David Christianson, Christianson Law Council Members: The Council shall consist of not less than nine nor more than twenty members of the Section. Terms are two-years in length and will start on July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. Candidates for Re-Election to the Social Security Disability Law Section Council: 1. Emily Cooper, Cooper Law, LLC 2. Asha Sharma, Disability Partners 3. Adam Spees, Cooper Law, LLC 4. Stephanie Christel, Livgard & Lloyd Lawyers 5. David Christianson, Christianson Law 6. Laura Melnick, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services 7. Sarah Soucie Eyberg, Soucie Eyberg Law LLC The following individuals will continue to serve on the Council to finish their term: 8. Thomas Krause, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services 9. Andrew Kinney, Hoglund Law 10. Edward Olson, Disability Attorneys of Minnesota 11. Carrie Burton, Midwest Disability PA Other Section Accomplishments Section member Ethel Schaen was a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award. |