CORT First Friday Webinar - Adapting to Change: Navigating Emerging Trends and Challenges in Social Security Practice

Description

Please join us for this CORT hosted webinar sponsored by the Ohio Health & Public Benefits Task Force. This session will provide a comprehensive and practitioner-focused overview of significant and emerging developments in the Social Security system, with particular emphasis on how these changes are impacting claimants and their legal advocates. Attorney Michael Liner will draw from recent field developments and practical experience to address:
 
  • The operational effects of ongoing federal staffing shortages and partial closures of Social Security field offices in 2025. 
 
  • Shifting SSA policy directives and procedural adjustments, including recent reversals in benefit recovery percentages (e.g., the shift from 100% to 50% recovery rates).
 
  • Practical strategies for legal professionals to effectively manage client expectations, navigate case delays, and respond to increasing administrative burdens. 
 
  • Impacts on various categories of Social Security cases—including disability claims, overpayments, and benefit planning—and what these shifts mean for advocacy priorities across legal aid organizations. 
 
  • Anticipated future changes based on current SSA trends and potential legislative or administrative developments.
 
This live interactive webinar has been approved for 1.5 hours of general CLE credit in Ohio and applications for CLE credit have been submitted in Indiana and West Virginia.

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Location

Webinar (OH)

Type

First Friday Webinar

Interest Area

Public Benefits